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As the national voice of the logistics industry since 1897, NCBFAA enables its more than 1,200 member companies with 110,000 employees to be heard in the halls of Congress and the offices of requlators.

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Headquartered in the Washington DC metro area, the NCBFAA represents more than 1,300 member companies with 110,000 employees in international trade - the nation's leading freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), NVOCCs and air cargo agents, serving more than 250,000 importers and exporters. The Association’s members handle more than 97% of the entries for goods imported into the United States and are directly involved with the logistics of these goods. Further, members operating as OTIs are involved with approximately 80 to 85% of all exports from the United States. 

 

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NCBFAA offers its company members a number of benefits, including business services and discounts.

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The Monday Morning eBriefing brings NCBFAA members the latest in industry news and information.

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NEI Education

The NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI) offers its members world-class professional development.

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NCBFAA & NEI conferences, premier gatherings of industry representatives to learn about industry challenges and connect with colleagues.

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  • Q&A from NCBFAA ‘Lay of the Land of the FMC’ Webinar

    Nov 8, 2024
    NCBFAA has developed a list of questions and answers (Q&A) based on feedback from the association’s July 25 webinar, “The Lay of the Land of the FMC.”
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  • CBP Confirms Scope of Russian Seafood Sanctions

    Nov 8, 2024
    The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) sought clarification from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the application of the Russian seafood sanctions to basket HTS categories on the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list of banned seafood products of Russian origin.
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  • NCBFAA Seeks Further FMC Clarification on D&D Billing Requirements

    Nov 8, 2024
    NCBFAA on Nov. 8 formally submitted a request to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Office of the General Counsel seeking a legal opinion on specific aspects of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) and the FMC’s May 2024 Final Rule on Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements.
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Foreign Trade Zone Management

NEI hosted and approved for 1 CCS/MCS/CES/MES credit.

This webinar will focus on the benefits and operational needs of Foreign Trade Zones.

FTZs are creating v opportunities for companies to reduce risk and spend in their global supply chains. FTZs can be part of a company’s manufacturing/distribution/fulfillment process or FTZs can get outsourced to a third party such as a service provider or 3PL.

The instructor with 30+ years of experience in global trade will provide a detailed outline of why import and export companies would want to consider an FTZ along with the opportunities of service providers and 3PLs to offer this capability and program as a “value add”.

The program will flow from concept through implementation explaining all the steps necessary to make an FTZ happen.

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Foreign Trade Zone Management

NEI hosted and approved for 1 CCS/MCS/CES/MES credit.

This webinar will focus on the benefits and operational needs of Foreign Trade Zones.

FTZs are creating v opportunities for companies to reduce risk and spend in their global supply chains. FTZs can be part of a company’s manufacturing/distribution/fulfillment process or FTZs can get outsourced to a third party such as a service provider or 3PL.

The instructor with 30+ years of experience in global trade will provide a detailed outline of why import and export companies would want to consider an FTZ along with the opportunities of service providers and 3PLs to offer this capability and program as a “value add”.

The program will flow from concept through implementation explaining all the steps necessary to make an FTZ happen.

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