Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has scheduled an ACE Production Environment deployment for Phase 1 of the Apply Aluminum 232 Duty to Russian Smelt or Cast enhancement to occur April 10.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Executive Assistant Commissioner AnnMarie R. Highsmith has provided this update on the Office of Trade’s recent activities, especially as it relates to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

We’re counting the days until this year’s NCBFAA 50th Annual Conference Golden Jubilee in New Orleans on April 23-26. Thanks to everyone who registered to attend and for making this event one of the largest and best-ever in our Association’s 126-year history!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) officially announced the schedule for phase VII of the Lacey Act declaration implementation. This next phase will cover all remaining plant product HTS codes that are not 100 percent composite materials.

Thanks to all our members who have registered for this year’s NCBFAA 50th Annual Conference Golden Jubilee in New Orleans and making this event one of the largest and best-ever in our Association’s 126-year history! For those of you who are unable to attend or exhibit this year because of the sold-out registration, we recommend that you consider the NEI’s 9th Annual Global Trade Educational Conference (G-TEC) in Oklahoma City, OK, on July 30-Aug. 1.

NCBFAA members are invited to attend a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) webinar on April 6 at 3-4 p.m. ET regarding recent issued guidance on Section 232 duties for Russian aluminum products, Column 2 duties on Russian products, and Aluminum Smelt and Cast requirements for all countries.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is gearing up for its upcoming e-filing Beta Pilot, which will begin in the fall. The Commission is now working to finalize the CATAIR and to onboard importer and customs broker participants in the pilot.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced March 30 that the new requirements for reporting the countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivative products effective on April 10 have been delayed 30 days to May 10.

During a Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) presentation sponsored by the LACBFAA, one of the CPSC presenters surprised customs brokers by recommending that they upload documents, including testing certificates, for every entry that goes "Under Review." This contradicts previous communications from CPSC.

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

FIATA reminds air freight forwarders that new European Union (EU) requirements will enter into force under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/920, effective Sept. 1. These requirements apply to Regulated Agents (RAs), which are entities formally approved by the competent EU authority to apply security controls to cargo.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday evening, Aug. 29, released its decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, the case challenging the IEEPA Reciprocal, IEEPA Fentanyl (China), and IEEPA Border (CA/MX) tariffs.

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 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday evening, Aug. 29, released its decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, the case challenging the IEEPA Reciprocal, IEEPA Fentanyl (China), and IEEPA Border (CA/MX) tariffs.

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.

FIATA reminds air freight forwarders that new European Union (EU) requirements will enter into force under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/920, effective Sept. 1. These requirements apply to Regulated Agents (RAs), which are entities formally approved by the competent EU authority to apply security controls to cargo.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday evening, Aug. 29, released its decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, the case challenging the IEEPA Reciprocal, IEEPA Fentanyl (China), and IEEPA Border (CA/MX) tariffs.

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.