NCBFAA congratulates Daniela Piperno as this year's annual scholarship recipient.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced several changes in personnel who are involved with the regulation of imports:

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on April 9 released President Biden's fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding request to Congress. The OMB is expected to release the president's budget later this spring.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has advised the air cargo industry that the Indirect Air Carrier Management System (IACMS) is incorporating new functionality for the upcoming Secure Packing Facility (SPF) addition.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as expected, deployed the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMA) enhancements to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on April 6.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping up enforcement of its Food Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for imported products, with an increasing number of inspections and warning letters to importers citing FSVP failures. The FDA is conducting both remote and on-site inspections. Many of the FSVP inspections involve remote inspection of electronic records. Typical violations found by FDA include:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) implemented its One U.S. Government Messaging System at Import (1USG) to all the trade on March 22. The 1USG Messaging for the first time allows two-way messaging between CPSC, CBP and the trade. For the most part, the roll-out has been smooth. Yet, the process has caused some confusion in the trade. NCBFAA is working with CPSC and CBP to clarify any points of confusion. Please contact RAC@ncbfaa.org if you have questions or have experienced issues with CPSC's new process.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 29 posted the final versions of the PGA Message Set and Appendix PGA under the "PGA Message Set Documents" section of its website.

During the 2020 Biennial Registration Renewal for Food Facilities, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required facilities to obtain a DUNS number as a part of the registration. As the Dec. 31 deadline for renewal approached, many facilities were experiencing difficulty obtaining a DUNS number for the facility location. In response to concerns from the trade, the FDA issued guidance on Dec. 1, 2020, allowing registrants to enter "PENDING" in the field where the Identifier is required, so long as the registration is updated with the DUNS number in 90 days. The Unique Identification Number (UFI) field has been added to Section 2 of Form 3537, Food Facility Registration.

The Biden Administration on March 29 has designated Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei as the next chairman of Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

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.