Monday Morning eBriefing

President Trump on Friday, June 27, said he will impose tariffs on Canada within the next seven days, after trade talks with the Canadian government abruptly ended following an announcement by Canada to tax U.S. technology companies, starting July 1.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Saturday, June 28, deployed an enhancement in the ACE Production environment that will increase the number of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers to 32 allowed per entry summary line.

Editorial changes have been made to all affected IATA Resolutions and Recommended Practices for passenger and cargo claims to reflect the revised liability limits without further Conference action required. IATA Resolutions 600i and 672, and IATA Recommended Practice 1679 have been updated to reflect the same change. The corresponding changes to Resolution 600b took effect on June 28, 2025.

A group of 94 trade associations, which were led by the NCBFAA, National Retail Federation (NRF), and National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), sent a letter on Friday, June 27, to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott, as well as to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee Leadership, requesting answers to questions regarding ongoing concerns and challenges with the interpretation of the “in transit” reciprocal tariff exclusion and relay vessels.

An important feature of the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9, 2025 is meeting with your elected officials on Capitol Hill to help ensure they understand the implications of any trade-related legislation placed before them. With the multitude of changes occurring in Washington, D.C., the resulting impact on cross-border trade, and consequently our industry, means that NCBFAA Member representation at the GAC is vitally important.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee has received questions regarding value reconciliation vs. post summary corrections (PSC) for clerical errors.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is no longer electronically collecting the TTB export message set in the Automated Export System (AES) for information related to the export of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and ammunition where either the liability for tax is relieved or if the export is eligible for a drawback claim on tax paid.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome e2e Logistics Solutions USA, Prolog Services Inc. dba PSI Ocean Freight Systems, ShipStarter, and Wiley Rein LLP, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!

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

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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a Wood Packaging Material Webinar on Thursday, July 10, from 1-2 p.m. ET. The agencies will provide an overview of WPM regulations and resources, along with CBP’s posture for enforcement.

The Committee for the Statistical Annotation of Tariff Schedules, better known as the 484(f) Committee, has posted changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Schedule B (Exports) which take effect July 1.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it has removed the Auto-Rejection of Insufficient Manifest Cargo Description enhancement in the ACE Certification (CERT) environment on June 20.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 26 deployed the third release of the Section 321 – Does Not Exceed $800 in Aggregated Shipments enhancement in the ACE certification environment (CERT).

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Louis Sola will depart the agency on June 30, with his term on the commission set to expire. President Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, named Sola FMC Chairman.

Customs and Border Protection continues to update its Section 232 Tariffs on steel and aluminum frequently asked questions (FAQs). The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to contribute and monitor these FAQs for updates which are important to our customs broker members.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it will update the Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) disposition codes for AIR IATA to promote accurate formatting in the EEM party details. The EEM data elements must be submitted in the correct segment outlined in the EEM Implementation Guides (IGs).

The NCBFAA Customs Committee In-Bond Subcommittee recently worked with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to create the INBND-009 In-Bond Shipment Status report to assist in-bond filers to identify in-bonds that are not in a closed status.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 20 deployed the Forced Labor Allegation Portal, allowing trade users to submit forced labor allegations. Allegations may be submitted anonymously, and users will be able to view and upload supporting documents related to their submissions.

The Senate on June 18 approved by a 51-46 vote to confirm Rodney Scott to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner. NCBFAA Leadership wholeheartedly congratulates Commissioner Scott upon his confirmation and looks forward to working with him and his team at the agency on pertinent customs broker matters.