• Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

  Sep 25, 2026
  A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.
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• CBP Change to Submission Method for Organization Broker License Applications, Effective Sept 30

  Sep 25, 2026
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is automating the submission method for Organization Broker License Applications. Starting Sept. 30, organization license applicants will complete and submit all applications and associated fees through the eCBP portal. Organization license applications that are hand-delivered, mailed, or emailed on or after Sept. 30, 2026, will be returned to the applicant for submission through the eCBP portal, the agency said.
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• More than 200 Trade Associations Request Extension of Section 301 Vessel Fees Suspension

  Sep 25, 2026
  More than 200 national and state-level trade associations, including NCBFAA, on Sept. 23 asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in a letter to continue the current suspension of the Section 301 vessel fees related to China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for another year. The request was at the start of the summit on Sept. 23 in Washington, D.C., between President Trump and China’s President Xi. USTR suspended these fees for one year starting Nov. 10, 2025, following the agreement with China announced last November, with the suspension currently scheduled to expire on Nov. 9, 2026.
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CBP Webinar:   IEEPA Duty Refunds or Small Businesses

20 May, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade Relations, in collaboration with the Office of Trade, is hosting two webinars titled IEEPA Duty Refunds for Small Businesses and one webinar titled ACE Reports for CAPE Claims – A Guide for Small Businesses. Dates and registration links are listed below.

CBP recently issued guidance regarding the upcoming Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) deployment to launch the process for requesting refunds for duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Small businesses will learn more about how to file an ACE Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE), from submitting the CAPE Declaration to receiving an IEEPA refund.

To register for these free webinars, click on the links provided below. All registrants will receive the access link the day of the selected webinar, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as seats are limited. After the live event, these 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. The number of credits and the credit codes will be provided at the end of each webinar.

Webinar: IEEPA Duty Refunds for Small Businesses

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Registration: Click here

Webinar: IEEPA Duty Refunds or Small Businesses

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Registration: Click here

Webinar: ACE Reports for CAPE Claims – A Guide for Small Businesses

Date/Time: Thursday, May 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Registration: Click here

CBP Contacts:

For questions regarding these webinars, contact OTRWebinars@cbp.dhs.gov.

For technical questions about IEEPA refunds, contact IEEPARefunds@cbp.dhs.gov.

For general questions about IEEPA refunds, contact TradeRelations@cbp.dhs.gov.

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