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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

Latest Articles
 

  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    Feb 28, 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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  • Room Block at Sheraton Grand for 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference Sold Out, but Still Time to Register to Attend

    Feb 28, 2025
    The NCBFAA room block is now sold out for the 52nd Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Pheonix, Arizona, on April 6-9. You are still welcome to attempt to book your stay at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass for those nights but at the available Marriott rate. Otherwise, we recommend that you consider booking your lodging at one of the hotels just outside the resort.
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  • Add ‘Cybersecurity Point of Contact’ to Your ACE Portal Account

    Feb 28, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) urges all trade members to add a Technical Point of Contact (POC) designated for Cybersecurity to their ACE portal account for the agency to contact if a legitimate cybersecurity threat is identified.
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  • New ILA Contract for U.S. East and Gulf Coast Ports Final

    Feb 28, 2025
    The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) leadership on Feb. 25 announced that 99% of its rank-and-file members voted to approve ratification of the new six-year contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Feb 28, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Arias International, Fleur De Lis Worldwide, Flex Worldwide, Legion International, MGH Logistics, Michael Eusebio Andres, and MTS Quanta, 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

    Feb 28, 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
  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Meets with CBP to Prepare Import Industry for Tariffs

    Feb 21, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee Leadership, along with Customs Counsel from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., met with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Leadership on Friday, Feb. 21, for an open dialogue regarding the recent imposition of the China IEEPA tariffs. Our questions for CBP to answer were based on customs broker member feedback. Early this week, we will provide our members with a summation of the information that was provided to the NCBFAA Customs Committee by CBP to help our customs broker members prepare their operations, as well as those of their importer clients, for the imposition of the China tariffs.
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  • CBP Updates Drawback Error Dictionary with New Validation FD07

    Feb 21, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Feb. 21 advised customs brokers that the Drawback Error Dictionary has been updated to include a new validation FD07.
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  • Streamlining Licensable Export Document Submissions to CBP MIA

    Feb 21, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Assistant Port Director Anthony J. Fortunato in Miami confirmed in writing updated guidelines for submitting documents related to licensable exports. These submission guidelines address the heightened security concerns in the Miami area, especially regarding weapons and weapon parts, while taking modern, electronic methods into consideration.
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  • Several Room Block Dates Sold Out at Sheraton Grand for 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference, with Remainder to Be Sold This Week

    Feb 21, 2025
    Several NCBFAA room block dates (April 4, 5, 8) for the 52nd Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Pheonix, Arizona, on April 6-9, have sold out, with the remainder of the rooms expected to sell out within the next several days. You are still welcome to book your stay at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass for the nights that are available at the NCBFAA room block rate and book the other nights at the available Marriott rate. Otherwise, we recommend that you consider booking your lodging at one of the hotels just outside the resort.
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Legal & Regulatory
 

  • 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