Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod announced March 28 during the agency’s 2024 Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy in Washington, D.C., that BIS has published updated Freight Forwarder Guidance and Best Practices.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on March 22 announced new license types C67 (notification required) and C68 (no notification required) for exports authorized under License Exception Notified Advanced Computing (NAC).

Randy Ferguson, who served as a Managing Partner of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. and was known to many within the West Coast customs brokerage and freight forwarding industry, passed away on Feb. 5 at the age of 79.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during the 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit on March 26-28 provided attendees with this insightful handout which asks importers and customs brokers: “Do You know Your Supply Chain?”

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a March 25 Federal Register notice has proposed adding required data fields to Form 7501 pertaining to certain Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification of steel and aluminum imports.

Until further notice, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said ocean carriers originally planning to unload at the Port of Baltimore must proceed to another U.S. port in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a March 28 CSMS that an updated version of the ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document, Version 12.0.

If unfortunate circumstances require you to cancel your attendance at the NCBFAA 51st Annual Conference at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa on April 14-17, please contact Kim O’Beirne at kobeirne@ncbfaa.org immediately!

The NCBFAA Export Compliance Subcommittee has updated the Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI) model and instructions available on the association’s website.

Maryland Port Administration Executive Director Jonathan Daniels on Friday, March 29, hosted a call to update local business interests on the status of the channel closing due to the Key Bridge collapse.

Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 29 provided guidance to the trade on the extension of certain product specific exclusions and certain manufacturing equipment exclusions from Section 301 duties on imports of Chinese goods through Nov. 29, 2025.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is actively tracking the impacts of the Aug. 29 suspension of de minimis for all commercial shipments, as well as the imposition of additional tariffs on Indian products. In addition, the Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing discussions between the U.S. and EU to reach a new trade agreement.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule to remove entities from the Validated End-User (VEU) authorization list for China.

The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This rule adopts the interim final rule that DDTC previously published on Jan. 17, 2025, with some changes.

The U.S. Census Bureau on Aug. 14 published a final rule making clarifications to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR). However, the agency on Aug. 27 followed up with a Federal Register notice including corrections to this final rule in § 30.1, 30.3, and Appendix B to Part 30.

Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 29 provided guidance to the trade on the extension of certain product specific exclusions and certain manufacturing equipment exclusions from Section 301 duties on imports of Chinese goods through Nov. 29, 2025.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is actively tracking the impacts of the Aug. 29 suspension of de minimis for all commercial shipments, as well as the imposition of additional tariffs on Indian products. In addition, the Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing discussions between the U.S. and EU to reach a new trade agreement.

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) completed its comparability findings for all worldwide fisheries under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Federal Register notice will be published Sept 2.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the extension of exclusions in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on Aug. 31. The exclusions have now been extended through Nov. 29, 2025.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to update to its list of qualified parties to pay duties on international mail shipments. As outlined in an Executive Order, duty on international mail shipments must be paid by the international mail carrier or a qualified party acting in lieu of the carrier.

Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 29 provided guidance to the trade on the extension of certain product specific exclusions and certain manufacturing equipment exclusions from Section 301 duties on imports of Chinese goods through Nov. 29, 2025.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is actively tracking the impacts of the Aug. 29 suspension of de minimis for all commercial shipments, as well as the imposition of additional tariffs on Indian products. In addition, the Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing discussions between the U.S. and EU to reach a new trade agreement.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule to remove entities from the Validated End-User (VEU) authorization list for China.

The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This rule adopts the interim final rule that DDTC previously published on Jan. 17, 2025, with some changes.

The U.S. Census Bureau on Aug. 14 published a final rule making clarifications to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR). However, the agency on Aug. 27 followed up with a Federal Register notice including corrections to this final rule in § 30.1, 30.3, and Appendix B to Part 30.