Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said its Draft Global Business Identifier (GBI) Evaluative Proof of Concept (EPoC) CATAIR Chapters (GE and GO) for future capabilities is now available. The chapters are in the section “Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities.” Here is the link.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on March 31 released its report calling for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to improve its oversight of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has produced a public video outlining the general FDA import process for FDA-regulated products. The agency said the video was developed to “fill a recognized gap between foreign suppliers and domestic importers/brokers on the details of the FDA admissibility process starting from declaration through the final admissibility decision.” Prior to this video, information about the FDA import process was only available through public websites or occasional webinars, industry trainings, and individual communications (email), FDA said. The video is available here.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 120 Russian and Belarussian entities to the Entity List on April 1, effective immediately. These additions to the Entity List are part of the continued response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the intention to hinder specific Russian and Belarusian sectors including defense, aerospace, and maritime.

NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) Chair Mike Lahar on April 7 appeared before a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on the Russian seafood ban implementation and seafood traceability.

NCBFAA’s Transportation Committee, along with Transportation Counsel Ashley Craig of Venable and Legislative Counsel Nicole Bivens Collinson of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, are tracking the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 as it makes its way through the final stages of approval in Congress and eventually to the President’s desk for signature.

Politico on March 16 reported a “Canadian railway worker strike [was] set for Wednesday.” The strike is anticipated to “cut off a key trade corridor with the U.S.” and cause price spikes for oil, fertilizer, and food products. The strike stemmed from a labor dispute between the workers and the Canadian Pacific Railway company. As spring planting season approaches, the inaccessibility of fertilizer would be detrimental to US farmers, who have already struggled with increasing fertilizer prices.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have continued to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” and said they will reconsider its possible imposition on April 15.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) filed a final rule further expanding the Russian Sanctions. In response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with Belarus’s support, the BIS final rule expands the license requirement for Russia and Belarus to all items on the Commerce Control List (CCL), effective April 8. This change adds products controlled in categories 0-2, in addition to the previous license requirement for all items in Categories 3-9, which now imposes a license requirement on all ECCNs for Russia or Belarus.

The Ex Works WatchDog keeps clients informed about the issues facing airport and seaport truckers.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to monitor and highlight key changes with regards to the May 28 Court of International Trade (CIT) opinion invalidating the IEEPA tariffs, the U.S. government's appeal through the Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and what that will mean for our customs broker members.

NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington on Sept. 7-9. We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance providing drug manufacturers with recommendations on replacing color additives in drugs.

The HTS Sequencing Toolkit on the NCBFAA Customs Committee Webpage has been updated to include some helpful information about how to use the Treasury Check Verification System (TCVS).

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) has provided a roundup of the latest PGA news, including a Withhold Release Order involving a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel, APHIS permitting fresh pineapple from Indonesia, and the continuation of live animal import restrictions from Mexico.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to monitor and highlight key changes with regards to the May 28 Court of International Trade (CIT) opinion invalidating the IEEPA tariffs, the U.S. government's appeal through the Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and what that will mean for our customs broker members.

NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington on Sept. 7-9. We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance providing drug manufacturers with recommendations on replacing color additives in drugs.

The HTS Sequencing Toolkit on the NCBFAA Customs Committee Webpage has been updated to include some helpful information about how to use the Treasury Check Verification System (TCVS).

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) has provided a roundup of the latest PGA news, including a Withhold Release Order involving a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel, APHIS permitting fresh pineapple from Indonesia, and the continuation of live animal import restrictions from Mexico.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to monitor and highlight key changes with regards to the May 28 Court of International Trade (CIT) opinion invalidating the IEEPA tariffs, the U.S. government's appeal through the Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and what that will mean for our customs broker members.

NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington on Sept. 7-9. We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance providing drug manufacturers with recommendations on replacing color additives in drugs.

The HTS Sequencing Toolkit on the NCBFAA Customs Committee Webpage has been updated to include some helpful information about how to use the Treasury Check Verification System (TCVS).

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) has provided a roundup of the latest PGA news, including a Withhold Release Order involving a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel, APHIS permitting fresh pineapple from Indonesia, and the continuation of live animal import restrictions from Mexico.