Monday Morning eBriefing

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.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Sept. 16 announced a public consultation process in advance of the joint review of the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) on July 1, 2026.

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 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Sept. 15 announced that it is seeking public comment on whether any of the exclusions in effect in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation warrant further extension.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday, Sept. 15, sent a reminder to the customs broker industry that pursuant to the July 23 General Notice (90 FR 34665) that it will adjust certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2026, starting Oct. 1.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently soliciting for a Centralized Examination Station (CES) in the Port of Atlanta, Georgia. Applications for the CES will be accepted for 60 days, starting Sept. 15 to Nov. 14.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., are closely monitoring the Supreme Court’s Sept. 9 order to take up on an expedited schedule, two of the court challenges to the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, as well as association inroads made with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill during NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 9, requesting support for advance notification and transparency related to imposed tariffs. The committee and counsel also continue to track the latest CBP IEEPA tariff guidance and provide updates to NCBFAA members as soon as they’re received.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday, Sept. 12, published an updated list of qualified parties who are eligible to pay duties on international mail shipments, as per Executive Order 14324 of July 30, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect Aug. 29. The Executive Order effectively ended de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for all shipments entering the U.S., including via international mail.