NCBFAA now offers a new incentive, known as the NCBFAA Goodwill Ambassador Program, that rewards existing members who refer new members to our association.

Customs and Border Protection's Strategy to Combat Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs, drives a “whole-of-CBP approach” that works across DHS in an interagency effort against illicit synthetic narcotics.

NCBFAA praised Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner Carl Bentzel, as well as the rest of the Commission and staff, for “their exemplary efforts over the last two years in highlighting the issues around lack of data availability, lack of visibility of cargo and containers, and the need for changes in data exchange and accuracy.”

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided guidance on the tariff flags for Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), as shown in the updated ACE Agency Tariff Code Reference document.

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

NCBFAA leaders, both in-person and virtually, on Oct. 19 met with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) at his office on Capitol Hill to discuss the 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) and ACE 2.0.

NCBFAA was represented at the 2023 FIATA World Congress in Brussels on Oct. 4-5 by NCBFAA Past President, Senior Counselor, and Transportation Committee Chair Geoff Powell.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with FBI and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) issued a Joint Intelligence Bulletin on Oct. 18 highlighting potential threats in the U.S. following the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 and subsequent Israeli military action.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and the FBI, along with the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), on Oct. 18 announced publication of their latest illicit phishing prevention guidance.

In the Senate, NCBFAA has reached out to Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Barasso (R-WY), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) to support companion legislation.

FIATA reminds air freight forwarders that new European Union (EU) requirements will enter into force under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/920, effective Sept. 1. These requirements apply to Regulated Agents (RAs), which are entities formally approved by the competent EU authority to apply security controls to cargo.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday evening, Aug. 29, released its decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, the case challenging the IEEPA Reciprocal, IEEPA Fentanyl (China), and IEEPA Border (CA/MX) tariffs.

Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 29 provided guidance to the trade on the extension of certain product specific exclusions and certain manufacturing equipment exclusions from Section 301 duties on imports of Chinese goods through Nov. 29, 2025.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is actively tracking the impacts of the Aug. 29 suspension of de minimis for all commercial shipments, as well as the imposition of additional tariffs on Indian products. In addition, the Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing discussions between the U.S. and EU to reach a new trade agreement.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule to remove entities from the Validated End-User (VEU) authorization list for China.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday evening, Aug. 29, released its decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, the case challenging the IEEPA Reciprocal, IEEPA Fentanyl (China), and IEEPA Border (CA/MX) tariffs.

Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 29 provided guidance to the trade on the extension of certain product specific exclusions and certain manufacturing equipment exclusions from Section 301 duties on imports of Chinese goods through Nov. 29, 2025.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is actively tracking the impacts of the Aug. 29 suspension of de minimis for all commercial shipments, as well as the imposition of additional tariffs on Indian products. In addition, the Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing discussions between the U.S. and EU to reach a new trade agreement.

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) completed its comparability findings for all worldwide fisheries under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Federal Register notice will be published Sept 2.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the extension of exclusions in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on Aug. 31. The exclusions have now been extended through Nov. 29, 2025.

FIATA reminds air freight forwarders that new European Union (EU) requirements will enter into force under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/920, effective Sept. 1. These requirements apply to Regulated Agents (RAs), which are entities formally approved by the competent EU authority to apply security controls to cargo.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday evening, Aug. 29, released its decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, the case challenging the IEEPA Reciprocal, IEEPA Fentanyl (China), and IEEPA Border (CA/MX) tariffs.

Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 29 provided guidance to the trade on the extension of certain product specific exclusions and certain manufacturing equipment exclusions from Section 301 duties on imports of Chinese goods through Nov. 29, 2025.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is actively tracking the impacts of the Aug. 29 suspension of de minimis for all commercial shipments, as well as the imposition of additional tariffs on Indian products. In addition, the Committee is closely monitoring the ongoing discussions between the U.S. and EU to reach a new trade agreement.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule to remove entities from the Validated End-User (VEU) authorization list for China.