Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to deploy in late-August ACE programming to permit filing of 19 U.S.C. § 1313(c)(1)(C)(ii) direct identification retail return drawback claims with exports to Canada (CA) or Mexico (MX) utilizing ACE provision codes 56 and 70.

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

NCBFAA provided comments on July 10 to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) concerning the final rulemaking regarding vessel-operating common carriers’ refusal to deal with shippers, including NVOCCs.

Brandon Lord, Executive Director of Trade Policy and Programs in the Office of Trade of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deliver a timely and insightful luncheon keynote on Sept. 23 during the NCBFAA’s 2024 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C.

A group of 45 trade associations, including NCBFAA, sent a letter to the White House’s National Security Council Director Jacob Sullivan and National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard on July 11 requesting a meeting to discuss partnership opportunities with the Biden administration on how to advance the nation’s economy and security in ways that promote U.S. trade policy.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will nationally implement cargo messaging to communicate with the entry filer on shipments that have invalid consignee names.

The White House on July 11 re-nominated Commissioners Carl Bentzel and L.E. Sola to serve another five-year term at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

The Port Houston and Houston Airports authorities continued to ask the shipping industry for patience through the weekend as operations slowly resume in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, especially with many residents across the Houston metropolitan area without power and involved with cleanup operations.

NCBFAA joined four other organizations in a July 12 letter to Congress expressing concern about the new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) rule for imported dogs – due to take effect on Aug. 1.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), on July 9 released an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in China.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is monitoring on behalf of our customs broker members the recent letters sent to more than 20 countries by the Trump administration calling for the implementation of varying amounts of tariffs to be imposed by 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 1, as well as the imposition of 50% tariffs on copper imports. This memo also provides key tariff-related guidance provided to the trade by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will deploy a new drawback claim error message in the ACE production environment.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently released enhancements and new features on the agency’s website bis.gov.

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 lifted a lower court that blocked nearly a dozen federal government agencies from implementing layoffs and reorganizations involving hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The decision paves the way for these agencies to move forward with the reorganization and reduction-in-force plans, as required by Executive Order 14210 issued in March. The reorganization plans have been on hold since the May 2 injunction.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 9 announced an immediate shutdown of livestock imports from Mexico after a new world screwworm (NWS) case was reported north of the previous infestations. The announcement came just days after a risk-based phased port reopening strategy for cattle, bison and equine began.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is monitoring on behalf of our customs broker members the recent letters sent to more than 20 countries by the Trump administration calling for the implementation of varying amounts of tariffs to be imposed by 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 1, as well as the imposition of 50% tariffs on copper imports. This memo also provides key tariff-related guidance provided to the trade by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will deploy a new drawback claim error message in the ACE production environment.

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 lifted a lower court that blocked nearly a dozen federal government agencies from implementing layoffs and reorganizations involving hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The decision paves the way for these agencies to move forward with the reorganization and reduction-in-force plans, as required by Executive Order 14210 issued in March. The reorganization plans have been on hold since the May 2 injunction.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 9 announced an immediate shutdown of livestock imports from Mexico after a new world screwworm (NWS) case was reported north of the previous infestations. The announcement came just days after a risk-based phased port reopening strategy for cattle, bison and equine began.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly rescinded its policy allowing de minimis for five product categories — a policy dating back to 1994. This means all shipments of these previously exempt products will now require a PGA Message Set.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is monitoring on behalf of our customs broker members the recent letters sent to more than 20 countries by the Trump administration calling for the implementation of varying amounts of tariffs to be imposed by 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 1, as well as the imposition of 50% tariffs on copper imports. This memo also provides key tariff-related guidance provided to the trade by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will deploy a new drawback claim error message in the ACE production environment.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently released enhancements and new features on the agency’s website bis.gov.

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 lifted a lower court that blocked nearly a dozen federal government agencies from implementing layoffs and reorganizations involving hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The decision paves the way for these agencies to move forward with the reorganization and reduction-in-force plans, as required by Executive Order 14210 issued in March. The reorganization plans have been on hold since the May 2 injunction.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 9 announced an immediate shutdown of livestock imports from Mexico after a new world screwworm (NWS) case was reported north of the previous infestations. The announcement came just days after a risk-based phased port reopening strategy for cattle, bison and equine began.