Monday Morning eBriefing

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has rolled out a new Facebook page as a complement its social media presence on Twitter and LinkedIn and offer additional opportunities to share information and engage with industry stakeholders.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) requests public comments regarding areas and priorities for U.S. and European Union export control cooperation to help inform the work of the U.S-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Export Control Working Group.

Americans for Free Trade (AFT), a broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs which includes NCBFAA, sent a letter on Dec. 1 to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), as well as House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3) and Ranking Member Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), ahead of the Subcommittee on Trade’s upcoming hearing regarding U.S. competitiveness with China.

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.

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 has been made aware of Importer Security Filings (ISF) which received liquidated damages that were issued for the HTS not matching between the ISF and the entry. The examples we have seen had the first two digits for the chapter, but that was all.

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:

There is still hope that the GSP and the MTB will be extended this year. Stakeholders in Congress and the private sector made several statements over the last week regarding the GSP and MTB programs.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing changes to the requirements for importing horses. The Nov. 29 proposed rule is intended to better align APHIS regulations with international standards and allow more flexibility for both APHIS and the trade. The proposed changes include:

USDA’s Animal and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a final rule to remove restrictions which prohibit the import of live goats and sheep from countries at risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie. The agency based its decision on internally accepted scientific literature. In addition, APHIS is adding import restrictions for certain wild, zoological, or other non-bovine ruminant species. The changes will take effect on Jan. 3, 2022.

The National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Center has launched a public awareness campaign to enhance health and safety during the holidays, especially while shopping.

The ports of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach announced the postponement of their “Container Dwell Fee” until Nov. 29. The fee was previously set to take effect on Monday, Nov. 22.

Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2113 was created on Nov. 23 and contains 2552 ABI records and 619 Harmonized Tariff Records, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.

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) on Nov. 22 hosted a change of command ceremony to formally instate Cheryl Davies, formerly Assistant Port Director of Passenger Operations, as Port Director for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) overseeing Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS), and John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Ontario, Palm Springs, San Bernardino, Victorville and Van Nuys user fee and international air cargo operations.

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 USDA’s Agricultural Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Nov. 22 announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has stopped certification of all potatoes from Prince Edward Island due to recent detections of potato wart in two separate potato fields.

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:

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:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) provided emergency protocols in response to the flood situation in British Columbia, Canada, last week.