Monday Morning eBriefing

NCBFAA on July 1 responded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recent request for comments regarding on Commerce Supply Chain Risk Assessment and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Supply Chains.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) AD/CVD Policy Branch on July 15 at 2 p.m. ET will host it Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) Certification Requirements Webinar: Navigating AD/CVD Certification Requirements.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently published its first quarterly update of the boycott Requester List which notifies companies, financial institutions, freight forwarders, individuals, and other U.S. persons of potential sources of certain boycott-related requests that they may receive during the regular course of business.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 3 published several guidance CSMSs involving the Section 301 China Product Exclusions Extension and for recent revocation and suspension involving imports related to Section 232 duties.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Export Enforcement on July 1 released an updated version of “Don’t Let This Happen to You!,” a compendium of case examples highlighting BIS criminal and administrative enforcement efforts.

More than 500 NCBFAA members attended an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Trade Outreach session hosted by the NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) on June 27.

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) on June 29 announced that close to 10,000 workers at CN and CPKC have voted to reauthorize strikes at both companies, if negotiated settlements cannot be reached.

NCBFAA submitted comments to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in response to the agency’s request for comments published in the June 10 Federal Register regarding an extension of the final rule for Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Apex Trade Solutions, Chic Freight Forwarding, FloraTrace, Global Customs Brokers, Pilotfisch, Worldnet International, and Your Customs Broker and More which have recently joined our association.

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

Bill Flegenheimer, founder and CEO of Flegenheimer International, passed away June 23, surrounded by his loving family. He was 80.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee AD/CVD Working group has created an AD/CVD Toolkit in the Member section of the NCBFAA website.

NCBFAA Representatives recently attended, through our association membership in IFCBA, conferences in Australia and the World Customs Organization's headquarters in Brussels.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published this Federal Register notice to advise the import industry about that the quarterly IRS interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will soon decommission ePermits. As a result, all current permittees must apply and establish an account with APHIS eFile.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Moore Compliance and Trade Services, New Life Health Care Services, and Phoenix Customhouse Broker which have recently joined our association.

A group of nearly 160 trade associations, including NCBFAA, sent a letter to President Biden on June 25 encouraging the administration to engage with the parties to get them back to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

he USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) team briefed the NCBFAA Board and Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) members during the June 20 PGA Day, calling the March 19 electronic organic certificate rollout a success.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on June 28 published its adjusted civil monetary penalties for 2024, in accordance with the 2015 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act.

If you are active in your local customs broker and forwarder association but never attended an NCBFAA annual conference such as the upcoming Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 22-24 before, you may be eligible for a discounted registration through the Emerging Leaders Mentor Program (ELMP).