The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have continued to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” and said they will reconsider its possible imposition on July 1.

NCBFAA will soon open registration for the 2022 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Sept. 18-20. Mark your calendar!

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) continues to work with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to promote the use of e-Phyto certificates by the trade. We heard promising news from APHIS that since the RAC began collaborating with the agency in February, the number of e-Phyto certificate numbers referenced in the PGA Message Set has skyrocketed – from 477 in the first quarter to 5,932 so far in the second quarter! Even though this is just a start, APHIS was pleased with this outcome.

President Biden on June 16 signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) into law. The House of Representatives on June 13 passed the Senate version (S.3580) of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) by a vote of 369-42.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released guidance to assist the trade with preparing for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) rebuttable presumption that will take effect June 21.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has established three new initiatives that the agency said will provide enhanced assistance to shippers, continue to improve legal and regulatory compliance of regulated entities, and focus on remedies to supply chain problems.

NCBFAA will soon open registration for the 2022 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Sept. 18-20. Mark your calendar!

Congress recently clarified that e-cigarettes and other non-tobacco nicotine products must comply with FDA regulations applicable to tobacco products. Starting May 14, manufacturers were required to submit a premarket application to FDA to receive authorization to market their product.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have continued to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” and said they will reconsider its possible imposition on June 24.

In CSMS #52176791, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informed the trade that a new Form 3540-1 Notice of Arrival for Pesticides is now in effect. The updated form clarifies the existing elements and instruction. No new data elements are added.

A delegation of NCBFAA leaders who were in Washington, D.C. for the quarterly association board meeting met with several key House lawmakers on Capitol Hill on June 23 to thank them for their attention to international trade and bring them up to date on our industry’s current issues.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) for the long-awaited update to 19 CFR 111 are in the works toward finalization.

The “Write My Representative” page, located in the “I Want To” section of the hamburger menu/main navigation of the new NCBFAA website, is now available for members to browse and take action on behalf of the customs broker and forwarder industries.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has released its July 1 HTS 484(f) Committee’s changes.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an order, effective June 16, temporarily denying all export privileges for Belavia Belarusian Airlines due to ongoing violations of the comprehensive export controls imposed on Belarus by the Commerce Department.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) for the long-awaited update to 19 CFR 111 are in the works toward finalization.

NCBFAA leaders met with Arthur Laciak from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on June 23 to learn more about the recently announced CPSC e-filing Beta pilot.

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

NCBFAA is pleased to provide you—our customs broker, freight forwarder, and NVOCC members—with the latest links to these U.S. government guidance documents, as well as Monday Morning eBriefing articles that you might have missed.

Every customs broker knows that interacting with Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) can be the most challenging part of their job. The PGA data requirements are often demanding. And, on top of that, there are just so many agencies!

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has released its July 1 HTS 484(f) Committee’s changes.

NCBFAA leaders met with Arthur Laciak from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on June 23 to learn more about the recently announced CPSC e-filing Beta pilot.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an order, effective June 16, temporarily denying all export privileges for Belavia Belarusian Airlines due to ongoing violations of the comprehensive export controls imposed on Belarus by the Commerce Department.

Here is a summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

NCBFAA is pleased to provide you—our customs broker, freight forwarder, and NVOCC members—with the latest links to these U.S. government guidance documents, as well as Monday Morning eBriefing articles that you might have missed.