Monday Morning eBriefing

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled Sept. 25 that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) did not violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) rulemaking requirements and adequately responded to significant public comments expressing concern regarding modifications to Lists 3 and 4A tariffs of Section 301 for China products.

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 Logistics Worldwide USA, 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!

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) is soliciting applications to operate a Centralized Examination Station (CES) for Miami International Airport. Application must be received by the agency no later than 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 23.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 22 provided updated guidance as it relates the July 30 Executive Order 14324, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect on Aug. 29. The EO said de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) will no longer be available for shipments entering into the U.S. not covered by 50 U.S.C. § 1702(b), including those entering through international mail.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently released an enhancement in the ACE Certification (CERT) environment to increase the maximum number of entry summaries on a statement from 2,000 to 9,999. CBP plans to deploy this enhancement in the ACE Production (PROD) environment on Oct. 7.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 30 will update the ACE Secure Data Portal to support electronic refund transactions, in accordance with presidential Executive Order 14247. “The enhancements will enable authorized trade users to provide U.S. bank information in the ACE Portal, facilitating electronic refunds from CBP via Automated Clearing House (ACH),” CBP said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 24 issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories manufactured in Taiwan by Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd, based on information that reasonably indicates forced labor use.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is conducting a referendum from Oct. 22 to Nov. 12, 2025, for eligible first handlers and importers to vote on whether the Mango Promotion, Research and Information program should continue. In addition, AMS has suspended regulations for imported walnuts to align them with changes to the domestic marketing order.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., this week provide our customs brokers members with a summary of recent tariff-related announcements from the Trump administration, as well as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) IEEPA tariff guidance related the U.S.-Japan trade deal and the latest on the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Section 232 steel and aluminum tariff inclusions process.

Salvage operations continue at the Port of Long Beach at Pier G following the Sept. 9 container incident involving the containership Mississippi. Some container movements are delayed because of this incident, including unaffected containers on the vessel.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it will deploy on Sept. 25 an enhancement in the ACE Production (PROD) environment to enable reporting of bonds amounts with up to 10 digits for the Importer/Bond Query.

NCBFAA sent a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on Sept. 17, urging the Trump Administration to prioritize import and export processing as “essential” government functions in the event of a federal government shutdown.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 18 released its upcoming schedule in which it will hear oral arguments on Nov. 5 related to two pending cases challenging the legality of the issuance of President Trump's IEEPA tariffs. The two cases are Learning Resources, Inc. et al. v. Trump, President of U.S., et al. (No. 24-1287) and Trump, President of U.S., et al. v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al. (No. 25-250).

Learn more about the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) certificate e-filing initiative at a September 24 CPSC-hosted virtual "Office Hours" session from 2-3 p.m. ET.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a food alert on frozen shrimp from an Indonesian firm after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered several international food shipping containers that contained unusual levels of cesium-137 (Cs-137).

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 PROLOGIX, Roll & Harris, Starboard Systems, and Tampa Auto Parts Export, which has 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!

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Sept. 15 invited public comments regarding foreign barriers to U.S. exports of goods and services and U.S. foreign direct investment for inclusion in the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report.