The Census Bureau, which is tasked with collecting the nation's foreign trade statistics, told representatives of the U.S. export community that it has recently held meetings on a proposed rulemaking to clarify the responsibilities of parties participating in "routed" export transactions.

Customs and Border Protection's Office of International Trade recently updated its list of companies/persons who provide data processing services to the trade community for the Automated Broker Interface (ABI).

The Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act on June 8 to help the U.S. compete with China. This included reinstating the expired Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP), the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill program (MTB), and the product-exclusion process for some 301 tariffs.

Oral Argument Held. On June 17, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) held an oral argument on plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. The motion sought to create a "stand still" and suspend the liquidation on entries involving the Section 301 duties challenged in the court cases. The motion concerned unliquidated as well as future entries and to avoid irreparable harm by maintaining the status quo. However, it did not address entries that already liquidated as this likely will remain an open issue even if the court grants the injunction.

If you are in the U.S. military reserves, are you eligible to receive your customs broker license?

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June announced that an updated Drawback/TFTEA Drawback Entry Summary Create/Resubmission CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document is now available on CBP.gov and can be found at the following link: Drawback Guidelines (version 20).

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following member who has recently joined our association:

Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg PA now offers discounts to fellow NCBFAA members when they register for an STR-hosted webinar. Here's the link to the discount

The Senate on June 16 held a hearing to examine improvements in security, trade, and travel at U.S. land border ports of entry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) still has not issued final guidance on the APHIS-Lacey Phase VI implementation, which is scheduled to occur July 1. USDA leadership is considering multiple requests to extend the deadline. The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) has warned APHIS that the trade must have adequate lead time to prepare for implementation, emphasizing that it will be impossible to implement with only a week's notice.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. is tracking the outcome of U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, ongoing U.S.-Canadian trade discussions, and CBP tariff guidance updates for the association's customs broker members and their importer clients.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), effective July 1, revoked the Syria Sanctions as authorized in Executive Order (EO) 14312.

On July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a special “virtual office hours” session to discuss challenges and experiences of customs brokers and industry members who have participated in the CPSC e-Filing pilot.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, NCBFAA anticipates that the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, will sell out of our room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington well before the room rate cut-off date of Aug. 7.

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

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. is tracking the outcome of U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, ongoing U.S.-Canadian trade discussions, and CBP tariff guidance updates for the association's customs broker members and their importer clients.

On July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a special “virtual office hours” session to discuss challenges and experiences of customs brokers and industry members who have participated in the CPSC e-Filing pilot.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, NCBFAA anticipates that the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, will sell out of our room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington well before the room rate cut-off date of Aug. 7.

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

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome 7 Star Logistics Solutions, Farris Customs Brokers, Infinito Global Trade Network, and Karl Gross Logistics (USA), 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!

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. is tracking the outcome of U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, ongoing U.S.-Canadian trade discussions, and CBP tariff guidance updates for the association's customs broker members and their importer clients.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), effective July 1, revoked the Syria Sanctions as authorized in Executive Order (EO) 14312.

FIATA’s new Best Practice Guide on Maritime Contracting helps freight forwarders navigate this landscape by clarifying the implications of acting under different capacities when engaging with ocean carriers.

On July 16 at 2 p.m. ET, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a special “virtual office hours” session to discuss challenges and experiences of customs brokers and industry members who have participated in the CPSC e-Filing pilot.

With so much focus on trade in Washington, D.C., these days, NCBFAA anticipates that the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, will sell out of our room block at the Grand Hyatt Washington well before the room rate cut-off date of Aug. 7.