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Monday Morning eBriefing

The Monday Morning eBriefing is a members-only digital newsletter which provides up-to-date and informative news on regulatory and legislative matters important to customs brokers, freight forwarders, and NVOCCs. It’s published every Monday at 6 a.m. ET.

Top News This Week 

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
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Latest Articles
 

  • Possible Duty Miscalculations for China Imports

    Feb 14, 2025
    NCBFAA members have reported that some entries are being accepted by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) without proper duty calculations for the new IEEPA import duties on China.
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  • Next COAC to Be Held in Atlanta March 5

    Feb 14, 2025
    The next Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 5, from 1-5 p.m. ET in Atlanta. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in-person or via webinar.
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  • FDA Updates ENDS Tobacco Product Guidance

    Feb 14, 2025
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its tip sheet for importers and customs brokers filing entries of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) products.
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  • CBP Updates HTS/Schedule B Codes Requiring Used Vehicle Reporting

    Feb 14, 2025
    The NCBFAA Export Compliance Subcommittee has reviewed the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CSMS #64067950 which updates Appendix U of the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) and has reached out to agency with its recommendations.
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  • 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference Early Bird and Registration Closings Just Around the Corner

    Feb 14, 2025
    If you plan to attend the industry-leading 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass on April 6-9, but haven’t registered yet, you could miss out on the Early Bird benefits. Make sure to lock in the lowest possible price before it's too late! Early bird ends March 7. In addition, we will close registration earlier, with the cutoff on March 21, to help us manage the last-minute conference details.
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  • NCBFAA Supports Re-Introduction of BEST Facilitation Act in 119th Congress

    Feb 14, 2025
    NCBFAA supports the reintroduction of the BEST Facilitation Act by Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) in the 119th Congress. The bill would create regional command centers where Customs and Border Protection (CBP) image technicians can review the images generated by NII scans.
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  • Bogden Appointed CBP Executive Director for the Office of Trade Relations

    Feb 14, 2025
    George E. Bogden has been appointed as new Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Executive Director for the Office of Trade Relations.
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  • New ILA Contract for US East and Gulf Coast Ports Nears Finalization

    Feb 14, 2025
    The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Wage Scale Committee on Feb. 7 unanimously approved the new six-year contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). A ratification vote by the full ILA membership is scheduled for Feb. 25, and then USMX will vote on the contract ratification.
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  • ACE Multi-Modal Manifest Air ‘Transfer to Exam’ Enhancement Deployed Feb 15

    Feb 14, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Feb. 15 deployed to Production an enhancement to ACE Multi-Modal Manifest (MMM) to facilitate the transfer of held air cargo shipments to Centralized Examination Stations (CESs) and Container Freight Stations (CFSs).
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Feb 14, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Ally Global Logistics, Alpha Brokers Consultants, Imperative Logistics, and New York Forwarding Services, 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!
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Legal & Regulatory
 

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story

  • BIS Rescinds Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule that was issued on Jan. 15, 2025, and was take effect May 15, 2025. BIS does plan to publish a regulation that will formalize the rescission of the existing rule, as well as issue a replacement rule in the future.
    Full story

  • Consolidated Screening List Functionality

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration has posted a notice on its webpage stating the agency is aware of an issue with the Consolidated Screening List’s Application Programming Interface (API) functionality, which includes the CSL search engine.
    Full story

  • Census to Update AESDirect to Display PGA Records

    May 15, 2025
    The Census Bureau on May 20 will update AESDirect to allow for the visibility to all Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements that have been integrated in AESDirect.
    Full story

  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
    Full story

Customs

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story

  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
    Full story

  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.
    Full story

  • CPSC Makes It Easier to Get on Board Product Registry for E-Filing

    May 15, 2025
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has now launched Self-Registration for the eFiling Product Registry voluntary stage. This allows importers and customs brokers to participate in the program ahead of the mandatory eFiling date of July 1, 2026.
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    May 15, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Dynasty Freight Consolidator and Hubbard Express Air Freight & Delivery, 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!
    Full story

Freight & Transport

  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks De-escalation of Tariffs for China-Hong Kong Products

    May 15, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., continue to monitor and highlight key changes within the IEEPA tariff and de minimis landscape on behalf of our customs broker members. This week's IEEPA Tariff Memo outlines the changes brought by the White House’s May 12 Executive Order initiating changes to the ad valorem duty rate, tariff modifications, and de minimis for China, plus a new CBP FAQ regarding feeder vessel scenarios impacted by in-transit guidance for reciprocal entries and other sources of tariff information.
    Full story

  • BIS Rescinds Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule that was issued on Jan. 15, 2025, and was take effect May 15, 2025. BIS does plan to publish a regulation that will formalize the rescission of the existing rule, as well as issue a replacement rule in the future.
    Full story

  • Consolidated Screening List Functionality

    May 15, 2025
    The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration has posted a notice on its webpage stating the agency is aware of an issue with the Consolidated Screening List’s Application Programming Interface (API) functionality, which includes the CSL search engine.
    Full story

  • Census to Update AESDirect to Display PGA Records

    May 15, 2025
    The Census Bureau on May 20 will update AESDirect to allow for the visibility to all Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements that have been integrated in AESDirect.
    Full story

  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    May 15, 2025
    A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
    Full story