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Mar, 04, 2019
NCBFAA joined more than 140 organizations in a letter from the Coalition for Free Trade to President Trump expressing approval for his decision to avoid a tariff increase on March 2 and allow negotiations with China to continue. The coalition wrote: "It is our hope that the momentum will build in the weeks ahead and lead to a final deal that addresses structural issues in China, removes tariffs on both sides and eliminates trade uncertainty facing American business and farmers." At the same time, the group urged the Administration to "publish a notice in the Federal Register immediately confirming and detailing your decision in order to provide certainty to the business community."
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Feb, 25, 2019
In a notice posted in the February 20 edition of the Federal Register, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that they have revoked close to 600 hundred customs broker's licenses for their failure to file the 2018 triennial status reports.
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Feb, 18, 2019
In letters to both U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the NCBFAA applauded the two agencies on their handling of the recent Federal Government shutdown. In particular, the NCBFAA appreciated how each agency went out of their way to keep the Trade, and our members, apprised of all crucial information pertaining to the movement of trade. The information was vital in keeping all of our businesses up and running as smooth as possible in such a tumultuous time period.
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Feb, 11, 2019
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has just announced that the location for the "21st Century Customs Framework" public meeting, scheduled for Friday, March 1, has been changed. The public meeting will now be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Herbert Hoover Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
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Feb, 04, 2019
On January 28, after the government shutdown ended, the NCBFAA filed comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the Federal Maritime Commission had initiated in December. The NPRM was relatively noncontroversial and was intended by the agency primarily streamline and clarify certain of the various regulations affecting the renewal process for OTI licenses.
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Jan, 28, 2019
Last Friday, President Trump signed a short-term spending bill that will reopen the Federal Government through at least February 15. If a longer deal has not been worked out by February 15, President Trump said that "the government will either shut down again," or "I will use my powers to build a wall."
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Jan, 22, 2019
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced to the NCBFAA last Thursday that the enforcement of the changes to the in-bond regulations and the enforcement of ISF-5 fillings were being postponed due to the ongoing government shutdown. A CSMS message was released the following day, explaining the postponement in more detail.
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Jan, 14, 2019
Last week, the Americans for Free Trade Coalition, of which the NCBFAA is a member, welcomed the newly-elected and returning members of the 116th Congress with a letter urging them to consider the impact the trade war was having on their districts and states and reminding them of the power they have in trade policy matters.
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Jan, 07, 2019
Due to the ongoing Government shutdown, the NCBFAA will have to postpone our upcoming "The New Normal at the FMC" Summit. The event, which was scheduled to feature the Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC) Acting Chairman Michael Khouri and Commissioner Rebecca Dye, will be rescheduled after the reopening of the Federal Government. If you have registered for the event, we will be issuing you a full refund.
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Dec, 24, 2018
With a Federal government shutdown officially underway, the NCBFAA has reached out to representatives of Partner Government Agencies (PGA) for information regarding the arrangements they have in place for the processing of Import and Export cargo. Please see below for agency guidance and procedure.
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