e Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 reduced excise taxes on all beverage alcohol producers, large and small, foreign and domestic. In 2020, Congress made CBMA's tax cuts permanent. It also transferred responsibility for administering certain CBMA provisions for imported alcohol from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the Treasury Department after Dec. 31, 2022.

Commerce Department regulations for the Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis System require that the License/Permit Code (LPC)=01 Steel license or the LPC=28 Aluminum license be included on the admission into the foreign trade zone (FTZ), and not on the withdrawal entry summary from the FTZ.

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), on Thursday, July 29, introduced H.R. 4816, the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) of 2021. Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) have also joined Rep. Garbarino as original co-sponsors of the bill.

While many Americans look forward to some semblance of a summer vacation during the ongoing battle against COVID, the supply chain woes in Chicago are not taking any breaks and continue to curtail the flow of valuable containerized import cargo from the West Coast ports.

During the first panel of Customs and Border Protection's Virtual Trade Week (July 20), "Aligning Customs and Trade for the 21st Century," NCBFAA Customs Counsel Lenny Feldman addressed the key question, "Are we transforming trade or is trade transforming us?"

On PGA Day, July 16, in Washington, the NCBFAA Board and Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) members learned details of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Two-way Messaging system from International Trade Specialist John Blachere.

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ACE Coordinator Rhyan Tompkins updated the NCBFAA Board on the upcoming mandatory ACE filing rollout. The FWS ACE filing program is still technically in the pilot phase. However, the pilot is open to any filer at any designated port. Tompkins emphasized that the CATAIR is final and software developers can update brokers' systems with confidence.

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

Kelli Giannattasio, acting deputy director for import operations at FDA, told NCBFAA Board and Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) members on July 16 that the agency expects more changes in the food system over the next 10 years than ever before.

On April 29, a group of 17 students from United South High School in Laredo, Texas, passed the NEI's Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) exam offered through the Academy of Global Business and Advanced Technology at Laredo College.

President Trump announced on Friday, Aug. 22, that his administration has initiated an investigation into furniture imports, with the possibility of imposing tariffs on these products later this year.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold its next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., from 1-5 p.m. ET on Sept. 17. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only, the agency said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 21 updated its IEEPA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify the unstacking provisions. Specifically, under “IEEPA Overarching,” see the question, “What are the current unstacking provisions?”

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to track the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on U.S. imports aluminum and steel derivatives, watch progress of the U.S. and European Union trade framework agreement announced on Aug. 21, and monitor the Canadian government’s commitment to end certain retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods by Sept. 1.

Customs and Border Protection said recent unannounced visits at Customs Bonded Facilities (CBF) have yielded numerous cases of violations. The agency reminds CBF operators of authorities that CBP Port Directors may exercise in cases of violations.

President Trump announced on Friday, Aug. 22, that his administration has initiated an investigation into furniture imports, with the possibility of imposing tariffs on these products later this year.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold its next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., from 1-5 p.m. ET on Sept. 17. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only, the agency said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 21 updated its IEEPA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify the unstacking provisions. Specifically, under “IEEPA Overarching,” see the question, “What are the current unstacking provisions?”

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to track the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on U.S. imports aluminum and steel derivatives, watch progress of the U.S. and European Union trade framework agreement announced on Aug. 21, and monitor the Canadian government’s commitment to end certain retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods by Sept. 1.

Customs and Border Protection said recent unannounced visits at Customs Bonded Facilities (CBF) have yielded numerous cases of violations. The agency reminds CBF operators of authorities that CBP Port Directors may exercise in cases of violations.

President Trump announced on Friday, Aug. 22, that his administration has initiated an investigation into furniture imports, with the possibility of imposing tariffs on these products later this year.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold its next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., from 1-5 p.m. ET on Sept. 17. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only, the agency said.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 21 updated its IEEPA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify the unstacking provisions. Specifically, under “IEEPA Overarching,” see the question, “What are the current unstacking provisions?”

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to track the imposition of additional Section 232 tariffs on U.S. imports aluminum and steel derivatives, watch progress of the U.S. and European Union trade framework agreement announced on Aug. 21, and monitor the Canadian government’s commitment to end certain retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods by Sept. 1.

Customs and Border Protection said recent unannounced visits at Customs Bonded Facilities (CBF) have yielded numerous cases of violations. The agency reminds CBF operators of authorities that CBP Port Directors may exercise in cases of violations.