Further to the Dec. 28 Monday Morning eBriefing article, "End-of-year BIS rules impact Hong Kong, China exports," the U.S. Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division released a message (attached here) to the trade regarding the Electronic Export Information (EEI) filings for Hong Kong.

The NCBFAA on Dec. 28 responded to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's recent proposal to pursue mandatory continuing education for licensed customs brokers.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), following the passage of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, reminded importers and their customs brokers that effective Jan. 1 it will maintain oversight of imports impacted by the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA).

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee’s Logistics Subcommittee is regularly collecting data on the nation’s rail delays and port congestion that are impacting the supply chain and your business operations.

It was one year ago this week that the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) was included in the December 2020 stimulus package. This gave customs brokers much needed relief from the 90-day claw back when an importer files bankruptcy.

NCBFAA is gathering data on the total cost for freight movement in the current air cargo environment and needs association members to share their input through this survey, so that we can meet our collective goal to properly inform the Biden administration and our nation’s lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the pain-points in this vital component of the international supply chain.

The Federal Maritime Commission on Dec. 28 issued three policy statements that provide new guidance to shippers and others on bringing private party complaints at the commission, addressing barriers identified by the trade community as disincentives to filing actions at the agency.

The ports of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach continue to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” this time until Jan. 3. The fee was previously set to take effect on Monday, Dec. 27, after previous postponements.

Congress passed the Customs Business Fairness Act on Dec. 21 as part of the latest coronavirus relief package, changing the way U.S. bankruptcy law will apply to customs brokers when importers become insolvent.

What a year! If you had told me in January that we would all turn from "road warriors" to "couch/zoom warriors," I would not have believed it. And yet, here we are.

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.