NCBFAA President Jose D. (JD) Gonzalez participated on the 21st Century Customs Update panel at the Association of American Exporters and Importers Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 21.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notified the trade on June 20 that the ACE CATAIR ABI Batch & Block Control (V23) has been updated.

If you are active in your local customs broker and forwarder association but never attended an NCBFAA annual conference such as the upcoming Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 10-12 before, you may be eligible for a discounted registration through the Emerging Leaders Mentor Program (ELMP).

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is seeking comments from the trade on proposed amendments to the valuation for duty regulations. The agency has extended the comment period regarding the proposed amendments through July 26.

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it recently began sending notices to customs brokers who are submitting incomplete or incorrect data for licenses, permits, certificates and other documents (LPCOs) in PG 13 and PG 14 record lines of the APHIS Core Message Set.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 25 migrated Facility account functionality to the modernized ACE Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal) under Phase 4 of the ACE Portal Modernization. For the Facility account type, trade users will be able to edit account data, as well as create and edit account supporting data in the modernized ACE Portal.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 22 published its final rule requiring continuing education for individual customs broker license holders and the framework for administering this requirement. The rule becomes effective July 24.

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) Subcommittee on the Environmental Subcommittee held a virtual meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)/Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC). The meeting marked the second in a series of ongoing meetings to discuss current topics of interest.

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) is pleased that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has succeeded in obtaining new tariff breakouts in the Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) for a long list of organic products. The tariff changes take effect July 1.

NCBFAA President Jose D. “JD” Gonzalez and Regulatory Agency Committee (RAC) leaders met with Animal Plant and Health Inspection Services (APHIS) officials to discuss the requirements for Mexican shipments of pork products transiting the U.S. to Canada.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is monitoring on behalf of our customs broker members the recent letters sent to more than 20 countries by the Trump administration calling for the implementation of varying amounts of tariffs to be imposed by 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 1, as well as the imposition of 50% tariffs on copper imports. This memo also provides key tariff-related guidance provided to the trade by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will deploy a new drawback claim error message in the ACE production environment.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently released enhancements and new features on the agency’s website bis.gov.

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 lifted a lower court that blocked nearly a dozen federal government agencies from implementing layoffs and reorganizations involving hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The decision paves the way for these agencies to move forward with the reorganization and reduction-in-force plans, as required by Executive Order 14210 issued in March. The reorganization plans have been on hold since the May 2 injunction.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 9 announced an immediate shutdown of livestock imports from Mexico after a new world screwworm (NWS) case was reported north of the previous infestations. The announcement came just days after a risk-based phased port reopening strategy for cattle, bison and equine began.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is monitoring on behalf of our customs broker members the recent letters sent to more than 20 countries by the Trump administration calling for the implementation of varying amounts of tariffs to be imposed by 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 1, as well as the imposition of 50% tariffs on copper imports. This memo also provides key tariff-related guidance provided to the trade by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will deploy a new drawback claim error message in the ACE production environment.

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 lifted a lower court that blocked nearly a dozen federal government agencies from implementing layoffs and reorganizations involving hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The decision paves the way for these agencies to move forward with the reorganization and reduction-in-force plans, as required by Executive Order 14210 issued in March. The reorganization plans have been on hold since the May 2 injunction.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 9 announced an immediate shutdown of livestock imports from Mexico after a new world screwworm (NWS) case was reported north of the previous infestations. The announcement came just days after a risk-based phased port reopening strategy for cattle, bison and equine began.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly rescinded its policy allowing de minimis for five product categories — a policy dating back to 1994. This means all shipments of these previously exempt products will now require a PGA Message Set.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., is monitoring on behalf of our customs broker members the recent letters sent to more than 20 countries by the Trump administration calling for the implementation of varying amounts of tariffs to be imposed by 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 1, as well as the imposition of 50% tariffs on copper imports. This memo also provides key tariff-related guidance provided to the trade by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will deploy a new drawback claim error message in the ACE production environment.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently released enhancements and new features on the agency’s website bis.gov.

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 lifted a lower court that blocked nearly a dozen federal government agencies from implementing layoffs and reorganizations involving hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The decision paves the way for these agencies to move forward with the reorganization and reduction-in-force plans, as required by Executive Order 14210 issued in March. The reorganization plans have been on hold since the May 2 injunction.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 9 announced an immediate shutdown of livestock imports from Mexico after a new world screwworm (NWS) case was reported north of the previous infestations. The announcement came just days after a risk-based phased port reopening strategy for cattle, bison and equine began.