Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) ACE Exports Truck X12- 385 Customs Consist Implementation Guide (IG). Specifically, the update implements the usage in M1306 to “M.”

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

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 June 24 announced the indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for imports valued at $800 or less arriving through the international postal network by regulation, effective July 24.

The Census Bureau has updated Schedule B, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), and HTS Codes that are not valid for the Automated Export System (AES) to reflect changes made to the July 1, 2026 codes. There will be a 30-day grace period beyond the June 30 expiration date in which the outdated codes will be accepted. However, reporting an outdated code after the grace period will result in a fatal error.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations will hold a webinar, Introduction to Biological Material Importation: USDA Regulations, on Monday, July 20, at 12 p.m. ET. This webinar, presented by CBP’s Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison (APTL) and a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Veterinary Medical Officer, will provide an overview of regulatory authority, guidelines, and the import process for biological material requirements. Participants will learn about key regulations, import procedures, and resources available from CBP and USDA to ensure safe importation.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing to revise the Certification of Admissibility (COA) form and require electronic submission of a Message Set at entry. Comments will be accepted until Aug. 24. The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) is seeking further information from NMFS on the proposed changes.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 2 provided updated guidance to the trade on warehouse entries and warehouse withdrawals filed on Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) declarations. Effective July 7, CBP said warehouse entries (Entry Types 21 and 22) will no longer be accepted on a CAPE Declaration. Warehouse entries that are submitted on a CAPE declaration will be rejected with the existing ENTRY TYPE NOT ALLOWED error message.

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 Wednesday, July 8, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will launch mandatory e-filing of CPSC certificate data in ACE –- a long-anticipated event for the trade. We know many importers are not fully ready. Some have started the CPSC Product Registry process but are still working through it. Others have thus far chosen not to register in the Product Registry. As a result, customs brokers can expect to be entering the certificate data into the full CPSC message set for many of their importer clients — at least initially.

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 Commerce Department’s Bureau Industry and Security (BIS) Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security on June 29 started an investigation under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Act to determine the effects on the national security of imports of anthracite coal. For the purposes of this investigation, anthracite coal encompasses products classified under HTSUS code 2701.11.0000 (Anthracite Coal) and 2701.12.0010 (Metallurgical Bituminous Coal).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a Federal Register notice announcing certain modifications and a clarification to the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test pertaining to the processing of post-summary corrections (PSCs) and the payment of increases in estimated duties, taxes, and fees resulting from a PSC.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Bridgeway International Services, Cotransa, Kronos Logistics India Pvt Ltd., Larry Germi, Inc. dba LG Cargo Clearances, SMN Global Logistics 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) in a July 1 update to the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) reported that $104.29 billion in both potential and certified IEEPA tariff refunds have been accepted for processing in the agency’s Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) Phase 1 in ACE since April 20.

U.S. trade negotiators from the White House on July 1 told their USMCA counterparts – Canada and Mexico – that the trilateral trade agreement will not be renewed in its current form. As previously announced, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) officials will meet with Mexico the week of July 20 for a third round of bilateral negotiations related to the USMCA joint review.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a final rule to change the definition of shellfish to include squid, cuttlefish, octopus, and other cephalopods. Since shellfish are exempt from FWS regulation, this change will reduce regulatory requirements and costs for importers and exporters of squid and other cephalopods.

It is with profound sadness that NCBFAA notifies our membership of the passing of XTheta Founder, Derek John Stevens, on June 25. He was 79. Derek built a decades-long career supplying many U.S. customs brokerages with ABI software.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 1 made available to the trade its updated Cargo Release Condition Codes document. Specifically, the update pertains to the deployment of the Inactive for Entry Purposes Status for Importer Records Following Entry Filing Activity. This update was deployed to the ACE Certification environment on June 30 and will be deployed to the Production environment on July 14.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2614 was created on June 30, 2026, and contains 310 harmonized tariff records and 1287 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records. HSU 2614 contains the Spring 2026 484(f) HTS Updates.