Monday Morning eBriefing

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Dec. 16 will provide a nine‑month extension of 352 product exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation that had been scheduled to expire by the end of this year.

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

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Alliant Customs Brokerage, Ferdinando Guerra, and TWI Group which have recently joined our association.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will host a webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 4-5 p.m. ET to highlight upcoming changes to the way in which excise tax benefits for alcohol importers are implemented.

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

“Trade and Software Developers that submit via the Electronic Data Interface (EDI) will need to program and test their software to incorporate these changes,” CBP said in a message to the trade.

The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has temporarily banned imports of New Zealand fish caught in the habitat of the Māui dolphin because New Zealand’s protections for the critically endangered species are not comparable to those in the U.S.

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.

Join the NEI team for a demonstration on how to take advantage of our learning management system (Logistics-EI) enhancements, as well as meet the full NEI team.

Although the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) program has officially sunset, this does not impact the ability of a business to claim ERTC retroactively. In fact, businesses can conduct a lookback to determine if wages paid after March 12, 2020 through the end of the program are eligible.

Maybe it’s time to recognize that and place Border Patrol back with the other immigration services that DHS administers and enforces, said Lenny Feldman, NCBFAA Customs Counsel and Operating Committee Member with the law firm of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.

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

By becoming an exhibitor at this year’s NCBFAA conference, you'll be front-and-center among these forward-thinking industry attendees, and you cannot only help them achieve their goals but yours as well.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Alisped USA, Intellect Technologies, King & Spalding, Point Roberts Auto Freight, Shiptech, and Unified Logistics Solutions which have recently joined our association.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee is closely monitoring the implementation of the recently announced Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Customs Broker Modernization Regulations which take effect Dec. 19.

The Commerce Department on Nov. 25 updated two limits for the European Union Steel Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Program, effective Nov. 30, to align with production capabilities in Germany and Luxembourg.

The update includes modifications and reordering of multiple FAQs and the addition of several new FAQs.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Dixie Cullen Interests, Interra Solutions, MorningStar Customs Brokerage, Sea Express America Corporation, and World Trade Distribution who have recently joined our association.

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

For this test, which is referred to as the Global Business Identifier Evaluative Proof of Concept (GBI EPoC), CBP is seeking licensed customs brokers and importers who file their own import entries.