Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided guidance on the increased Section 232 duties on imports of aluminum and derivative aluminum products from Russia.

NCBFAA has successfully lobbied to get the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) introduced again in the 118th Congress. On March 8, H.R. 1453 was introduced in the House of Representatives, led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Lucy McBath (D-GA).

NCBFAA wants to remind its freight forwarder and NVOCC members about this handy reference on the Unreasonable Practices Complaint Process.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 18 will deploy the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert enhancement to ACE. This enhancement will provide an early notification to customs brokers and their importers of goods that may have been produced in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and will be excluded from entry or delivery into the U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advised the trade on March 7 that a new the “ACE Currency Exchange Rates” CATAIR chapter has been posted on the agency’s website under the “Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities” section of the CATAIR.

While Vessel Operators (VO), Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) and software vendors have increased submissions of Electronic Export Manifest (EEM), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is extending the deadline from April 1 to Oct. 1.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division in the Office of Trade has two commodity-specific webinars scheduled for April.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now enforcing the requirement that every Food Facility Registration (FFR) have a valid Unique Facility Identifier (UFI), or DUNS number.

Just a reminder to NCBFAA members that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has modified the registration period for the April 26 Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE). Registration opened March 1 and will close March 27.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Altron Global Logistics, Deep Cognition, Epsilon Brokerage Corp., Harbor Freight Transport Corp., Titan Transportation Services, TMX Intermodal, Transcon Shipping Co., and Trio Global Logistics which have recently joined our association.

A U.S. Census Bureau notice issued March 15 announced two new Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) license types that were added to the Automated Export System (AES).

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

This two-day event at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK, from July 30-Aug. 1 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to learn what's new in the industry.

Additional U.S. tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum products and under section 301 on certain imports from China reduced U.S. imports of these products and increased U.S. production and prices of these products, affecting the many industries that produce or sell these products or use them as inputs, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in a report released March 15.

NCBFAA advises members who are attending the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Boston on April 17-19 that the opening day of the event coincides with the Boston Marathon.

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

This two-day event at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK, from July 30-Aug. 1 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to learn what's new in the industry.

Additional U.S. tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum products and under section 301 on certain imports from China reduced U.S. imports of these products and increased U.S. production and prices of these products, affecting the many industries that produce or sell these products or use them as inputs, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in a report released March 15.

NCBFAA advises members who are attending the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Boston on April 17-19 that the opening day of the event coincides with the Boston Marathon.

Although we are not aware of a rising need at this time, NCBFAA would like to remind our members that should a need to change bank accounts occur, the correct procedure is to get the new account set up and operating within the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ACH payment system prior to closing the old account.

A U.S. Census Bureau notice issued March 15 announced two new Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) license types that were added to the Automated Export System (AES).

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

This two-day event at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK, from July 30-Aug. 1 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to learn what's new in the industry.

Additional U.S. tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum products and under section 301 on certain imports from China reduced U.S. imports of these products and increased U.S. production and prices of these products, affecting the many industries that produce or sell these products or use them as inputs, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in a report released March 15.

NCBFAA advises members who are attending the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Boston on April 17-19 that the opening day of the event coincides with the Boston Marathon.