Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued Russia, Belarus, and Occupied/Covered Regions of Ukraine Best Practices for License Applications for Medical-related Items on July 19.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

NCBFAA calls on as many members as possible to attend the 2023 Government Affairs Conference at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Sept. 10-12. The goal for this year’s conference is to make our collective voice even stronger when addressing the nation’s lawmakers about legislative actions which matter most to our industry.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a July 21 Federal Register notice has extended the test of certain unique entry identifiers for the Global Business Identifier (GBI) Evaluative Proof of Concept to Feb. 14, 2024, subject to any extension, modification, or early termination as announced in the Federal Register.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome A. Duie Pyle, Dynamic Freight SRL International Consolidator, Midwest Custom Services of Wisconsin, and Santova Logistics which have recently joined our association.

A mobile point-of-sale (POS) system could be the answer to your small-business, credit-card processing woes.

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada announced July 13 that they reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract, effectively ending a 13-day strike of 7,500 dockworkers at the Ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver.

In a July 13 letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Assistant Commissioner for Imports Dan Solis, NCBFAA President J.D. Gonzalez expressed concern with the fast-approaching Dec. 31 deadline to comply with the cosmetic facility registration requirements of the 2022 Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA).

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A group of 130 U.S. and international trade associations, including NCBFAA, have signed a letter supporting digital labeling with required labeling information for manufactured textiles, apparel, footwear, and related accessories.

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.