Monday Morning eBriefing

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) participated in the Regulatory Agency Committee's (RAC) May meeting, providing updates on items of interest.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to continuously improve the experience of its customs broker license exam, has asked for individuals who took the exam on April 26 to share their experiences.

As part of an ongoing effort to monitor regulatory developments of interest and impact to the NCBFAA membership, Lydia Childre of Venable LLP provides this brief update to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s circumvention investigation of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) for solar cells and modules completed in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, using parts and components from China.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided this Broker Permit Reporting Capabilities in Modernized ACE Resource page for customs brokers.

The Court of International Trade recently found in favor of the U.S. Government that the imposition of the section 301 tariffs on Lists 3 and 4 was legally and procedurally appropriate.

The U.S. Census Bureau issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NRPM) in the May 3 Federal Register which includes the addition of new data element Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Category XXI Determination Number and corrective changes to its Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking individuals from the industry who are interested in serving on the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) to apply for membership.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has asked the trade to try out the now live “Ask ACE chatbot” on the CBP ACE homepage.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made available an updated version of the Trade-External ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document, Version 11.0.

The forum will include members of the trade industry, NGOs, research and academic experts, and government personnel to solicit and share ideas related to green trade innovation, incentivization of clean and sustainable supply chains, and trade decarbonization.

More than 70 trade associations sent the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership a letter on May 2 asking for clarification regarding rail storage fees charged as part of the through international ocean transportation.

The document is a tool for USPPIs and freight forwarders which includes responsibilities of the USPPI, links to government agencies, and a checklist for USPPIs.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division in the Office of Trade has announced its webinar lineup for June.

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has moved resources that were previously stored under “ACE Features” to “How to Use the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).”

Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) announced on April 28 their reintroduction of bipartisan legislation to strengthen border security and increase Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staffing at ports of entry. The Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act (S. 1253) would fully staff America’s airports, seaports, and land ports-of-entry by requiring CBP to hire no less than 600 additional officers a year until the agency’s staffing needs are met.

“In April, CBP led many engagements to share information with and receive input from private companies, partner government agencies and foreign governments. This will always be a top priority for us,” writes Executive Assistant Commissioner AnnMarie R. Highsmith in her monthly “EAC’s Message” for Customs and Border Protection’s latest Trade News Snapshot.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

Building on its success, in 2021 Waccamaw Transport opened a division of the company dedicated to moving port containers across our existing footprint. In FY 2022, we moved more than 5,000 loads with an on-time delivery rate of over 97 percent.

NCBFAA and the Airforwarders Association (AfA) are joining forces to lobby Congress for much needed funds to improve cargo handling infrastructure at U.S. airports, adding that “the viability of this essential element of the logistics chain is seriously threatened by lack of investment.”