Monday Morning eBriefing

NCBFAA will soon open registration for the 2022 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Sept. 18-20. Mark your calendar!

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule, effective June 2 and scheduled for publication in the Federal Register June 6, that revises and clarifies certain provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), some of which are listed below.

The Federal Maritime Commission on May 31 announced that Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye released her Final Report for Fact Finding 29, “The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain.”

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has opened registration for its 2022 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit. NCBFAA members are encouraged to attend this important event which will be held in Anaheim, California, on July 18-20.

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The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 31 published a Federal Register notice updating the list of items defined as medical supplies in the Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations.

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.

U.S. Commerce Department and Mid-Atlantic District Export Council ACE Exports Compliance Webinar, June 7-8, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ET. Register here.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule June 1 amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to add a new section to the EAR to adopt a congressional notification requirement for certain license applications of semiautomatic firearms meeting certain value and destination requirements.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have continued to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” and said they will reconsider its possible imposition on June 10.

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!

NCBFAA knows that you as our members are doing their best to keep up with their day-to-day businesses under dire supply chain circumstances, and now add on top of all that the recent flurry of U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. What do these sanctions mean to your business (our industry)? Well, it can be an awful lot, depending on whether you work with customers that had export or import business with Russia prior to invasion.

The U.S. Commerce Department Aluminum Import licensing applications will require both fields of “country of largest smelt” and “country of second largest smelt,” starting June 29.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is modifying the terms of the current suspension for dog imports from high-risk countries to allow more dogs to be imported from a wider range of importers.

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 wants to acknowledge the fine work and excellent relationship that we have had over the years with CBP Cargo Security and Controls Director Jim Swanson who will be retiring from the agency’s headquarters in July.

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!

NCBFAA knows that you as our members are doing their best to keep up with their day-to-day businesses under dire supply chain circumstances, and now add on top of all that the recent flurry of U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. What do these sanctions mean to your business (our industry)? Well, it can be an awful lot, depending on whether you work with customers that had export or import business with Russia prior to invasion.

State Secretary Antony Blinken during a speech at George Washington University on May 26 called China “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order.”

Check out these upcoming events for the week of May 30, 2022.