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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.
    Full story

Latest Articles
 

  • Message from the NCBFAA Educational Institute Executive Vice President

    Feb 1, 2025
    “As we begin a new era of increased professionalism and recognition of the vital role that we play in our nation’s economic prosperity and security, I want to make you aware of a few important things related to your continuing education,” said NEI Executive Vice President Cynthia Whittenburg.
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  • Take Advantage of Amazing Extra-Curricular Activities at 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference

    Feb 1, 2025
    Our industry-leading 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass on April 6-9 offers more than just three days of insightful conference programming. There are also amazing extra-curricular events for your consideration upon registering, such as the Golf Outing, Horseback Riding experience and the Poker Tournament on Sunday, April 6. All these events are near capacity, so register as soon as possible to secure your place.
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  • Customs Broker License Exam Spring 2025 Registration Opens Feb 10

    Feb 1, 2025
    Registration for the April 23, 2025, Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) will open Monday, Feb. 10, at 12:01 a.m. ET and close Wednesday, March 12, at 4:30 p.m. ET, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a Jan. 27 CSMS.
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  • CBP Solicits Centralized Examination Station for the Port of Buffalo

    Feb 1, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is now soliciting a Centralized Examination Station (CES) in the Port of Buffalo in Western New York. Applications for the CES will be accepted for 60 days beginning Jan. 27 through March 27.
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  • EPA To Deploy HFC Reporting Changes

    Feb 1, 2025
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that refinements to the EPA Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) program will be deployed in CBP’s Production environment on Feb. 22. It is currently available in CBP’s Certification environment.
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  • Agriculture Inspection Fee Changes Delayed

    Feb 1, 2025
    The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is temporarily delaying the effective date of the new user fee structure for Section 8(e) inspections, which was previously due to take effect Jan. 29. The new effective date is March 20.
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Feb 1, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Barnes Global Trade, Ligentia USA, and Logineer 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!
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  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    Feb 1, 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.
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  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    Feb 1, 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

  • NCBFAA Board and Committees Hold Productive Meetings in Atlanta

    Jan 26, 2025
    The NCBFAA Officers, Board of Directors, and Committee Leaders held productive quarterly meetings in Atlanta on Jan. 24-26, during which they reviewed recent regulatory and legislative actions by the association, as well as considered strategies for potential tariffs and other trade disruptions anticipated with the Trump Administration.
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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