Monday Morning eBriefing

NCBFAA Customs Committee Chair-Emeritus and Past President Mary Jo Muoio represented the association via her leadership role in the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) by participating in the World Customs Organization (WCO) Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) in Brussels the week of June 24.

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 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a proposed security program change to the Certified Cargo Screening Standard Security Program (CCSSSP). The proposed change will be posted for a 30-day notice and comment period, ending July 31.

The NCBFAA Legislative Committee is closely monitoring proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act which is currently making its way through Congress.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are actively testing the various scenarios surrounding processing Port of Entry Changes through ACE and encourage trade to continue testing in CERT.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the exemption for “ancient engines” in non-road vehicles. An ‘ancient engine’ is defined as an engine first manufactured at least 21 years that is still in its original configuration, subject to 40CFR 1068.315(i).

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) has announced its commodity-specific, educational webinars for August.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published an updated ABI Software Vendors List.

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 6 announced the selection of 39 stakeholders to participate in the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP), as provided for under Section 481 of the Homeland Security Act, 2002.

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee hopes that both the ILWU Canada and BCMEA, as well as UPS and the Teamsters, resolve their labor contract disputes quickly to prevent undue harm to the American economy and supply chain.

If your company's 401(k) is turning in lackluster performance or employees seem dissatisfied with the current offering, it may be time to consider switching 401(k) providers.

The Green Trade Forum will convene key government officials and industry leaders to advance climate mitigation, supply chain resilience, and environmentally beneficial innovation in the international trade arena, enhance dialogue about best practices and inform the implementation of CBP’s Green Trade Strategy.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted new frequently asked questions and additional tools to provide industry with more information about the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Food Traceability Rule.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the ACE CATAIR Error Dictionary V29 to include a revised description of the B22 Error: Entry Summary to Entry Port Mismatch.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2308 was created on June 30 and contains 855 ABI records and 178 harmonized tariff records.

Register today for the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 10-12 to secure your place at this conference and make your voice heard loud and clear on regulations and legislation that impact the customs brokerage, freight forwarding and NVOCC industry in the U.S.

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 Compass Forwarding, Platton, and Sea Trade Customs Brokerage which have recently joined our association.

NCBFAA Officers and Committee leaders met with Acting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Troy Miller and his team at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 30 to discuss an array of pertinent regulatory issues.