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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 Government Affairs Conference Registration Sold Out

    Jul 25, 2025
    With so much focus these days on trade in Washington, D.C., it’s no surprise that registration to attend this year’s NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9 has now sold out, well before the early bird registration deadline of Aug. 15!
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Latest Articles
 

  • ACE Entry Summary Error Dictionary Updated for Increased HTS Numbers per Entry Summary Line

    Jun 20, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the ACE Entry Summary Dictionary for the June 28 deployment in the ACE Production environment to increase the HTS numbers allowed per entry summary line. This enhancement will enable filers to include up to 16 HTS numbers on one entry summary line, including for Reconciliation and Drawback entry summaries. The current limit is 8 HTS numbers per entry summary line.
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  • First Timers Welcome at 2025 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference

    Jun 20, 2025
    If you are active in your local customs broker and forwarder association but never attended an NCBFAA conference such as the upcoming Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9 before, you may be eligible for a discounted registration through the Emerging Leaders Mentor Program (ELMP).
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  • CBP Laredo Field Office Urges All Inbound Carriers to Utilize QR Code

    Jun 20, 2025
    The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Laredo Field Office in a June 16 notice said several carriers continue to arrive at the Port of Laredo’s World Trade Bridge, Colombia Solidarity Bridge, and Eagle Pass without the mandated QR Code and are impacting crossing/wait times.
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  • CBP Updates to SO70 Output Record in Entry Summary Status Notification

    Jun 20, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the SO70 output record in both the PGA Processing Disposition (Output SO70-Record) in the Entry Summary Status Notification document and in the Record Identifier SO70 (Output) in the ACE Cargo Release SO Status Notification document will be updated to accommodate the increase in HTS codes accepted.
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  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Highlights HTS Update Related to Aluminum and Steel Tariffs

    Jun 13, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., updated our customs broker members regarding the HTS numbers that were removed from the original Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CSMS from June 3 announcing the application of tariffs for imports of aluminum and steel and their derivative products. However, those deleted aluminum and steel HTS numbers were included in the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Federal Register notice of June 12 which stated that household appliances with aluminum and steel content will be subject to Section 232 50% tariffs, effective 12:01 a.m. ET on June 23.
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  • CBP Increases HTS Numbers per Entry Summary Line Starting June 28

    Jun 13, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 28 will deploy an enhancement in the ACE Production environment that will increase the number of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers allowed per entry summary line to 16 HTS numbers from the current limit of eight HTS numbers.
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  • ACE Truck CAMIR New De Minimis Notification Codes

    Jun 13, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notified the trade that the ACE Import Truck Manifest ANSI X12 350 Message Implementation Guide has been updated with new valid disposition codes.
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  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    Jun 13, 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.
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  • CBP Updates Drawback Error Dictionary and CERT Testing

    Jun 13, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the Drawback Error Dictionary for the new ID08 error message. The associated programming changes will be available in the CERT environment on June 16, 2025.
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  • FDA Strongly Encourages Use of ITACS for Notices of Action

    Jun 13, 2025
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) anticipates a reduced capacity to provide hard copy notices of FDA action, such as release notices or sample notices. This will delay receipt of hardcopy FDA notices.
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Legal & Regulatory
 

  • US and EU Reach Trade Deal

    Jul 27, 2025
    According to various news reports, President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, July 27, announced that the U.S. and European Union (EU) have reached a trade deal.
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  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Ongoing Aug 1 Tariff Announcements and Recent US Trade Deals Reached with Indonesia, Japan, and The Philippines

    Jul 25, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. are continuing to track ongoing Aug. 1 tariff announcements from the White House, and the recent trade deals reached with Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines, with the anticipation of others in the days ahead. The Committee will report any related Customs and Border Protection (CBP) guidance to our customs broker members as soon as it’s released by the agency.
    Full story
  • Australia Opens Market Access to US Beef

    Jul 25, 2025
    The U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 24 announced the Australian Government’s decision to open its market to U.S. fresh and frozen beef.
    Full story
  • New Production Deployment Date for SO70 and WO70 Updates Now Sept 6

    Jul 25, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the updated SO70 and WO70 records will be deployed to the ACE PRODUCTION environment on Sept. 6. The code is currently available in CBP’s CERTIFICATION region.
    Full story
  • USDA to Relocate Most Washington, DC-area Staff

    Jul 25, 2025
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is moving ahead with reorganization plans to transfer most of the Washington, D.C.-area USDA staff to five agricultural hubs around the U.S., including Salt Lake City, Utah; Fort Collins, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, Missouri; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Notice to staff about their new assignments will occur over the next few months. The transfers will include more than half of the 4,600 USDA staff who work in the Washington area.
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  • US and EU Reach Trade Deal

    Jul 27, 2025
    According to various news reports, President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, July 27, announced that the U.S. and European Union (EU) have reached a trade deal.
    Full story
  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Ongoing Aug 1 Tariff Announcements and Recent US Trade Deals Reached with Indonesia, Japan, and The Philippines

    Jul 25, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. are continuing to track ongoing Aug. 1 tariff announcements from the White House, and the recent trade deals reached with Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines, with the anticipation of others in the days ahead. The Committee will report any related Customs and Border Protection (CBP) guidance to our customs broker members as soon as it’s released by the agency.
    Full story
  • New Production Deployment Date for SO70 and WO70 Updates Now Sept 6

    Jul 25, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the updated SO70 and WO70 records will be deployed to the ACE PRODUCTION environment on Sept. 6. The code is currently available in CBP’s CERTIFICATION region.
    Full story
  • USDA to Relocate Most Washington, DC-area Staff

    Jul 25, 2025
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is moving ahead with reorganization plans to transfer most of the Washington, D.C.-area USDA staff to five agricultural hubs around the U.S., including Salt Lake City, Utah; Fort Collins, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, Missouri; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Notice to staff about their new assignments will occur over the next few months. The transfers will include more than half of the 4,600 USDA staff who work in the Washington area.
    Full story
  • FDA Guidance on When Importers Can Divulge FFR Numbers

    Jul 25, 2025
    The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) recently received a question from a customs broker member who was attempting to collect a food facility registration (FFR) number from a manufacturer to file prior notice (PN) for an import entry.
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Freight & Transport

  • US and EU Reach Trade Deal

    Jul 27, 2025
    According to various news reports, President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, July 27, announced that the U.S. and European Union (EU) have reached a trade deal.
    Full story
  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Ongoing Aug 1 Tariff Announcements and Recent US Trade Deals Reached with Indonesia, Japan, and The Philippines

    Jul 25, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. are continuing to track ongoing Aug. 1 tariff announcements from the White House, and the recent trade deals reached with Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines, with the anticipation of others in the days ahead. The Committee will report any related Customs and Border Protection (CBP) guidance to our customs broker members as soon as it’s released by the agency.
    Full story
  • Australia Opens Market Access to US Beef

    Jul 25, 2025
    The U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 24 announced the Australian Government’s decision to open its market to U.S. fresh and frozen beef.
    Full story
  • New Production Deployment Date for SO70 and WO70 Updates Now Sept 6

    Jul 25, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the updated SO70 and WO70 records will be deployed to the ACE PRODUCTION environment on Sept. 6. The code is currently available in CBP’s CERTIFICATION region.
    Full story
  • USDA to Relocate Most Washington, DC-area Staff

    Jul 25, 2025
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is moving ahead with reorganization plans to transfer most of the Washington, D.C.-area USDA staff to five agricultural hubs around the U.S., including Salt Lake City, Utah; Fort Collins, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, Missouri; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Notice to staff about their new assignments will occur over the next few months. The transfers will include more than half of the 4,600 USDA staff who work in the Washington area.
    Full story