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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.

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  • Important Update – Changes to AES Filing Procedures for OPA License Type

    Mar 14, 2025
    The Census Bureau and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made changes to the Automated Export System (AES) concerning the use of the Other Partnership Agency (OPA) license type. These changes impact how Electronic Export Information (EEI) is filed, particularly regarding the license number field and associated Partner Government Agency (PGA) data requirements.
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  • FMC Launches Investigation into Global Maritime Chokepoints – Key Considerations for NVOCCs and Freight Forwarders

    Mar 14, 2025
    The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched a formal Order of Investigation into the impact of transit constraints at major international maritime chokepoints. This move underscores growing concerns about delays, congestion, and potential unfair practices that could negatively affect U.S. foreign trade.
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  • FDA Shortage of Inspectors at Port of Miami

    Mar 14, 2025
    From the Port of Miami, customs brokers report that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is down eight inspectors due to the recent layoffs. The shortage of inspectors is causing delays as the remaining inspectors try to handle the volume of FDA-regulated trade.
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  • Sign Up for APHIS Weekly Summary of ACIR Updates

    Mar 14, 2025
    At the USDA Animal and Plant health Inspection Service (APHIS), the agency is streamlining stakeholder communications by providing a weekly summary of routine updates to the Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) database and PPQ Manuals.
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  • CBP Deploys Updates to Entry Summary Bond Validations

    Mar 14, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 12 deployed entry summary bond validation updates. Before the updates, entry summary bond validations used the effective date and termination date at the bond header level to find the valid continuous bond for the importer of record.
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Mar 14, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Bonnie Roberts, DocUnlock, EMD Customs Broker & Logistics Center, Kevin Han, Lizbeth G. Loredo-Moreno, Norvik Trade & Transport, and Trade-IQ, 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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  • Customs and Cross-Border Trade Regulatory Updates of The Week

    Mar 14, 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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  • Shifting Tariffs -- USMCA Qualifying Goods Now Exempt from 25% IEEPA Tariffs

    Mar 7, 2025
    Since the March 6 update on the Mexico/Canada IEEPA tariffs, an advanced copy of the Federal Register notice and CBP CSMS instructions have been circulated to implement the Executive Order providing some relief to certain goods imported from Mexico and Canada. Goods that are the product of Canada or Mexico that do not qualify as originating under the USMCA continue to be subject to the full 25% tariff that started on March 4, except for energy products from Canada which are subject to a 10% duty rate.
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  • NCBFAA 52nd Annual Conference Sold Out

    Mar 7, 2025
    Due to a massive influx of registrants during the past week, the NCBFAA 52nd Annual Conference is officially sold out, effective midnight on Friday, March 7. We regret that if you are unable to attend our industry-leading event this year, but we will look forward to seeing at next year's Annual Conference.
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  • NCBFAA Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients

    Mar 7, 2025
    NCBFAA is proud to announce the recipients of its two $5,000 scholarships for 2025. These scholarships, which are generously sponsored by Roanoke Insurance Group and Alba Wheels Up, help offset the costs that our Regular Members and their children accrue while learning or further developing the skills they will need to succeed in a career in Customs Brokerage, Freight Forwarding, or related field in international trade.
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