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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.
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Latest Articles
 

  • Nominated CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott to Visit 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference During Acting CBP Commissioner Pete Flores Luncheon Keynote on April 9

    Mar 14, 2025
    It is with utmost excitement that President Trump’s nominee for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner, Rodney Scott, will visit the NCBFAA 52nd Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at White Horse Pass in Phoenix, Arizona, during the keynote luncheon delivered by Acting CBP Commissioner Pete Flores on Wednesday, April 9.
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  • NCBFAA Submits Comments on CBP’s Proposed Rail Export Manifest Regulations

    Mar 14, 2025
    The NCBFAA submitted formal comments on March 14 to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the Electronic Export Manifest (EEM) for Rail Cargo Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). This proposed rule would mandate advance electronic manifest filings for U.S. exports via rail, a significant modernization effort aimed at improving export data accuracy and security
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  • Important Update – Changes to AES Filing Procedures for OPA License Type

    Mar 14, 2025
    The Census Bureau and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made changes to the Automated Export System (AES) concerning the use of the Other Partnership Agency (OPA) license type. These changes impact how Electronic Export Information (EEI) is filed, particularly regarding the license number field and associated Partner Government Agency (PGA) data requirements.
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  • FMC Launches Investigation into Global Maritime Chokepoints – Key Considerations for NVOCCs and Freight Forwarders

    Mar 14, 2025
    The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched a formal Order of Investigation into the impact of transit constraints at major international maritime chokepoints. This move underscores growing concerns about delays, congestion, and potential unfair practices that could negatively affect U.S. foreign trade.
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  • FDA Shortage of Inspectors at Port of Miami

    Mar 14, 2025
    From the Port of Miami, customs brokers report that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is down eight inspectors due to the recent layoffs. The shortage of inspectors is causing delays as the remaining inspectors try to handle the volume of FDA-regulated trade.
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  • Sign Up for APHIS Weekly Summary of ACIR Updates

    Mar 14, 2025
    At the USDA Animal and Plant health Inspection Service (APHIS), the agency is streamlining stakeholder communications by providing a weekly summary of routine updates to the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) database and PPQ Manuals.
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  • CBP Deploys Updates to Entry Summary Bond Validations

    Mar 14, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 12 deployed entry summary bond validation updates. Before the updates, entry summary bond validations used the effective date and termination date at the bond header level to find the valid continuous bond for the importer of record.
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Mar 14, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Bonnie Roberts, DocUnlock, EMD Customs Broker & Logistics Center, Kevin Han, Lizbeth G. Loredo-Moreno, Norvik Trade & Transport, and Trade-IQ, 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!
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  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    Mar 14, 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.
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  • Shifting Tariffs -- USMCA Qualifying Goods Now Exempt from 25% IEEPA Tariffs

    Mar 7, 2025
    Since the March 6 update on the Mexico/Canada IEEPA tariffs, an advanced copy of the Federal Register notice and CBP CSMS instructions have been circulated to implement the Executive Order providing some relief to certain goods imported from Mexico and Canada. Goods that are the product of Canada or Mexico that do not qualify as originating under the USMCA continue to be subject to the full 25% tariff that started on March 4, except for energy products from Canada which are subject to a 10% duty rate.
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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.
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  • 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