Monday Morning eBriefing

The latest stopgap legislation was broken down into two bills. The first provides funding to federal agencies involved with agriculture, energy, transportation, military building projects, veterans support, and housing and urban development, as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through Jan. 19. All other federal agencies are covered by a second stopgap bill that runs through Feb. 2.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome IBI Customs Services and Pioneer International which have recently joined our association,

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries) surprised the trade community by announcing it’s withdrawing a proposed rule to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP).

The 2023 Annual Conference was an incredible success, resulting in sold-out hotel rooms, exhibit booths, and conference space. This overwhelming response underscores the growing popularity of this industry leading NCBFAA event.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issues redelivery notices requiring goods to be redelivered for re-exportation or destruction. Some customs brokers and importers are confused about when CBP will liquidate the entry for redelivered or destroyed merchandise with a refund, or when the filing of a drawback claim would be required to be made for the importer to obtain a refund of the duties paid.

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

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance announcing a 6-month delay of the facility registration and product listing requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Oct. 31 published a proposed rule under TSCA Section 6 to ban most uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), a solvent used widely in industrial, commercial and consumer applications, including vapor and aerosol degreasing, HFC production, lubricants, adhesives, sealants, among other uses.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a series of very useful YouTube videos on importing FDA-regulated products.

In collaboration with the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), Oxford Economics on Nov. 9 unveiled a report exploring the repercussions of Congress withdrawing China's Permanent Normal Trade Relation (PNTR) status and implementing heightened tariffs on all Chinese imports.

If you haven’t done so already, order your copy of the newly published Power of Attorney (POA) Handbook (Fourth Edition) from NCBFAA today.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Nov. 7 the selection of 50 stakeholders to participate in the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP), as provided for under Section 481 of the Homeland Security Act, 2002.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has rescheduled its Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy in Washington, D.C., to March 27-29. The conference had originally been planned for Nov. 28-30.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will hold the 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 26-28, 2024.

NCBFAA President Jose D. (JD) Gonzalez was elected to fill the position of Vice President for the North American Region during the International Association of Professional Customs Agents (ASAPRA) meeting in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 7.

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

If a bill that unanimously passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee becomes law, CBP’s Office of Trade would get rid of these job descriptions—Import Specialist, Entry Specialist, National Account Manager, International Trade Specialist, Drawback Specialist and National Import Specialist—and combine those duties all under the job of Global Trade Specialist, ITT reported.

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

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome ASAP Hauling Logistics, BlueX Pay, BlueX Trade, and NTG Air & Ocean which have recently joined our association.

Join us for the 51st NCBFAA Annual Conference at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa on April 14-17, 2024. Our conference registration is now open!