Monday Morning eBriefing

With new rules and procedures for ODS/HFC imports, this Dec. 15 webinar will delve deeper into the steps customs brokers must take, giving you the tools that you need to file a successful entry.

On or after Dec. 19, Customs Broker POAs must be executed pursuant to the requirements in 19 CFR 111.36(c)(3) established by the Final Rule, CBP said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the second phase of the pocket bag fabric rule for blue denim apparel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) will be implemented by Jan. 1.

The Federal Register notice contemplates potentially stringent U.S. import restrictions on agricultural commodities grown on deforested land.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Dec. 1 announced its interim procedures to review, investigate, and adjudicate Charge Complaints.

"Quiet quitting," or doing the minimum amount of work required to keep a job, is rapidly spreading through the workforce. Read on to find out how businesses try to prevent quiet quitting and how you can catch it before it happens in your workplace.

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee’s Logistics Subcommittee is regularly collecting data on the nation’s rail delays and port congestion that are impacting the supply chain and your business operations.

A boutique law firm with a track record of success, Diaz Trade Law, has rapidly become one of the nation’s leading Customs and International Trade Law firms, and has the most diverse team of customs and trade attorneys in South Florida.

NCBFAA joined hundreds of trade groups throughout the U.S. on Dec. 1 in appreciation for the passage of an emergency resolution by first the House of Representatives on Nov. 30 and followed by the Senate on Dec. 1 to avert what could have been an economically catastrophic national freight rail strike expected to start Dec. 9.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) continues to provide updates on upcoming changes in the tax benefits under the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA).

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

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a new Joint Strategic Plan to guide their joint inspection efforts through the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) through 2026.

According to the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), which represents the nation’s freight railroads in national collective bargaining, four of the 12 unions have rejected the master labor contract, setting up the possibility for national rail strike on Dec. 9.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently published updated due diligence guidance related to Pakistan’s Nuclear and Missile programs.

If you passed the recent Customs Broker License Exam, let us know at NCBFAA. We would like to especially congratulate you with a special gift.

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

Listen to this insightful “Two-Minutes in Trade” podcast by Lenny Feldman, NCBFAA Customs Counsel and Operating Committee Member with the law firm of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., about why it’s important for “respecting the deliberative process” of COAC.

While these notices are generally issued every three years for the continued collection of information through AES, this particular notice mentions the December 2021 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that proposed country of origin as a new AES data element, when the origin indicator for a commodity line is “foreign.”

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Nov. 23 announced that it has extended the current COVID-19 exclusions—covering 81 medical care products under the China Section 301 investigations—for three months or to Feb. 28, 2023.

The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration is seeking qualified individuals to apply for membership on the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.