NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) Chair Mike Lahar on April 7 appeared before a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on the Russian seafood ban implementation and seafood traceability.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 120 Russian and Belarussian entities to the Entity List on April 1, effective immediately. These additions to the Entity List are part of the continued response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the intention to hinder specific Russian and Belarusian sectors including defense, aerospace, and maritime.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have continued to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” and said they will reconsider its possible imposition on April 15.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) filed a final rule further expanding the Russian Sanctions. In response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with Belarus’s support, the BIS final rule expands the license requirement for Russia and Belarus to all items on the Commerce Control List (CCL), effective April 8. This change adds products controlled in categories 0-2, in addition to the previous license requirement for all items in Categories 3-9, which now imposes a license requirement on all ECCNs for Russia or Belarus.

The Ex Works WatchDog keeps clients informed about the issues facing airport and seaport truckers.

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee’s Logistics Subcommittee is regularly collecting data on the nation’s rail delays and port congestion that are impacting the supply chain and your business operations.

Registrations to attend the NCBFAA’s 49th Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona, have far exceeded our expectations and the projected attendance is anticipated to be back to pre-pandemic levels.

Politico on March 16 reported a “Canadian railway worker strike [was] set for Wednesday.” The strike is anticipated to “cut off a key trade corridor with the U.S.” and cause price spikes for oil, fertilizer, and food products. The strike stemmed from a labor dispute between the workers and the Canadian Pacific Railway company. As spring planting season approaches, the inaccessibility of fertilizer would be detrimental to US farmers, who have already struggled with increasing fertilizer prices.

NCBFAA’s Transportation Committee, along with Transportation Counsel Ashley Craig of Venable and Legislative Counsel Nicole Bivens Collinson of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, are tracking the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 as it makes its way through the final stages of approval in Congress and eventually to the President’s desk for signature.

Here is a summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable:

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. is tracking the outcome of U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, ongoing U.S.-Canadian trade discussions, and CBP tariff guidance updates for the association's customs broker members and their importer clients.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), effective July 1, revoked the Syria Sanctions as authorized in Executive Order (EO) 14312.

On July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a special “virtual office hours” session to discuss challenges and experiences of customs brokers and industry members who have participated in the CPSC e-Filing pilot.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, NCBFAA anticipates that the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, will sell out of our room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington well before the room rate cut-off date of Aug. 7.

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

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. is tracking the outcome of U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, ongoing U.S.-Canadian trade discussions, and CBP tariff guidance updates for the association's customs broker members and their importer clients.

On July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a special “virtual office hours” session to discuss challenges and experiences of customs brokers and industry members who have participated in the CPSC e-Filing pilot.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, NCBFAA anticipates that the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, will sell out of our room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington well before the room rate cut-off date of Aug. 7.

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

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome 7 Star Logistics Solutions, Farris Customs Brokers, Infinito Global Trade Network, and Karl Gross Logistics (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!

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. is tracking the outcome of U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, ongoing U.S.-Canadian trade discussions, and CBP tariff guidance updates for the association's customs broker members and their importer clients.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), effective July 1, revoked the Syria Sanctions as authorized in Executive Order (EO) 14312.

FIATA’s new Best Practice Guide on Maritime Contracting helps freight forwarders navigate this landscape by clarifying the implications of acting under different capacities when engaging with ocean carriers.

On July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a special “virtual office hours” session to discuss challenges and experiences of customs brokers and industry members who have participated in the CPSC e-Filing pilot.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, NCBFAA anticipates that the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, will sell out of our room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington well before the room rate cut-off date of Aug. 7.