Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Development and Deployment Schedule.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on Nov. 12 resumed contract negotiations with the hope of completing a new contract before the contract extension expires on Jan, 15. However, the ILA has once again walked away from the bargaining table after a day and a half over the issue of automation and technology. Meanwhile, striking Canadian dockworkers ordered back to work.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a notice outlining additional modifications that genetically modified plants can have and qualify for exemption from regulation.

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

NCBFAA has developed a list of questions and answers (Q&A) based on feedback from the association’s July 25 webinar, “The Lay of the Land of the FMC.”

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) sought clarification from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the application of the Russian seafood sanctions to basket HTS categories on the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list of banned seafood products of Russian origin.

NCBFAA on Nov. 8 formally submitted a request to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Office of the General Counsel seeking a legal opinion on specific aspects of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) and the FMC’s May 2024 Final Rule on Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements.

NCBFAA Air Freight Subcommittee Chair Donna Mullins will participate on a panel highlighting regulatory and business challenges for the U.S. air cargo industry during TIACA Air Cargo Forum 2024 in Miami on Nov. 12.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just received final approval from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to begin the final stage of implementing the eFiling initiative. The OMB approval will allow CPSC to publish the final rule to provide for full implementation of eFiling in 2025, as planned.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on Oct. 30 determined that no U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam subject to the Department of Commerce’s 2024 AD/CVD preliminary determination. The Commission’s vote was 2-1, with the fourth ITC Commissioner not participating.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement rejections for vague cargo descriptions in the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) effective 12 p.m. ET on Nov. 12.

The Federal Maritime Commission on Nov. 5 opened a 15-day comment period for members of the public to comment in response to a newly filed vessel sharing agreement between Ocean Network Express (ONE), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), and Yang Ming Marine Transportation (Yang Ming).

The USDA National Organics Program (NOP) is working with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to remove AMS flags on 1,700 HTS subheadings.

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comments on proposed adjustments to user fees for veterinary services, including those related to the import and export of live animals and animal products.

Import Control System 2 (ICS2) is a new EU Customs security and safety program designed to enhance the security of the global supply chain and modernize Customs processes, as an upgrade to the current ENS filing requirement. During this webinar on Nov. 14 from 1-2 p.m. ET, attendees will learn from Trade Tech executives Tom Lloyd, Ken Ortloff, and Jeff Norton about how ICS2 impacts your business.

On Dec. 1, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will implement Phase VII of the Lacey Act for an expanded list of products that contain plant or wood products. The Lacey Act declaration requires the country where the plant/wood component was harvested and the genus/species of the plant product.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome B.T. Mac and OnPoint Trade Services which have recently joined our association.

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

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

CBFAA’s Transportation Counsel Venable LLP sent a supplemental request for clarification to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Office of General Counsel (OGC) last month regarding the Detention and Demurrage rule (D&D). This request builds on the D&D clarification request the association sent to the OGC earlier this year.