Monday Morning eBriefing

The Consumer Products and Mass Merchandising Branch of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division will hold its 3rd Annual Virtual Trade Forum on April 12-13.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advised that both the “Add Manufacturer Name & Address” (v3) CATAIR and the Manufacturer Identification Number (MID) Error Code Dictionary (v3) have been posted to the agency’s website under the “Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities” section of the CATAIR.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will host a virtual webinar on the Global Business Identifier (GBI) Initiative on Feb. 28 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it will hold a Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum on May 23. The open forum will be hosted both virtually and live in Alexandria, Virginia.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Los Angeles issued port procedures for the disposition of merchandise refused by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) estimates that a large volume of shipments containing biological materials are imported with missing, conflicting, or improper documentation and packaging.

We would love to invite you to participate as an exhibitor in the NEI’s 9th Global Trade Educational Conference (G▪TEC) which will convene at the new Omni Hotel Oklahoma City, from July 30-August 1, 2023.

The informational response message will be received when the State of Origin data element and the state in the USPPI’s address filed in the Electronic Export Information (EEI) are not the same state.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will delay the March 5 deployment of the Ocean House Bill of Lading (OHBOL) Release deployment, including Container Freight Station (CFS) User Interface (UI), to ACE to June 4. The agency agreed to the delay based on implementation concerns from NCBFAA and others.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a Feb. 16 Federal Register notice that it is modifying the Section 321 Data Pilot by adding optional data elements that may be submitted by any participant. The agency is also expanding the Section 321 Data Pilot to accept applications for additional participants in this test from all parties that meet the eligibility requirements and has extended the pilot to August 2025.

The deadline for a customs broker with a power of attorney (POA) executed prior to Dec. 19, 2022 to satisfy the POA requirement under 19 CFR 111.36(c)(3) of the Customs Broker Modernization Regulations occurred on Feb. 17.

In response to the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 23-Authorizing Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria on Feb. 9.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) in the Office of Trade will hold about 35 commodity-specific, educational webinars between February and September.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) will host an informational webinar on Feb. 21 at 1-2 p.m. ET regarding its Jan. 19 final rule for strengthening organic enforcement (SOE) and how the changes will impact organic farms and businesses.

Two NCBFAA member companies, represented by Cindy Allen, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs and Compliance at FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, and Brenda Smith, Global Director of Government Outreach for Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., testified during a Feb. 16 Senate hearing that an efficient “Single Window” regulatory system for all federal agencies is vital to combating illicit trade.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome AMAC Logistics, Global Chain Logistics, Shea Customs Services, and Space Border Logistics Corp. which have recently joined our association.

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the agency will allow a change in the port code—a policy shift long advocated by the customs broker community.

We expect a blockbuster attendance for the NCBFAA 50th Annual Conference Golden Jubilee NCBFAA being held at the Sheraton New Orleans on April 23-26. If you haven’t registered to attend, then don’t delay!