• NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors 50 Percent Increase to Aluminum and Steel Tariffs and Offers Input Regarding CBP IEEPA Reciprocal In-Transit Provision

  Jun 6, 2025
  NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on June 1 offered input to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the agency’s application of the IEEPA reciprocal tariff in-transit provision, particularly in cases where cargo initially is loaded onto feeder vessels then offloaded and reloaded in an intermediate country onto a mother ship for direct shipment to the U.S. In addition, NCBFAA will continue to monitor CBP guidance as it relates to the White House's June 4 increase in the aluminum and steel tariffs to 50%.
  Full story

• Register Now for NCBFAA 2025 Government Affairs Conference

  Jun 6, 2025
  NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9. (The Grand Hyatt Washington is a new location for the GAC.) We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!
  Full story

• CBP to Increase HTS Numbers Per Entry Summary Line Starting June 14

  Jun 6, 2025
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said, starting June 14, that it will increase the number of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers allowed per entry summary line in ACE. This enhancement will enable filers to include up to 32 HTSUS numbers on one entry summary line. The current limit is 8 HTSUS numbers per entry summary line.
  Full story

Telecommunication Devices of Heading 8517

4 June, 2025, 1 30 PM-2 30 PM

NCSD’s June Webinar Schedule:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) is hosting the following webinars in the month of June as a part of the 2025 NCSD webinar series. These webinars are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET.

 To register for these free webinars, click on the registration link for the coordinating webinar below. All registrants will receive the link for the webinar on their confirmation email, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as seats are limited. After the live event, this and other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).

 These webinars are a part of CBP’s continuing education program.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025: Measuring and Checking Instruments of Heading 9031 – The “Measuring and Checking Instruments of Heading 9031” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade.  This webinar will be on the classification of items within heading 9031.  Additionally, we will provide case studies emphasizing our logic behind the classification within heading 9031 and highlight items that would be excluded.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025: Telecommunication Devices of Heading 8517 – The “Telecommunication Devices of Heading 8517” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will cover an overview of heading 8517, HTSUS, which covers telephones and other transmission/reception devices. The webinar will focus on the proper classification of goods, in support of balancing fair trade.

Thursday, June 5, 2025: An Overview of Welding Machines and Apparatus – The “An Overview of Welding Machines and Apparatus” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar focuses largely on the merchandise of heading 8515 and how to interpret the scope of the heading. We will also explore various kinds of machines that are related to welding. The classification of merchandise within this heading will be the driving force for balancing fair trade.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025: Shoe Shank Redemption – The “Shoe Shank Redemption” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar focuses on correcting the misconceptions about footwear classifications one shoe at a time.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025: "Handy” Glove Classification Information – The “Handy” Glove Classification Information” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will cover practical tips for classifying gloves of all types under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. Our goal with this webinar is to assist the trade in understanding what details need to be gathered for the proper entry of glove shipments and how to make informed classification decisions to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 

Tuesday, June 24, 2025: Overview of Hand Tools Classified in Chapter 82 – The “Overview of Hand Tools Classified in Chapter 82” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will discuss the classification of hand tools that fall within headings 8201 through 8205. Legal Notes and Explanatory Notes related to these headings will be reviewed, along with pictural examples of tools classified in these headings.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025: Fair Trade Fabrics – The “Fair Trade Fabrics” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will feature the guiding principles of fair trade and explore the impact on the textile industry.

If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov.