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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 

  • Register Today for July 21 NCBFAA Legislative-GAC Webinar

    Jun 29, 2025
    An important feature of the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9, 2025 is meeting with your elected officials on Capitol Hill to help ensure they understand the implications of any trade-related legislation placed before them. With the multitude of changes occurring in Washington, D.C., the resulting impact on cross-border trade, and consequently our industry, means that NCBFAA Member representation at the GAC is vitally important.
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  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    Mar 7, 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.
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  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Provides Informal Guidance from CBP Regarding China Tariffs

    Feb 28, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee Leadership, along with Customs Counsel from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., met with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Leadership on Friday, Feb. 21, for an informal discussion regarding the recent imposition of the China IEEPA tariffs. Our questions for CBP to answer were based on customs broker member feedback. CBP provided the following advice, however we expect the agency to issue FAQs of a formal nature.
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  • USTR Proposes Fees on Chinese-Built Ships

    Feb 28, 2025
    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed imposing fees and service restrictions on cargo ships operated by or constructed in China. This proposal follows a Section 301 investigation that determined China's efforts to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors are unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.
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  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    Feb 28, 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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  • Room Block at Sheraton Grand for 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference Sold Out, but Still Time to Register to Attend

    Feb 28, 2025
    The NCBFAA room block is now sold out for the 52nd Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Pheonix, Arizona, on April 6-9. You are still welcome to attempt to book your stay at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass for those nights but at the available Marriott rate. Otherwise, we recommend that you consider booking your lodging at one of the hotels just outside the resort.
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  • Add ‘Cybersecurity Point of Contact’ to Your ACE Portal Account

    Feb 28, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) urges all trade members to add a Technical Point of Contact (POC) designated for Cybersecurity to their ACE portal account for the agency to contact if a legitimate cybersecurity threat is identified.
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  • New ILA Contract for U.S. East and Gulf Coast Ports Final

    Feb 28, 2025
    The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) leadership on Feb. 25 announced that 99% of its rank-and-file members voted to approve ratification of the new six-year contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Feb 28, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Arias International, Fleur De Lis Worldwide, Flex Worldwide, Legion International, MGH Logistics, Michael Eusebio Andres, and MTS Quanta, 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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  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    Feb 28, 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.
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  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Meets with CBP to Prepare Import Industry for Tariffs

    Feb 21, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee Leadership, along with Customs Counsel from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., met with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Leadership on Friday, Feb. 21, for an open dialogue regarding the recent imposition of the China IEEPA tariffs. Our questions for CBP to answer were based on customs broker member feedback. Early this week, we will provide our members with a summation of the information that was provided to the NCBFAA Customs Committee by CBP to help our customs broker members prepare their operations, as well as those of their importer clients, for the imposition of the China tariffs.
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