Monday Morning eBriefing

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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published Version 14 of the EPA Supplemental Guide.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Atlas International Customshouse Brokers and Kargosmart Global USA which have recently joined our association.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its latest updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encourages all importers, customs brokers, carriers, and other trade community users of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to take the 2023 ACE Customer Satisfaction Survey.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Altana, Cargo Logistics Network Co., Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, and Lone Star Integrated Distribution which have recently joined our association.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notified the trade on Aug. 29 that Immediate Delivery (ID) is available in the Certification Environment for testing.

Koverly, a global B2B payments solution providing payment flexibility alongside reduced foreign exchange rates, introduces the only buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution to give a 30-day extension on FX payments at no cost to the buyer or seller.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing a new resource, Preparing for the FDA Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP), to help importers who want to participate in the program.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on Aug. 31 announced that the membership overwhelmingly voted (approximately 75 percent) to ratify the new contract with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The new six-year deal expires July 1, 2028.

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

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 Sept. 10-12 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., is almost here and offers attendees an action-packed schedule of legislative and regulatory topics addressed by leading Capitol Hill staff, federal agency officials, and industry experts.

NCBFAA responded to the draft Guidance Document published in the Federal Register by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA invited comments on the draft Guidance issued in August to explain the requirements for cosmetic product facility registrations and product listings, as mandated by the Modernization of the Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting will be held on Sept. 20 from 1-5 p.m. ET.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and Trade Compliance (TC) programs have received lots of inquiries regarding the Portal transition.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) on Sept. 26, 1-2 p.m. ET, will host a free webinar in which a group of three exporters and their international trade advisors will discuss tips for export success.

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 Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in an Aug. 28 Federal Register notice proposed a rule to revise aspects of the process to request exclusions from the duties and quantitative limitations on aluminum and steel imports discussed in five previous BIS interim final rules.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Automated Export System (AES) response message 97H-Shipment on Hold.