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Welcome to NCBFAA

 

Headquartered in the Washington DC metro area, the NCBFAA represents more than 1500 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. 

 

Member Benefits

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

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Industry News

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.

Conferences

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

Committees

Would you like to learn more about NCBFAA committee work? Are you a member considering joining a committee?

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As the national voice of the logistics industry since 1897, NCBFAA enables its more than 1,400 member companies with 110,000 employees to be heard in the halls of Congress and the offices of requlators.

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Located outside the United States, these international firms provide the essential overseas infrastructure required to seamlessly execute complex cross-border shipments.

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  • CBP Guidance Update for IEEPA Refunds in CAPE for Warehouse Entries

    Jul 2, 2026
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 2 provided updated guidance to the trade on warehouse entries and warehouse withdrawals filed on Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) declarations. Effective July 7, CBP said warehouse entries (Entry Types 21 and 22) will no longer be accepted on a CAPE Declaration. Warehouse entries that are submitted on a CAPE declaration will be rejected with the existing ENTRY TYPE NOT ALLOWED error message.
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  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    Jul 2, 2026
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
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  • CPSC e-Filing Go-Live Is Here

    Jul 2, 2026
    On Wednesday, July 8, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will launch mandatory e-filing of CPSC certificate data in ACE –- a long-anticipated event for the trade. We know many importers are not fully ready. Some have started the CPSC Product Registry process but are still working through it. Others have thus far chosen not to register in the Product Registry. As a result, customs brokers can expect to be entering the certificate data into the full CPSC message set for many of their importer clients — at least initially.
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CBP Webinar: Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) Q3

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade’s Enforcement Operations Division is hosting the following webinars in August as a part of their quarterly series.

To register for this free webinar, click on the registration link for the coordinating webinar below. All registrants will receive the access link for the webinar the day before the event, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as seats are limited. These webinars will not be uploaded to the webinar website; however other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).

This webinar is a part of CBP’s Continuing Education Program. The number of credits and credit code will be provided at the end of the webinar.

August Q3 Webinars

Monday, August 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Trade Violations Reporting (TVR) Q3 – This webinar will provide an overview of the TVR portal and how to file a trade violation with CBP.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) Q3 – This webinar will provide an overview of the EAPA process and how to file an EAPA allegation with CBP.

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

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Upcoming Events
 

CBP Webinar: Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) Q3

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade’s Enforcement Operations Division is hosting the following webinars in August as a part of their quarterly series.

To register for this free webinar, click on the registration link for the coordinating webinar below. All registrants will receive the access link for the webinar the day before the event, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as seats are limited. These webinars will not be uploaded to the webinar website; however other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).

This webinar is a part of CBP’s Continuing Education Program. The number of credits and credit code will be provided at the end of the webinar.

August Q3 Webinars

Monday, August 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Trade Violations Reporting (TVR) Q3 – This webinar will provide an overview of the TVR portal and how to file a trade violation with CBP.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) Q3 – This webinar will provide an overview of the EAPA process and how to file an EAPA allegation with CBP.

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

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