The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposed new and more stringent safety requirement standards for toys (under its Part 1250 Toy Standard) containing button cell or coin cell batteries, with the goal of preventing child access to batteries during reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of battery-operated toys.

NCBFAA wants to highlight and congratulate NCBFAA Vice President Kristi App for recently earning Louisiana’s coveted C. Alvin Bertel Award for her significant contributions to the state’s port industry.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said a Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2412 was created on Aug. 13, which contains 1,000 harmonized tariff records and 4,158 ABI records.

With the Aug. 9 Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision that none of the services provided by the two Canadian railways—CN and CPKC—are essential by law, no rail services are required to be maintained in the event of a work stoppage involving the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC).

More than 30 customs brokers and international trade associations, including NCBFAA, sent a letter on Aug. 12 to the offices of the U.S. Treasury and Homeland Security Department Secretaries, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee on Monday, urging them to use their authorities to finalize the selection of members for the current term of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC).

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) will hold two webinars in September as a part of its 2024 NCSD webinar series.

NCBFAA called out a proposed change in the definition of “importer” for purposes of a USDA fee on paper and packaging product imports, describing the change as “unprecedented.”

The Hyatt Regency Washington special room block rate of $319, plus tax, for the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) has been briefly extended beyond the Thursday, Aug. 15, deadline. Thus, if you are planning to attend the GAC on Sept. 22-24, you are urged to register today to take advantage of this special room block rate.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will open registration for the Oct. 23 Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) on Monday, Aug. 12 at 12:01 a.m. ET and close registration on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 17 will deploy an update to ACE that enforces the requirement to file Entry Type (ET) 86 transactions prior to or upon the arrival of the cargo.

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.