On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Trenex Logistics which has recently joined our association.

NCBFAA members are encouraged to email their insights and concerns to the RAC leadership at RAC@ncbfaa.org.

NCBFAA leadership who were gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Board of Director and Committee Meetings on June 22-24 met with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill June 22.

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.

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.