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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 14 will deploy an enhancement in the ACE Production (PROD) environment to increase the Record K1 (OUTPUT) identifier from 9 to 10 characters. This enhancement will support higher bond values in the output record. These changes will be deployed in the Certification (CERT) environment on July 15, 2025.

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).

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, it is no surprise that NCBFAA’s special room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, has sold out. However, there are plenty of hotels in the immediate vicinity of the Grand Hyatt Washington and we encourage you to use online hotel search platforms, such as Expedia, Travelocity, and Priceline, to find and book your stay.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome 7 Star Logistics Solutions, Farris Customs Brokers, Infinito Global Trade Network, and Karl Gross Logistics (USA), 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!

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the USDA is set to begin a phased reopening of the southern border ports for live cattle, bison and equines from Mexico, starting with Douglas, Arizona, on July 7.

Due to a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) update to accommodate up to 32 HTS codes per entry line, the line format sent to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been modified. Customs brokers should be aware that this has resulted in a display change in FDA’s Import Trade Auxiliary System (ITACS) and on the Notice of FDA Action.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the trade will now have access to Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)-issued documents in the ACE Portal. Customs brokers will now see a “PGA Documents” button in the upper right portion of the account header, giving those users access to any available CPSC-sent forms.

On July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a special “virtual office hours” session to discuss challenges and experiences of customs brokers and industry members who have participated in the CPSC e-Filing pilot.

The additional data elements to enforce the Russian Seafood and Russian Sanctions are available in the cert environment. The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) customs brokers have now been able to test the submission of the new data elements and have identified areas which are either unclear or confusing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.