The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in an Aug. 28 Federal Register notice proposed a rule to revise aspects of the process to request exclusions from the duties and quantitative limitations on aluminum and steel imports discussed in five previous BIS interim final rules.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Automated Export System (AES) response message 97H-Shipment on Hold.

Specifically, the updated instructions from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) explain to the customs broker the procedures for how to file a request to cross cargo at a “permit port.” These types of ports are not regularly staffed by CBP for crossing.

At the urging of the NCBFAA Customs Committee, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agreed to delay its deployment of the ACE Modernized Portal blanket declaration functionality.

In a show of support and utmost respect for the loss of a longtime and influential association leader, many NCBFAA members gathered at the memorial mass for Peter H. Powell, Sr., in Wellesley, Massachusetts, as well as the celebration of his life at the Woodland Golf Club in nearby Newton, on Aug. 24.

NCBFAA joined approximately 110 other trade organizations in an Aug. 25 letter urging the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach to oppose a potential Indirect Source Rule (ISR) by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).

NCBFAA has maintained a productive dialogue with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Troy Miller and other agency leaders throughout the summer to ensure that customs broker industry issues remain front and center at CBP.

The NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., is just around the corner on Sept. 10-12 and offers attendees an action-packed schedule of legislative and regulatory topics addressed by leading Capitol Hill staff, federal agency officials, and industry experts.

As Deputy Managing Director, Cindy Hennigan will serve as the operating director for the Commission’s administrative functions and the primary technical advisor to the Managing Director.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published a Federal Register notice on Aug. 16 seeking public comment on questions related to maritime data transmission, accessibility, and accuracy.

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.