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Jan, 31, 2022
NCBFAA members are asking questions regarding the April 2022 Customs Brokers Exam and the notice posted on CBP’s website that calls for Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (2021 Revised as of April 1, 2021) (Parts 1 to Part 199) (CFR 0-140) (CFR 141-199).
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Jan, 24, 2022
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Jan. 29 will implement changes to the electronic process for reviewing entry summaries.
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Jan, 24, 2022
NCBFAA members have expressed interest in the NEI becoming an IATA-accredited “training school” that offers dangerous goods certification. There is a significant financial and structural investment involved in acquiring IATA accreditation.
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Jan, 24, 2022
The NCBFAA Export Compliance Sub-Committee has recently completed a thorough review of the SLI model and has updated it to reflect certain regulatory changes.
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Jan, 24, 2022
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.
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Jan, 24, 2022
Starting on Jan. 22 at 12:01 a.m. (local time), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) started requiring non-U.S. individuals seeking entry into the U.S. through land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination.
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Jan, 24, 2022
Due to the NCBFAA Legislative Committee’s ongoing lobbying on Capitol Hill, the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (H.R. 4186) has recently gained three new congressional co-sponsors for CBFA, giving us a total of 20.
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Jan, 24, 2022
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, announced new legislation on Jan. 18 that he said would strengthen U.S. international trade import laws to stop non-market economies and goods from “exploiting” the de minimis threshold that allows imports valued under $800 to enter U.S. commerce without paying duties, taxes, or fees.
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Jan, 24, 2022
NCBFAA has invited Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to address its upcoming 49th Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona, on May 1-4.
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Jan, 24, 2022
Forwarders spend a good deal of energy explaining export compliance responsibilities to the less educated exporters, only to hear that “you are the only forwarder who is asking me for this information.” The association, in response, provides members an NCBFAA branded USPPI Responsibility Information Sheet as a tool that can be forwarded to or handed out to your export customers.
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