Monday Morning eBriefing

Happy New Year to our NEI community—we appreciate your continued commitment to pursuing your trade education.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published its long-anticipated final rule on agricultural organic products with a mandatory Organics Certificate for imports of organic products beginning in one year.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Jan. 19 announced that a new Reconciliation (Recon) capability deployed in ACE will require trade users to report original amounts (value, duty, taxes and fees; 56-, 57-, 58-records) to the agency when an underlying entry summary has a flag for both Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and OTHER, i.e., when the entry summary is double flagged.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the next customs broker license exam (CBLE) will take place on Wednesday, April 26. Registration for the exam will open on Feb. 24 and close on March 24.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Jan. 20 announced that it has created a new online FAQ page for the Ocean House Bill of Lading (OHBOL) enhancements to ACE.

Paychex outlines the top regulatory issues businesses might face in 2023.

For customs brokers handling duty-free entries (DFE) under government military contracts through the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), significant changes are imminent.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released CSMS #54674803 on Jan. 11 to announce the availability of AESDirect in the modernized portal under the References tab.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Alara Trade, ATS Logistics, and Gallagher Logistics which have recently joined our association.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published a final rule Jan. 11 that highlights the agency’s adjusted civil penalty amounts to reflect inflation.

This Food and Drug Administration (FDA) document provides detailed guidance on the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) requirements, including the agency's latest clarifications.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Intermodal Security Training and Exercise Program, also known as I-STEP, provides exercise, training, and security planning tools and services to the transportation sector.

While the primary reason for attending the 50th NCBFAA Annual Conference Golden Jubilee at the Sheraton New Orleans on April 23-26, 2023, is to improve your business, don’t miss out on taking advantage of the fun events that are planned during your time in the Big Easy.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Blue Campaign is a national public awareness campaign designed to educate the public, law enforcement, and other industry partners to recognize the indicators of human trafficking, and how to appropriately respond to possible cases.

The State Department and Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Federal Register Notices to adjust the maximum civil penalty amounts for inflation.

In line with the Customs Broker Modernization Regulations Final Rule, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said customs brokers must now submit new employee and terminated employee information within 30 days of employment and termination, respectively.

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

Paychex offers NCBFAA members a 2022 year-end HR compliance checklist.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it will host two webinars in January addressing Forced Labor prevention requirements.

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