Monday Morning eBriefing

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 Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has now launched Self-Registration for the eFiling Product Registry voluntary stage. This allows importers and customs brokers to participate in the program ahead of the mandatory eFiling date of July 1, 2026.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Dynasty Freight Consolidator and Hubbard Express Air Freight & Delivery, 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!

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminded the trade that merchandise that is the subject of a warehouse entry shall be sent to a bonded warehouse except for merchandise for which an immediate withdrawal is filed or merchandise which is designated for examination elsewhere than at the warehouse.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will expand the use of unannounced inspections of foreign facilities that produce food, medicines, and medical devices for the U.S. market. Currently, 90% of the foreign inspections are pre-announced.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo points out several recent CBP FAQs for Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs and de minimis of interest, as well as other additional sources of tariff information.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on May 1 initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notified the trade that on May 15 with the 2 p.m. ET ACE deployment that it will enforce a new validation requiring Supplemental Manifest information when submitting to the Export Manifest email inbox.

The State Department Office of Marine Conservation has notified Congress that beginning June 1, 2025, wild-caught shrimp from Peru will be prohibited from import into the U.S. The ban will apply to wild-caught shrimp from Peru with a Date of Export of June 1, 2025, or thereafter.

Both USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture inspectors are stepping up enforcement of the wood-packaging standards for both imported and exported products.

NCBFAA in a May 7 letter to Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Louis Sola asked the commission to promptly issue an industry advisory or other guidance underscoring that NVOCCs are not the party responsible for demurrage charges accrued because of tariff-related issues for imports.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the Drawback Error Dictionary, validation FD07 - DRAWBACK NOT ALLOWED FOR HTS, to include additional tariff numbers.

The White House released a top-line summary of its proposed FY2026 budget May 2, calling for steep cuts to many agencies. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought said the budget seeks to refocus and streamline the agencies and eliminating duplicative or unnecessary functions.

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated 2 license type codes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR), Appendix F. Freight forwarders who use their own or third-party systems may want to check to confirm if any updates may be necessary.

To help ACE users take full advantage of ACE Reports functionality, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will present a monthly series of four ACE Reports informational webinars starting May 21. CBP will also provide a separate virtual office hour session the day after each webinar to provide additional support for users who have follow-up questions.

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

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Delta Express CHB, which has recently joined our association. We're so excited to have this firm join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!

As reported by International Trade Today on May 5, Lisa Beth Brown has been picked as the new Acting Director of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade Relations. Laurie Dempsey has also been named Acting Deputy Director of CBP’s Office of Trade Relations.

he NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., to assist our customs brokers members to navigate the IEEPA tariffs has provided the following educational and informational documents and CBP guidance related to the May 2 elimination of de minimis for products from China and Hong Kong and the presidential changes to the IEEPA tariffs for auto part imports.