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Monday Morning eBriefing

The Monday Morning eBriefing is a members-only digital newsletter which provides up-to-date and informative news on regulatory and legislative matters important to customs brokers, freight forwarders, and NVOCCs. It’s published every Monday at 6 a.m. ET.

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  • Congressman King Introduces Customs Business Fairness Act

    Dec, 26, 2017
    On December 14, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY) introduced the Customs Business Fairness Act (HR 4657) to provide relief to customs brokers for duties paid on behalf of importers who declare bankruptcy. Congressman King described the bill as "an effort to eliminate an unfair financial burden borne by customs brokers."
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  • NCBFAA Sends Out Second Request for Company Information Updates

    Dec, 26, 2017
    A second request to confirm the accuracy of the corporate information in the NCBFAA databases was sent to those designated as the primary contact to represent their company for the NCBFAA. For those who had responded to the original request, thank you; all others are encouraged to please take a few minutes to use the access credentials included in that email communication to review, and if necessary to update, your company's information. Even if you already responded, you may want to confirm that your updated information is correct.
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  • Give Yourself a Gift by Registering for the 2018 NCBFAA Annual Conference

    Dec, 26, 2017
    With year-end fast approaching and the holidays here, what better gift to share with someone (or yourself) than registering for the 2018 NCBFAA Annual Conference in beautiful Rancho Mirage, CA!
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  • NCBFAA Recommendations on End of Year Wrap-up

    Dec, 26, 2017
    With 2017 rapidly coming to a close, we are looking at supporting our members through the turn-over into the new year. At the writing of this article, it does not appear that GSP will be renewed. NCBFAA has previously published instructions on setting the GSP preferences to have the date of presentation be the date of entry. We encourage you to work with your clients to maximize the savings under this program by timing your entries appropriately.
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  • FMC Issues Notice of Hearings on the Demurrage Proceeding

    Dec, 26, 2017
    As we have reported previously, the NCBFAA is a member of the Coalition for Fair Port Practices and submitted a petition with the FMC asking if the agency would issue an interpretive rule relating to the imposition of demurrage and detention practices. More specifically, the petition, which is docketed as petition number P4-16, asked the commission to require the carriers to extend free time in those situations when NVOCCs and VCOs are unable to pick up containers from the port due to unusual weather, port congestion, labor unrest or other issues beyond their control. That petition has of course been strenuously opposed by carrier and port interests
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  • Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1708 created on December 20, 2017

    Dec, 26, 2017
    Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1708 was created on December 20, 2017 and contains 33,859 ABI records and 6,591 harmonized tariff records.
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  • NCBFAA Recommendations on End of Year Wrap-up

    Dec, 18, 2017
    With 2017 rapidly coming to a close, we are looking at supporting our members through the turn-over into the new year. At the writing of this article, it does not appear that GSP will be renewed. NCBFAA has previously published instructions on setting the GSP preferences to have the date of presentation be the date of entry. We encourage you to work with your clients to maximize the savings under this program by timing your entries appropriately.
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  • New Seafood Tracking Program in ACE Will Take Effect January

    Dec, 18, 2017
    The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will soon begin implementing a far-reaching traceability program for imports of 11 species of seafood and products containing the seafood. Beginning January 1, new data elements must be submitted through ACE.
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  • GAO Asks NCBFAA Help For Report on Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Shipping

    Dec, 18, 2017
    The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO - www.gao.gov) is composing a report on Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway (GLSLS) shipping for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars on behalf of Congress.
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  • NCBFAA Actions on Your Behalf

    Dec, 18, 2017
    Last week, NCBFAA Executive Vice President Megan Montgomery was focused on diving into NCBFAA's relationship with CBP from the daily ACE status calls to continued discussions on the NCBFAA priorities. There was robust dialogue to follow up the well-attended East Coast Trade Symposium. She had the opportunity to spend time with American Shipper, working on our partnership for the upcoming year. She supported the ongoing NCBFAA Board's strategic planning initiative, to be fully unveiled at the 2018 Annual Meeting as the path forward for the Association for the next five years. Last week was also the week for the monthly "usual suspects" gathering at a fellow trade association office, where Executives of trade associations, who really understand the technical aspects of customs and trade, meet once a month to share information and strategy to help better serve our members by working together. Finally, amidst a desk full of general Trade Symposium follow-up, she dedicated time to the upcoming Annual Conference. With 2018 just around the corner, the Annual Conference will be here in the blink of an eye.
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