• Trump Administration Suggests Tariffs for Furniture Imports Later This Year

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
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• Next CBP COAC Meeting in Washington, DC, Held Virtually on Sept 17

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
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• IEEPA FAQs Updated to Clarify Unstacking Provisions

  Aug 22, 2025
  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?”
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• NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks Imposition of Additional Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Derivative Tariffs, U.S.-EU Trade Framework Agreement, and Canada’s Sept 1 Tariff Changes

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
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• CBP Highlights Customs Bonded Facility Violations

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
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• FDA National Entry Review – Give Us Your Feedback

  Aug 22, 2025
  What are you experiencing with your Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shipments right now? The FDA launched the National Entry Review (NER) program on Aug. 4 to streamline and standardize import operations. The program transitions from port-by-port reviews to a nationwide system by utilizing technology and staff across multiple time zones.
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• CPSC Availability to JFK Airport Customs Brokers

  Aug 22, 2025
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) sent a reminder to customs brokers operating in the vicinity of JFK International Airport in New York with contact information for its personnel in the port who can address CPSC-related inquiries.
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• CBP Guidance on Becoming Qualified to Pay Duty on International Mail Shipments

  Aug 22, 2025
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided guidance to the trade on becoming qualified for the payment of duty on international mail shipments. Effective Aug. 29, 2025, de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) will no longer be available for shipments entering into the U.S. not covered by 50 U.S.C. § 1702(b), including those entering through international mail.
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• BIS Seeks Comments for Section 232 Investigation of Wind Turbine Imports

  Aug 22, 2025
  The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in an Aug. 25 Federal Register notice requests comments from the industry related to its Section 232 investigation into the imports of wind turbines and their parts.
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• Transport, Logistics and Trade Sector Updates of The Week

  Aug 22, 2025
  A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.
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Laredo Morning Times Customs brokers invaluable for imports July2025

• Trump Administration Suggests Tariffs for Furniture Imports Later This Year

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• Next CBP COAC Meeting in Washington, DC, Held Virtually on Sept 17

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• IEEPA FAQs Updated to Clarify Unstacking Provisions

  Aug 22, 2025
  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?”
  Full story

• NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks Imposition of Additional Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Derivative Tariffs, U.S.-EU Trade Framework Agreement, and Canada’s Sept 1 Tariff Changes

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• CBP Highlights Customs Bonded Facility Violations

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• Trump Administration Suggests Tariffs for Furniture Imports Later This Year

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• Next CBP COAC Meeting in Washington, DC, Held Virtually on Sept 17

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• IEEPA FAQs Updated to Clarify Unstacking Provisions

  Aug 22, 2025
  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?”
  Full story

• NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks Imposition of Additional Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Derivative Tariffs, U.S.-EU Trade Framework Agreement, and Canada’s Sept 1 Tariff Changes

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• CBP Highlights Customs Bonded Facility Violations

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• Trump Administration Suggests Tariffs for Furniture Imports Later This Year

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• Next CBP COAC Meeting in Washington, DC, Held Virtually on Sept 17

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• IEEPA FAQs Updated to Clarify Unstacking Provisions

  Aug 22, 2025
  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?”
  Full story

• NCBFAA Customs Committee Tracks Imposition of Additional Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Derivative Tariffs, U.S.-EU Trade Framework Agreement, and Canada’s Sept 1 Tariff Changes

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story

• CBP Highlights Customs Bonded Facility Violations

  Aug 22, 2025
  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.
  Full story