The White House on April 12 nominated Chris Magnus, currently police chief for the City of Tucson, Arizona, to serve as the country's next commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

NCBFAA's 21CCF Subcommittee has been making a lot of progress under Cindy Allen's leadership, along with vital support from Victoria Lane, to draft the association's 21st Century Customs & Trade Framework White Paper.

The Biden administration has signaled to the trade that human rights abuses facilitated through the supply chain will not be tolerated and that includes U.S. exports to despotic regimes.

In February, the Food and Drug Administration launched the second phase of its Artificial Intelligence Imported Seafood pilot, which is designed to enhance and improve the agency's ability to identify imported seafood products that may pose a threat to public health. In this phase, the FDA is applying the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning model algorithm in the field to help FDA staff decide which shipments to examine.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced several changes in personnel who are involved with the regulation of imports:

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on April 8 issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments regarding carrier (1) pass-through charges, and (2) tariff access fees. The ANPRM is a part of the FMC's initiative to review existing regulations to determine whether they are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective. Specifically, the FMC is seeking comments on how non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) apply pass-through charges under their tariffs, and the reasonableness of certain tariff access fees. The FMC is seeking public input prior to determining whether to change its carrier tariff regulations.

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) has once again introduced the Imported Seafood Testing Act (H.R. 1236) in the 117th Congress, requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect at least 20% of all imported seafood each year, as well as the first 15 shipments imported into the U.S. by a new importer.

NCBFAA congratulates Daniela Piperno as this year's annual scholarship recipient.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on April 9 released President Biden's fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding request to Congress. The OMB is expected to release the president's budget later this spring.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) implemented its One U.S. Government Messaging System at Import (1USG) to all the trade on March 22. The 1USG Messaging for the first time allows two-way messaging between CPSC, CBP and the trade. For the most part, the roll-out has been smooth. Yet, the process has caused some confusion in the trade. NCBFAA is working with CPSC and CBP to clarify any points of confusion. Please contact RAC@ncbfaa.org if you have questions or have experienced issues with CPSC's new process.

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.