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Mar, 28, 2022
On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following members who have recently joined our association:
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Mar, 28, 2022
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 23 announced an update for Appendix D - Disposition codes in the Ocean House Bill Release - Draft Chapters tab here.
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Mar, 28, 2022
To provide the latest information to the trade community, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has launched a new Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) webpage and inbox (UFLPAInquiry@cbp.dhs.gov) to help disseminate UFLPA implementation updates and manage inquiries ahead of implementation on June 21.
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Mar, 28, 2022
The message from NCBFAA’s Fish & Wildlife webinar last week could not have been clearer: Start filing the FWS Message Set now. More than 900 attendees at the webinar learned crucial details about filing the FWS Message Set. Led by the NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies FWS Chair Richard Koteras of Livingston and Vice Chair Sandy Coty of A.N. Deringer, along with FWS ACE Coordinator Rhyan Tompkins, the panel walked attendees through specific filing scenarios, mapping the data elements on the Form 3-177 to the PGA Message Set and explaining the nuances of the process.
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Mar, 28, 2022
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports that Canada will soon resume exporting Prince Edward Island (PEI) table stock potatoes into the U.S. Canada voluntarily suspended exports of this commodity in November due to US concerns about the risk of potato wart disease.
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Mar, 28, 2022
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on March 24 released additional General Licenses with regard to the Russian Sanctions. The most important one for our members was the publication of General License 17A which extended the authorization for transactions relating to the importation of fish, seafood, and preparations thereof of Russian origin through 12:01 a.m. ET on June 23, 2022, if there is a contract/agreement dated prior to March 11, 2022. Effective today, GL 17A replaces GL 17. Note that the deadline for importing non-commercial diamonds and alcoholic beverages was midnight March 24. Two new FAQs related to importation of Russian items can be found here.
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Mar, 28, 2022
The Statement Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) on March 23 published an interim final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to “better organize” and consolidate the purposes and definitions of the regulation.
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Mar, 28, 2022
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), as directed by Chairman Daniel Maffei, announced on March 21 that it has added exports to the scope of its Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (VOCC) Audit Program
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Mar, 28, 2022
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:
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Mar, 28, 2022
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on March 23 announced it will reinstate certain previously granted and extended product exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation.
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