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Monday Morning eBriefing

The Monday Morning eBriefing is a members-only digital newsletter which provides up-to-date and informative news on regulatory and legislative matters important to customs brokers, freight forwarders, and NVOCCs. It’s published every Monday at 6 a.m. ET.

Top News This Week 

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story

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  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story
  • BIS Rescinds Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule that was issued on Jan. 15, 2025, and was take effect May 15, 2025. BIS does plan to publish a regulation that will formalize the rescission of the existing rule, as well as issue a replacement rule in the future.
    Full story
  • Consolidated Screening List Functionality

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration has posted a notice on its webpage stating the agency is aware of an issue with the Consolidated Screening List’s Application Programming Interface (API) functionality, which includes the CSL search engine.
    Full story
  • Census to Update AESDirect to Display PGA Records

    May 15, 2025
    The Census Bureau on May 20 will update AESDirect to allow for the visibility to all Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements that have been integrated in AESDirect.
    Full story
  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
    Full story
  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.
    Full story
  • CPSC Makes It Easier to Get on Board Product Registry for E-Filing

    May 15, 2025
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has now launched Self-Registration for the eFiling Product Registry voluntary stage. This allows importers and customs brokers to participate in the program ahead of the mandatory eFiling date of July 1, 2026.
    Full story
  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    May 15, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Dynasty Freight Consolidator and Hubbard Express Air Freight & Delivery, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!
    Full story
  • CBP Provides Facility Requirements for Bonded Warehouse Entries

    May 15, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminded the trade that merchandise that is the subject of a warehouse entry shall be sent to a bonded warehouse except for merchandise for which an immediate withdrawal is filed or merchandise which is designated for examination elsewhere than at the warehouse.
    Full story
  • FDA to Expand Unannounced Inspections of Foreign Facilities

    May 15, 2025
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will expand the use of unannounced inspections of foreign facilities that produce food, medicines, and medical devices for the U.S. market. Currently, 90% of the foreign inspections are pre-announced.
    Full story

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  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story
  • BIS Rescinds Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule that was issued on Jan. 15, 2025, and was take effect May 15, 2025. BIS does plan to publish a regulation that will formalize the rescission of the existing rule, as well as issue a replacement rule in the future.
    Full story
  • Consolidated Screening List Functionality

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration has posted a notice on its webpage stating the agency is aware of an issue with the Consolidated Screening List’s Application Programming Interface (API) functionality, which includes the CSL search engine.
    Full story
  • Census to Update AESDirect to Display PGA Records

    May 15, 2025
    The Census Bureau on May 20 will update AESDirect to allow for the visibility to all Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements that have been integrated in AESDirect.
    Full story
  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
    Full story

Customs

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story
  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
    Full story
  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.
    Full story
  • CPSC Makes It Easier to Get on Board Product Registry for E-Filing

    May 15, 2025
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has now launched Self-Registration for the eFiling Product Registry voluntary stage. This allows importers and customs brokers to participate in the program ahead of the mandatory eFiling date of July 1, 2026.
    Full story
  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    May 15, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Dynasty Freight Consolidator and Hubbard Express Air Freight & Delivery, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!
    Full story

Freight & Transport

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story
  • BIS Rescinds Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule that was issued on Jan. 15, 2025, and was take effect May 15, 2025. BIS does plan to publish a regulation that will formalize the rescission of the existing rule, as well as issue a replacement rule in the future.
    Full story
  • Consolidated Screening List Functionality

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration has posted a notice on its webpage stating the agency is aware of an issue with the Consolidated Screening List’s Application Programming Interface (API) functionality, which includes the CSL search engine.
    Full story
  • Census to Update AESDirect to Display PGA Records

    May 15, 2025
    The Census Bureau on May 20 will update AESDirect to allow for the visibility to all Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements that have been integrated in AESDirect.
    Full story
  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
    Full story