Monday Morning eBriefing

A Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) final rule, effective March 21, imposes license requirements on exports, reexports, and in-country transfers of items subject to the EAR, when a party to the transaction is on one of the 14 OFAC SDN-related programs.

The NCBFAA Legislative Committee has outlined its legislative priorities for the Second Session of the 118th Congress which includes the 21st Century Customs Framework and Modernization, Section 321 De Minimis, Land Port of Entry Fund (LPOE), and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) reinstatement.

The funding package that is expected to pass Congress later this week adds $19,968,000 in funding for DHS to detect and detain goods produced with forced labor over the amount in last year’s budget.

For more than 50 years, Darrell J. Sekin Jr. had the reputation as a small business pioneer who operated one of the most respected customs brokers in the United States. Sekin passed away Saturday, March 23, at the age of 74.

Candice Sider, Vice Chair of the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB), during a March 21 hearing before Canada’s Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) testified that the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) should delay its May 13 “big bang” implementation of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system to October 2024 until “design flaws” are sufficiently resolved.

The rollout of the new USDA Organics Import regulation occurred March 19 and most customs brokers seemed to be well-prepared.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently deployed to the ACE Certification (CERT) Environment an update that requires the Facilities Information and Resource Management System (FIRMS) code when arriving an in-bond for Non-Air.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published its final rule in the March 18 Federal Register on investigating claims of antidumping and countervailing duty evasion.

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

Organic shipments departing to the U.S. on that date must be associated with an NOP Import Certificate generated in the USDA Organic Integrity Database by a USDA-accredited Certifier.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Arpin International Group, Joe Shipping & Logistics, Nav Global, and Tariffly which have recently joined our association.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided guidance explaining the process and roles and responsibilities of both the agency and customs brokers on how to facilitate—to the extent possible—the importation, entry, and entry summary process in the event of a cybersecurity incident affecting a broker.

Special Early Bird registration pricing to attend NCBFAA’s 51st Annual Conference at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa on April 14-17 ended Friday, March 15, but there is still availability to attend this important industry event.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently deployed the key updates for trade users in the modernized ACE Portal.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas praised European Union (EU) leaders for adopting a regulation that will prohibit products made with forced labor from be sold in the EU market.

Association members of the North American Customs Brokers Alliance (NACBA) have expressed “deep concern” over the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) approach to implementing the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system in May 2024.

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

It has been a long time coming, but after years of lobbying House and Senate lawmakers on Capitol Hill the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) will now become codified into law.

A large group of business leaders, including numerous NCBFAA customs broker and freight forwarder members, participated in the City of Laredo’s March 4-6 Capitol Hill Fly-in, during which they met with Congressional members and various federal agencies to highlight the urgent needs for the Laredo trade community.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Anytime Logistics, ARC Customs Brokers, Haulmaster Logistics, T-Link Logistics, and Valley Worldwide Logistics Solutions which have recently joined our association.