Due to record demand for our conference, we find ourselves approaching the unprecedented position of exceeding the capacity of our conference site, the Sheraton New Orleans. We expect to reach our conference capacity before the Early Bird Deadline of March 24.

The Customs Broker Modernization Regulations, which took effect Dec. 19, include a requirement for a customs broker to notify Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when the customs broker separates from a client that is intentionally attempting to defraud the U.S. government or commit any criminal act against the U.S. government.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on March 4 it successfully deployed the ability to mask trade employees’ social security numbers (SSN) and organization Tax ID numbers in the modernized ACE Portal.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

If you experience a change in your travel schedule and need to cancel or simply shave a day or two off your hotel stay, please contact Kim O’Beirne at kobeirne@ncbfaa.org before you cancel your hotel reservation, so those rooms can be provided to other conference attendees.

The Trade Support Network (TSN), under the purview of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Manifest and Conveyance Security Division, has established an Ocean AMS Streamlining working group to provide feedback on the development of the reduction in data requirements for NVOCC Ocean AMS.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced the sun-setting of the Impractical to Screen (ITS) amendment on Oct. 31.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Feb. 27 posted an updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule to its website.

As we reported last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow changes in the port of entry. NCBFAA has been a strong proponent of this policy change for many years.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

A U.S. Census Bureau notice issued March 15 announced two new Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) license types that were added to the Automated Export System (AES).

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

This two-day event at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK, from July 30-Aug. 1 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to learn what's new in the industry.

Additional U.S. tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum products and under section 301 on certain imports from China reduced U.S. imports of these products and increased U.S. production and prices of these products, affecting the many industries that produce or sell these products or use them as inputs, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in a report released March 15.

NCBFAA advises members who are attending the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Boston on April 17-19 that the opening day of the event coincides with the Boston Marathon.

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

This two-day event at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK, from July 30-Aug. 1 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to learn what's new in the industry.

Additional U.S. tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum products and under section 301 on certain imports from China reduced U.S. imports of these products and increased U.S. production and prices of these products, affecting the many industries that produce or sell these products or use them as inputs, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in a report released March 15.

NCBFAA advises members who are attending the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Boston on April 17-19 that the opening day of the event coincides with the Boston Marathon.

Although we are not aware of a rising need at this time, NCBFAA would like to remind our members that should a need to change bank accounts occur, the correct procedure is to get the new account set up and operating within the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ACH payment system prior to closing the old account.

A U.S. Census Bureau notice issued March 15 announced two new Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) license types that were added to the Automated Export System (AES).

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

This two-day event at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK, from July 30-Aug. 1 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to learn what's new in the industry.

Additional U.S. tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum products and under section 301 on certain imports from China reduced U.S. imports of these products and increased U.S. production and prices of these products, affecting the many industries that produce or sell these products or use them as inputs, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in a report released March 15.

NCBFAA advises members who are attending the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Boston on April 17-19 that the opening day of the event coincides with the Boston Marathon.