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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.

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  • CBP Office of Trade Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Jeff Rezmovic to Speak at NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference

    Jul 18, 2025
    NCBFAA is excited to announce that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Jeff Rezmovic for the Office of Trade has been confirmed to speak at the Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Sept. 8.
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  • Trade Associations Urge Congress to Reintroduce CBP Space Act

    Jul 18, 2025
    A group of 27 trade associations, including NCBFAA and individual NCBFAA Affiliated Presidents Network (APNs) members, submitted a letter July 11 to Reps. Laurel Lee (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), urging them to reintroduce the CBP Space Act, a bipartisan measure that would reestablish a fair and transparent framework for funding CBP facilities at ports of entry.
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  • CPSC Holds Special E-Filing Virtual Office Hours

    Jul 18, 2025
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) e-filing team held a Virtual Office Hours session with an importer and two customs brokers to discuss the challenges and successes of the CPSC certificate e-filing pilot. The session was well attended by the trade.
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  • CBP Expands DIS Use for Used Self-Propelled Vehicles

    Jul 18, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Area Port of Houston/Galveston and Freeport is immediately expanding the use of the Document Imaging System (DIS) to streamline the process for exporting used self-propelled vehicles (USPVs).
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  • USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation of Brazil’s ‘Unfair’ Trading Practices

    Jul 18, 2025
    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on July 15 initiated an investigation of Brazil under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act. USTR said the investigation will seek to determine whether acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Brazil related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, preferential tariffs; anti-corruption interference; intellectual property protection; ethanol market access; and illegal deforestation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.
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  • BIS Requests Comments for Section 232 Investigations of Polysilicon and Drone Imports

    Jul 18, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published Federal Register notices on July 16 requesting comments from trade related to Section 232 investigations into polysilicon and drones, as well as their parts. Comments are due to the agency by Aug. 6.
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  • Updated Forced Labor WROs and Findings Dashboard Launched

    Jul 18, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is launching the new and improved Withhold Release Orders (WROs) and Findings Dashboard. The WROs and Findings Dashboard displays active WROs or Findings issued by CBP from 1950 to the present and is updated as new WROs or Findings are issued.
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  • Draft ACE Cargo Release Status Notification and Draft ACE Cargo Release CATAIR Posted

    Jul 18, 2025
    The Draft ACE Cargo Release Status Notification has been reposted to CBP.gov. There are no new changes. The Record Identifier SO70 (Output) in the ACE Cargo Release SO Status Notification document was previously updated to accommodate the increase in Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes accepted.
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  • FMC Posts Update of Official Case Law Reporter

    Jul 18, 2025
    The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on July 14 published the latest volume of Decisions of the Federal Maritime Commission, Second Series. This publication provides a compendium of Initial and Final Decisions of the Commission and selected other orders that may be legally significant or establish legal precedent.
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  • CBP Updates ACE Air, Ocean and Rail CAMIR New Disposition Codes for Insufficient Cargo Description-Shipper-Consignee

    Jul 18, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 20 will make available for testing in Certification (CERT) rejection error codes for bill submissions that have an invalid cargo description, shipper name, and consignee name, in addition to the previously deployed disposition codes for holds that are part of the ACE enhancement for Automated Rejection of Insufficient Cargo Description, Shipper Name, and Consignee Name.
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Legal & Regulatory
 

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Supreme Court IEEPA Tariff Cases Review, Capitol Hill Visit Follow-ups, and CBP Tariff Guidance

    Sep 12, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., are closely monitoring the Supreme Court’s Sept. 9 order to take up on an expedited schedule, two of the court challenges to the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, as well as association inroads made with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill during NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 9, requesting support for advance notification and transparency related to imposed tariffs. The committee and counsel also continue to track the latest CBP IEEPA tariff guidance and provide updates to NCBFAA members as soon as they’re received.
    Full story
  • CBP Adds Qualified Parties to Pay Duty on International Mail Shipments

    Sep 12, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday, Sept. 12, published an updated list of qualified parties who are eligible to pay duties on international mail shipments, as per Executive Order 14324 of July 30, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect Aug. 29. The Executive Order effectively ended de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for all shipments entering the U.S., including via international mail.
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  • NCBFAA Welcomed Multiple PGAs to GAC

    Sep 12, 2025
    NCBFAA members experienced a rich exchange of ideas with an array of Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) at the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and USDA Organics — all took part in an informative and lively conversation with NCBFAA on Sept. 8 and a special meeting with the Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) on Sept. 10.
    Full story
  • 2025 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference A Resounding Success

    Sep 12, 2025
    NCBFAA’s sold-out 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, was a resounding success for attendees and included a most informative and exciting agenda of topics led by top-notch industry and government speakers.
    Full story
  • CBP Deploys Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information Sept 27

    Sep 12, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 27 will deploy the Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information enhancement to ACE.  This enhancement implements the automated rejection of ACE Manifest filings that have insufficient cargo descriptions, consignee information, and shipper information.
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Customs

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Supreme Court IEEPA Tariff Cases Review, Capitol Hill Visit Follow-ups, and CBP Tariff Guidance

    Sep 12, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., are closely monitoring the Supreme Court’s Sept. 9 order to take up on an expedited schedule, two of the court challenges to the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, as well as association inroads made with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill during NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 9, requesting support for advance notification and transparency related to imposed tariffs. The committee and counsel also continue to track the latest CBP IEEPA tariff guidance and provide updates to NCBFAA members as soon as they’re received.
    Full story
  • CBP Adds Qualified Parties to Pay Duty on International Mail Shipments

    Sep 12, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday, Sept. 12, published an updated list of qualified parties who are eligible to pay duties on international mail shipments, as per Executive Order 14324 of July 30, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect Aug. 29. The Executive Order effectively ended de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for all shipments entering the U.S., including via international mail.
    Full story
  • NCBFAA Welcomed Multiple PGAs to GAC

    Sep 12, 2025
    NCBFAA members experienced a rich exchange of ideas with an array of Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) at the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and USDA Organics — all took part in an informative and lively conversation with NCBFAA on Sept. 8 and a special meeting with the Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) on Sept. 10.
    Full story
  • 2025 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference A Resounding Success

    Sep 12, 2025
    NCBFAA’s sold-out 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, was a resounding success for attendees and included a most informative and exciting agenda of topics led by top-notch industry and government speakers.
    Full story
  • CBP Deploys Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information Sept 27

    Sep 12, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 27 will deploy the Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information enhancement to ACE.  This enhancement implements the automated rejection of ACE Manifest filings that have insufficient cargo descriptions, consignee information, and shipper information.
    Full story

Freight & Transport

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Supreme Court IEEPA Tariff Cases Review, Capitol Hill Visit Follow-ups, and CBP Tariff Guidance

    Sep 12, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., are closely monitoring the Supreme Court’s Sept. 9 order to take up on an expedited schedule, two of the court challenges to the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, as well as association inroads made with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill during NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 9, requesting support for advance notification and transparency related to imposed tariffs. The committee and counsel also continue to track the latest CBP IEEPA tariff guidance and provide updates to NCBFAA members as soon as they’re received.
    Full story
  • CBP Adds Qualified Parties to Pay Duty on International Mail Shipments

    Sep 12, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday, Sept. 12, published an updated list of qualified parties who are eligible to pay duties on international mail shipments, as per Executive Order 14324 of July 30, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect Aug. 29. The Executive Order effectively ended de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for all shipments entering the U.S., including via international mail.
    Full story
  • NCBFAA Welcomed Multiple PGAs to GAC

    Sep 12, 2025
    NCBFAA members experienced a rich exchange of ideas with an array of Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) at the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and USDA Organics — all took part in an informative and lively conversation with NCBFAA on Sept. 8 and a special meeting with the Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) on Sept. 10.
    Full story
  • 2025 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference A Resounding Success

    Sep 12, 2025
    NCBFAA’s sold-out 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, was a resounding success for attendees and included a most informative and exciting agenda of topics led by top-notch industry and government speakers.
    Full story
  • CBP Deploys Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information Sept 27

    Sep 12, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 27 will deploy the Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information enhancement to ACE.  This enhancement implements the automated rejection of ACE Manifest filings that have insufficient cargo descriptions, consignee information, and shipper information.
    Full story