Monday Morning eBriefing

The update includes updated FZ10 record descriptions for received quantity and clarifying information as to which Modes of Transportation actions codes L & M apply to.

An updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule has been posted to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website.

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

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Kamino Air Import Corp., Pinpoint Global Logistics, Rogue Motor Freight, Scott Ryan Allman, Texas International Freight, and Trans American Customs Brokers which have recently joined our association.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee has reached out to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the anticipated filing requirements for select aluminum importations. So that CBP can prepare training outreach, the agency would like to hear what questions our members have.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee continues to monitor the implementation of the Customs Broker Modernization Regulations which took effect Dec. 19, 2022. To assist with this transition, the committee has generated this list of answers to frequently asked questions for members to reference.

NCBFAA joined 238 national, state, and local trade associations by signing a letter that was sent to the White House on Friday, March 24, requesting the Biden Administration to help broker a new West Coast port labor contract between the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a reminder to the trade that the agency is not receiving arrival information for all ACE entries with FDA data.

NCBFAA President Jose D. (J.D.) Gonzalez submitted comments to the Federal Register in response to NOAA Fisheries-NMFS’ proposed rule to strengthen and expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), urging NMFS “to rethink this proposal” since “it upends longstanding commercial practices, impacts the flow of trade and alters the meaning of customs law – with no measurable improvement in SIMP supply chain tracking.”

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

MoCRA strengthens the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over cosmetic products. This represents the most significant expansion of FDA’s authority over cosmetics since the original enactment of the Food & Drug Cosmetic Act of 1938 (FD&C Act).

The NCBFAA Legislative Committee wholeheartedly thanks the continued work by our members and affiliate associations to lobby more Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA).

Customs and Border Protection has posted this agenda for its 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit to be held in Boston on April 17-19.

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

Con-Tra America Corp. is a freight forwarding, logistics, and consultancy company based in Somerset, New Jersey. With roots starting in Italy and branching to the U.K. and U.S., we specialize in domestic and international shipments, import and export consultation, warehousing and logistics support, custom brokerage, and cargo liability insurance.

Thanks for all those who have registered and for making this year’s NCBFAA 50th Annual Conference Golden Jubilee in New Orleans one of the largest and best ever! As we anticipated, registration space for this event has now sold out.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Damon Piatek who has recently joined our association.

The NCBFAA Export Compliance Subcommittee’s Vehicle Export Working Group (VEWG) continues to meet and discuss experiences that participants have with the pilot.

In a final rule published in the March 20 Federal Register, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) changed the language in the Shipping Act that governs potential liability of a violator by adding the phrase “or, in addition to or in lieu of a civil penalty, is liable for the refund of a charge” immediately after the term civil penalty.

NCBFAA marked 126 years of service to the customs broker and freight forwarder industry on March 22, although the association celebrated with fanfare its quasquicentennial, or 125th anniversary, last year.