Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 21 announced its deployment a fix to an issue in ACE causing the value to double on reports using the Automated Export System (AES).

In a Federal Register notice, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) postponed the April 1 effective date for the application of user fees for small commercial passenger aircraft. The delay is for two months – until June 2.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee on March 17 submitted comments to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) related to the agency’s Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) from Jan. 14 and Jan. 21 concerning the entry of low value shipments and trade and national security actions related to these shipments.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted summary data on cosmetic facility registrations and cosmetic product listings.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has made some updates to its HTS flagging. These changes can be found on the agency’s website HTS master correlation table as well.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will delay the compliance date for the Food Traceability Rule by 30 months. The Rule was due to take effect on Jan. 20, 2026. The FDA will push that date to July 20, 2028, to give food supply chains more time to prepare.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made the Permitted Customs Broker Listing available to the public and updates it quarterly. If the customs broker information in the Permitted Customs Broker Listing is not current, the customs broker is responsible for updating their permit record address information displayed in the ACE Secure Data Portal.

The 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 6-9 is officially sold out. For those members who are unable to attend this year’s event, we urge you to look forward to the 53rd NCBFAA Annual Conference to be held at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas, on April 12-15, 2026.

The NCBFAA Drawback Committee on March 18 submitted comments to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings regarding the agency’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) to implement the USMCA regulations related to textile and apparel goods, automotive goods, and other agreement provisions that relate to drawback.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 19 released an updated version of its ACE Cargo Release Business Rules and Processes for the Trade document, Version 4.0.

President Trump announced on Friday, Aug. 22, that his administration has initiated an investigation into furniture imports, with the possibility of imposing tariffs on these products later this year.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold its next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., from 1-5 p.m. ET on Sept. 17. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only, the agency said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 21 updated its IEEPA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify the unstacking provisions. Specifically, under “IEEPA Overarching,” see the question, “What are the current unstacking provisions?”

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to track the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on U.S. imports aluminum and steel derivatives, watch progress of the U.S. and European Union trade framework agreement announced on Aug. 21, and monitor the Canadian government’s commitment to end certain retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods by Sept. 1.

Customs and Border Protection said recent unannounced visits at Customs Bonded Facilities (CBF) have yielded numerous cases of violations. The agency reminds CBF operators of authorities that CBP Port Directors may exercise in cases of violations.

President Trump announced on Friday, Aug. 22, that his administration has initiated an investigation into furniture imports, with the possibility of imposing tariffs on these products later this year.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold its next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., from 1-5 p.m. ET on Sept. 17. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only, the agency said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 21 updated its IEEPA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify the unstacking provisions. Specifically, under “IEEPA Overarching,” see the question, “What are the current unstacking provisions?”

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to track the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on U.S. imports aluminum and steel derivatives, watch progress of the U.S. and European Union trade framework agreement announced on Aug. 21, and monitor the Canadian government’s commitment to end certain retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods by Sept. 1.

Customs and Border Protection said recent unannounced visits at Customs Bonded Facilities (CBF) have yielded numerous cases of violations. The agency reminds CBF operators of authorities that CBP Port Directors may exercise in cases of violations.

President Trump announced on Friday, Aug. 22, that his administration has initiated an investigation into furniture imports, with the possibility of imposing tariffs on these products later this year.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold its next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., from 1-5 p.m. ET on Sept. 17. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only, the agency said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 21 updated its IEEPA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify the unstacking provisions. Specifically, under “IEEPA Overarching,” see the question, “What are the current unstacking provisions?”

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to track the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on U.S. imports aluminum and steel derivatives, watch progress of the U.S. and European Union trade framework agreement announced on Aug. 21, and monitor the Canadian government’s commitment to end certain retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods by Sept. 1.

Customs and Border Protection said recent unannounced visits at Customs Bonded Facilities (CBF) have yielded numerous cases of violations. The agency reminds CBF operators of authorities that CBP Port Directors may exercise in cases of violations.