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Top News This Week 

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Recent IEEPA Tariff Changes and Updates

    Dec 12, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to provide our customs broker members with the latest details regarding tariff changes resulting from the implementation of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal, as well as the latest Customs and Border Protection (CBP) IEEPA guidance and FAQ updates. The Committee will continue sending our members Trump Administration tariff updates and subsequent CBP guidance, as soon as received.
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Latest Articles

  • FDA Rescinds De Minimis for Certain FDA Products

    Jul 16, 2025
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly rescinded its policy allowing de minimis for five product categories — a policy dating back to 1994.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.
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  • Enhancements to BIS Website

    Jul 16, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently released enhancements and new features on the agency’s website bis.gov.
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  • ACE Reports – Training.unx Universe to Retire July 17

    Jul 16, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said ACE Reports Training universe to be retired on July 17. The data elements in the Training universe will still be available in the Training.unx universe, which is not retiring, CBP said.
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  • ACE Drawback Error Message Change Set to Deploy July 15

    Jul 16, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will deploy a new drawback claim error message in the ACE production environment.
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  • Updated Importer/Bond Query Record K1 OUTPUT Identifier Deploys Aug 14

    Jul 16, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 14 will deploy an enhancement in the ACE Production (PROD) environment to increase the Record K1 (OUTPUT) identifier from 9 to 10 characters. This enhancement will support higher bond values in the output record. These changes will be deployed in the Certification (CERT) environment on July 15, 2025.
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  • Electronic Export Manifest Updated Codes for AIR IATA

    Jun 25, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it will update the Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) disposition codes for AIR IATA to promote accurate formatting in the EEM party details. The EEM data elements must be submitted in the correct segment outlined in the EEM Implementation Guides (IGs).
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  • CBP Updates to SO70 Output Record in Entry Summary Status Notification

    Jun 25, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the SO70 output record in both the PGA Processing Disposition (Output SO70-Record) in the Entry Summary Status Notification document and in the Record Identifier SO70 (Output) in the ACE Cargo Release SO Status Notification document will be updated to accommodate the increase in HTS codes accepted.
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  • ACE Entry Summary Error Dictionary Updated for Increased HTS Numbers per Entry Summary Line

    Jun 25, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the ACE Entry Summary Dictionary for the June 28 deployment in the ACE Production environment to increase the HTS numbers allowed per entry summary line. This enhancement will enable filers to include up to 16 HTS numbers on one entry summary line, including for Reconciliation and Drawback entry summaries. The current limit is 8 HTS numbers per entry summary line.
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  • CBP Rolls Out Forced Labor Allegation Portal

    Jun 25, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 20 deployed the Forced Labor Allegation Portal, allowing trade users to submit forced labor allegations. Allegations may be submitted anonymously, and users will be able to view and upload supporting documents related to their submissions.
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  • FDA Strongly Encourages Use of ITACS for Notices of Action

    Jun 16, 2025
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) anticipates a reduced capacity to provide hard copy notices of FDA action, such as release notices or sample notices. This will delay receipt of hardcopy FDA notices.
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