Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on May 10 its plan to conduct a voluntary pilot starting June 9 to promote paperless processing of export documentation for used self-propelled vehicles (USPVs). Generally, USPVs include any vehicle that can be driven on land but not rail.

NCBFAA on May 9 responded with comments to the March 23 State Department’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The IFR contains long-awaited updates to the ITAR, including re-organization of group-related definitions and regulatory sections.

During the NCBFAA Annual Conference on May 1-4, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Chris Magnus and several CBP and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) executives expressed the need to protect our country’s national economic security.

Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Financial Operations Division offers these tips on how customs brokers can help their clients apply for their own Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) statements.

This is a call for volunteers interested in working on this subcommittee and a volunteer to lead the effort. Any takers? If you are interested, please send your information to Customs Committee Chair Mary Jo Muoio c/o custom@ncbfaa.org.

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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that, as the agency transitions to a return to the workplace and workplace flexibilities, they will continue to allow paper Notices of Arrival (NOA) of Pesticides and Devices (EPA Form 3540-1) to be submitted by email or uploaded in DIS.

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:

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting public comment on whether ocean carrier tariffs should be available free of charge and if the definition of co-loading should be changed to apply only to less than container loads.

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:

Now is not the time to slow down on contacting your local Congressional offices to ask them to support the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (H.R. 4816).

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 during its 49th Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona, on May 1-4 elected a new slate officers and board members to govern our association for 2022-2024.

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’s 49th Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona on May 1-4 was a resounding success! More than 500 attendees, including exhibitors and spouse/guests, attended which far exceeded expectations.

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

View these upcoming events from the week of May 9, 2022.

The new NCBFAA website has gone live on Monday, May 9.

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.