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Monday Morning eBriefing

The Monday Morning eBriefing is a members-only digital newsletter which provides up-to-date and informative news on regulatory and legislative matters important to customs brokers, freight forwarders, and NVOCCs. It’s published every Monday at 6 a.m. ET.

Top News This Week 

  • Register Today for July 21 NCBFAA Legislative-GAC Webinar

    Jun 29, 2025
    An important feature of the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9, 2025 is meeting with your elected officials on Capitol Hill to help ensure they understand the implications of any trade-related legislation placed before them. With the multitude of changes occurring in Washington, D.C., the resulting impact on cross-border trade, and consequently our industry, means that NCBFAA Member representation at the GAC is vitally important.
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  • Senate Vote Confirms Rodney Scott as CBP Commissioner

    Jun 20, 2025
    The Senate on June 18 approved by a 51-46 vote to confirm Rodney Scott to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner. NCBFAA Leadership wholeheartedly congratulates Commissioner Scott upon his confirmation and looks forward to working with him and his team at the agency on pertinent customs broker matters.
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  • Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

    Jun 20, 2025
    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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  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    Jun 20, 2025
    A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.
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  • Legislation Targets Shrimp Imports

    Jun 20, 2025
    Bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3324) was recently introduced in the House targeting imports of shrimp for tighter scrutiny by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Jun 20, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome First Freight Carriers, INTERMOVE SUR, USA; Interstate International, and Ortiz International, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!
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  • ACE Entry Summary Error Dictionary Updated for Increased HTS Numbers per Entry Summary Line

    Jun 20, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the ACE Entry Summary Dictionary for the June 28 deployment in the ACE Production environment to increase the HTS numbers allowed per entry summary line. This enhancement will enable filers to include up to 16 HTS numbers on one entry summary line, including for Reconciliation and Drawback entry summaries. The current limit is 8 HTS numbers per entry summary line.
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  • First Timers Welcome at 2025 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference

    Jun 20, 2025
    If you are active in your local customs broker and forwarder association but never attended an NCBFAA conference such as the upcoming Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9 before, you may be eligible for a discounted registration through the Emerging Leaders Mentor Program (ELMP).
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  • CBP Laredo Field Office Urges All Inbound Carriers to Utilize QR Code

    Jun 20, 2025
    The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Laredo Field Office in a June 16 notice said several carriers continue to arrive at the Port of Laredo’s World Trade Bridge, Colombia Solidarity Bridge, and Eagle Pass without the mandated QR Code and are impacting crossing/wait times.
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  • CBP Updates to SO70 Output Record in Entry Summary Status Notification

    Jun 20, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the SO70 output record in both the PGA Processing Disposition (Output SO70-Record) in the Entry Summary Status Notification document and in the Record Identifier SO70 (Output) in the ACE Cargo Release SO Status Notification document will be updated to accommodate the increase in HTS codes accepted.
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  • NCBFAA Customs Committee Highlights HTS Update Related to Aluminum and Steel Tariffs

    Jun 13, 2025
    The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., updated our customs broker members regarding the HTS numbers that were removed from the original Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CSMS from June 3 announcing the application of tariffs for imports of aluminum and steel and their derivative products. However, those deleted aluminum and steel HTS numbers were included in the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Federal Register notice of June 12 which stated that household appliances with aluminum and steel content will be subject to Section 232 50% tariffs, effective 12:01 a.m. ET on June 23.
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Upcoming Calendar Events

10 July, 2025, 1 AM-2 PM
CBP Webinar: Wood Packing Material
8 July, 2025, 1 30 PM-2 30 PM
CBP Webinar: Overview of Activated Carbon
26 June, 2025, 9 30 AM-5 PM
GTC.TRADE Int'l Logistics Webinar
26 June, 2025-27 June, 2025
AAEI 2025 Annual Conference & Trade Day
25 June, 2025, 1 30 PM-2 30 PM
Fair Trade Fabrics
25 June, 2025, 9 30 AM-5 PM
GTC.TRADE USMCA Modernized NAFTA Webinar
24 June, 2025, 1 30 PM-2 30 PM
Overview of Hand Tools Classified in Chapter 82
24 June, 2025, 9 30 AM-5 PM
GTC.TRADE Tariff Classification Webinar

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