Monday Morning eBriefing

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on March 23 announced it will reinstate certain previously granted and extended product exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation.

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: 

Our Congressional Members may be overwhelmed by the demands of the day, but that doesn’t mean NCBFAA members should delay personally contacting these lawmakers to let them know just how important the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (H.R. 4186) is to our industry and the urgency to make this legislation permanent in the U.S. Bankruptcy Law.

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:

Meet Gabriel Rodriguez, President of A Customs Brokers in Doral, FL. He has been a member of the NCBFAA for the last few years. Find out more on www.ncbfaa.org. #Customs #Forwarders #Brokers #Trade #US #Florida

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is continuing to roll out of its ACE Truck Manifest Modernization. On Jan. 30, the agency began the multi-release deployment of Enhancements to ACE Truck Manifest – Phase 2, also known as ACE Truck Manifest Modernization (TMM). The first deployment took place at the port of Brownsville, TX, and the second deployment occurred on March 13 at the port of Buffalo, NY.

NCBFAA is delighted and honored to announce that Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus will deliver the May 4 luncheon keynote in-person during the 49th NCBFAA Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona.

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.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 18 announced a partnership with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to enhance access to a 49-acre “pop up” site to accept either dry agricultural or refrigerated containers for temporary storage at NWSA in Seattle to reduce operational hurdles and costs, making it so they can more quickly be loaded on ships at the export terminals.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is making three enhancements to its debt management processes to increase transparency and access to information for debtors and sureties.

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.

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 March 25.

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:

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 NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI) is proud to announce that Travis Lintelman, an export compliance specialist with UPS, has been awarded this year’s NEI CES Scholarship.

Our Congressional Members may be overwhelmed by the demands of the day, but that doesn’t mean NCBFAA members should delay personally contacting these lawmakers to let them know just how important the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (H.R. 4186) is to our industry and the urgency to make this legislation permanent in the U.S. Bankruptcy Law.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told members of the trade during an ACE biweekly call on March 17 that the agency is putting a hold on all goods covered by the recently announced U.S. sanctions against Russia.

NCBFAA expresses its sincerest condolences to the family and colleagues of Edward S. Kaplan, president of Revere, Massachusetts-based OCEANAIR, Inc., who passed away March 14. He was 75.

Cyber incidents are on the rise, and they test the resiliency of every American business, especially those involved in international trade like customs brokers and freight forwarders.

The Biden Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on March 15 announced the launch of a major supply chain initiative, Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW), to help speed up delivery times and reduce consumer costs.