Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sent a reminder to the trade on Aug. 17 that, effective Oct. 1, CBP Form 1302A Cargo Declaration—Outward with Commercial Forms will no longer be accepted in the Document Image System (DIS).

NCBFAA is generating an impressive lineup of key legislative and regulatory topics to be addressed at this year’s Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18-20. You won’t want to miss out! You can view our full program on the GAC webpage. During the conference and appointments on Capitol Hill, NCBFAA members will be able to dialogue with lawmakers and their staff, senior regulatory officials, and industry experts about the latest legislative and regulatory activity in Washington impacting our industry

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.

The trade is pleased that the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is now providing a Fruit and Vegetable Name Validation List to verify acceptable spellings of genus, species, and variety names entered in PG05 of the APHIS Core Message Set, along with corresponding common names in PG17.

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

Take advantage of the Early Bird Registration fee by signing up today to attend the 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18-20. The Early Bird Registration—a savings of 20 percent off the Regular Member admission price—expires Aug. 26.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 12 made available the Reconciliation Trade webinar hosted by agency’s Office of Trade Relations and Office of Trade in collaboration with the Brownsville Licensed Brokerage Association and the Mid-Valley Customs Brokers Association on May 12 available to the trade.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in an Aug. 11 Federal Register notice said, starting Aug. 29, it will make available a new report that will give ACE account users the option to electronically view and track their outstanding refund status, as well as history for all refunds processed after the deployment date.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Aug. 11 announced it is seeking public comment on whether supply chain congestion has created conditions warranting the issuance of an emergency order requiring common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) to share key information with shippers, truckers, and railroads.

NCBFAA on Aug. 8 sent a letter to Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) General Counsel Steve Anderson requesting guidance on four regulatory aspects of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) that took effect immediately upon enactment into law on June 16.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Aug. 12 issued an interim final rule that establishes new export controls on four technologies that meet the criteria for emerging and foundational technologies under Section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA).

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has established a webpage dedicated to its actions and activities related to the implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA).

Every customs broker should know how to use this valuable new tool by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) called the Veterinary Services (VS) Permitting Assistant – a search and filter tool that helps the trade easily determine their import requirements for animal products.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division and Office of Trade Relations has announced its last seminars of approximately 40 commodity specific educational webinars.

In case you missed the Aug. 12 NCBFAA Legislative/GAC Webinar, you can log on to this recording here to learn more.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a public workshop to discuss the Beta Pilot Test filing (eFiling) of certificate of compliance data on Oct. 13 in Bethesda, Maryland.

In this free Paychex webinar, you’ll learn five strategies for implementing an effective recruiting and hiring process.

An important feature of the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 18-20 is meeting with your elected officials on Capitol Hill to help ensure they understand the implications of any trade-related legislation placed before them.

Take advantage of the Early Bird Registration fee by signing up today to attend the 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18-20. The Early Bird Registration—a savings of 20 percent off the Regular Member admission price—expires Aug. 26.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has adjusted certain user fees and corresponding limitations, effective Oct. 1. These adjustments are being made in accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act).