Monday Morning eBriefing

The tool provides an overview of all the active Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) with concise descriptions of their mission and key requirements for imports with links to forms, contacts, and resources for importers and customs brokers.

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

How safe is your port? That is a key question being explored by a joint public/private research team that is embarking on a research project looking into port maritime cybersecurity.

Every year the IRS wants to know exactly how much compensation workers have received from their employer, including how much income, Social Security, or Medicare tax was withheld, the value of any benefits provided, and other important financial information.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on May 9 posted an updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule to its website.

Thanks to so many of our members who reached out after the NCBFAA Annual Conference to their Members of Congress seeking support for H.R. 1453, the Customs Business Fairness Act. We are pleased to announce that the co-sponsor list for this bill keeps growing as a result!

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the ACE Currency Exchange Rates enhancement will be deployed to the ACE Production environment (PROD) on June 10, and the agency will subsequently retire the ACS Currency Exchange Rates.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Carlos A. Lastra Customshouse Broker, Lineage Freight Forwarding, and TradeAlly which have recently joined our association.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) participated in the Regulatory Agency Committee's (RAC) May meeting, providing updates on items of interest.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to continuously improve the experience of its customs broker license exam, has asked for individuals who took the exam on April 26 to share their experiences.

As part of an ongoing effort to monitor regulatory developments of interest and impact to the NCBFAA membership, Lydia Childre of Venable LLP provides this brief update to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s circumvention investigation of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) for solar cells and modules completed in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, using parts and components from China.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided this Broker Permit Reporting Capabilities in Modernized ACE Resource page for customs brokers.

The Court of International Trade recently found in favor of the U.S. Government that the imposition of the section 301 tariffs on Lists 3 and 4 was legally and procedurally appropriate.

The U.S. Census Bureau issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NRPM) in the May 3 Federal Register which includes the addition of new data element Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Category XXI Determination Number and corrective changes to its Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking individuals from the industry who are interested in serving on the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) to apply for membership.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has asked the trade to try out the now live “Ask ACE chatbot” on the CBP ACE homepage.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made available an updated version of the Trade-External ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process Document, Version 11.0.

The forum will include members of the trade industry, NGOs, research and academic experts, and government personnel to solicit and share ideas related to green trade innovation, incentivization of clean and sustainable supply chains, and trade decarbonization.

More than 70 trade associations sent the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership a letter on May 2 asking for clarification regarding rail storage fees charged as part of the through international ocean transportation.

The document is a tool for USPPIs and freight forwarders which includes responsibilities of the USPPI, links to government agencies, and a checklist for USPPIs.