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Oct, 04, 2021
NCBFAA has joined other industry associations and companies in a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that supports the Commerce Department’s preliminary decision regarding the interpretation of the reference price for fresh tomatoes from Mexico.
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Oct, 04, 2021
NCBFAA mourns the recent passing of Albert Saphir, a longtime consultant and friend to many practitioners in the customs broker, freight forwarder, and NVOCC industry. He died on Sept. 20 at the age of 63 following a courageous, three-year battle with cancer.
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Oct, 04, 2021
The certification requirement for certain imports of textile and apparel goods from Mexico are eligible for preferential tariff treatment under a tariff preference level (TPL) through the Electronic Certification System (eCERT), effective Oct. 5.
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Oct, 04, 2021
NCBFAA has retained Lenny Feldman as General Counsel and Ashley Craig as Transportation and Logistics Counsel, effective Oct. 1.
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Sep, 27, 2021
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a message to the industry on Sept. 21 that Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2108 was created on Aug. 31 and contains 28,924 ABI records and 4,989 harmonized tariff records.
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Sep, 27, 2021
With the threat of a partial federal government shutdown due to the budget process, both chambers on Capitol Hill agreed to a Dec 3 date for funding provisions, but with some differences, while the Senate is currently considering its version.
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Sep, 27, 2021
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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Sep, 27, 2021
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei addressed the NCBFAA annual Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 20, discussing conditions in the trade, Commission actions and initiatives in response to events of the past year, and possible priorities for the agency moving forward.
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Sep, 27, 2021
Attendees at the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) listened to Dana Baicco, commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), describe her agency’s struggles to modernize its import surveillance – an effort that began in 2008.
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Sep, 27, 2021
Alan Estevez, President Biden’s pick to lead the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), held his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Sept. 21.
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