Monday Morning eBriefing

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:

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.

NCBFAA Wants You—our Regular Members—to become more active in your association by taking part in one of our myriad Committees and Subcommittees. Every Regular Member can make a markable difference in how our industry operates now and well into the future through their participation in NCBFAA! So, what are you waiting for?

A delegation of NCBFAA leaders who were in Washington, D.C. for the quarterly association board meeting met with several key House lawmakers on Capitol Hill on June 23 to thank them for their attention to international trade and bring them up to date on our industry’s current issues.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) for the long-awaited update to 19 CFR 111 are in the works toward finalization.

The “Write My Representative” page, located in the “I Want To” section of the hamburger menu/main navigation of the new NCBFAA website, is now available for members to browse and take action on behalf of the customs broker and forwarder industries.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has released its July 1 HTS 484(f) Committee’s changes.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an order, effective June 16, temporarily denying all export privileges for Belavia Belarusian Airlines due to ongoing violations of the comprehensive export controls imposed on Belarus by the Commerce Department.

NCBFAA leaders met with Arthur Laciak from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on June 23 to learn more about the recently announced CPSC e-filing Beta pilot.

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

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.

NCBFAA is pleased to provide you—our customs broker, freight forwarder, and NVOCC members—with the latest links to these U.S. government guidance documents, as well as Monday Morning eBriefing articles that you might have missed.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following members who have recently joined our association.

NCBFAA President J.D. Gonzalez on June 20 requested a meeting with (Ret.) Gen. Stephen R. Lyons who was recently appointed as the new head of the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force.

NCBFAA Regular Members should attend the “OSRA 22 – What You Need to Know” webinar which will be held on Tuesday, June 28, at 2-3 p.m. ET.

The Federal Maritime Commission released an advisory to the ocean shipping industry that certain provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22), Public Law 117-146, which was signed by President Biden on June 16, became effective immediately upon enactment with no allowance for a phase-in period.

Every customs broker knows that interacting with Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) can be the most challenging part of their job. The PGA data requirements are often demanding. And, on top of that, there are just so many agencies!

In-person registration for Customs and Border Protection’s 2022 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit on July 18-20 in Anaheim, California is now full, but you can still attend virtually. NCBFAA members are encouraged to attend this important CBP event.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will retire three “data universes” and provide new ones starting July 7.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Director of Import Operations John Verbeten reminded customs brokers that starting July 24 the DUNS number for the FSVP (Foreign Supplier Verification Program) food importer must be provided.