Monday Morning eBriefing

NCBFAA wishes those individuals taking the next Customs and Border Protection (CBP) customs brokers license exam on April 27 the best of luck and we look forward to hopefully welcoming many of you into the club!

With the modernization of the ACE Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal) moving ahead, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is providing resources that help users make the most of legacy ACE Portal and ACE Reports functionality. The agency has developed this video for customs brokers containing both helpful information for those getting started in ACE and useful tips for more experienced users.

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 April 29.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) and the Office of Trade Relations have announced their May webinars. Each webinar will last about an hour.

FMC National Shipper Advisory Committee Meeting, April 27, 1-4 p.m. ET. Details here.

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 thank those individuals who let us know they were canceling their hotel room reservations. By doing so, we were able to accommodate about 13 people who are now able to stay at conference location.

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:

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

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:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its website FAQs for electronic signatures on the powers of attorney (POAs).

NCBFAA customs broker and freight forwarder members with operations on the Southern Border did their best to navigate three days of protests on April 11-13 impacting commercial traffic at the Texas Port of Hidalgo/Pharr.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on April 14 said it identified 10 additional Russian and Belarusian aircraft that were identified as possibly violating Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

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:

Registrations to attend the NCBFAA’s 49th Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona, have far exceeded our expectations and the projected attendance is anticipated to be back to pre-pandemic levels.

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).

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 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which was signed into law Dec. 23, 2021, established a rebuttable presumption that the importation of any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, or produced by an entity on a list required by clause (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the Act, is prohibited by Section 307 of the 1930 Tariff Act entry of these items into the U.S. This rebuttable presumption goes into effect June 21.

NCBFAA has submitted comments to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) responding to the agency’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding the regulation of demurrage and detention billing requirements for ocean common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its latest Monthly Update Briefing on Blockchain. Learn the latest CBP activities involving Blockchain and future information technologies here.