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Monday Morning eBriefing

The Monday Morning eBriefing is a members-only digital newsletter which provides up-to-date and informative news on regulatory and legislative matters important to customs brokers, freight forwarders, and NVOCCs. It’s published every Monday at 6 a.m. ET.

Top News This Week 

  • Register Today for July 21 NCBFAA Legislative-GAC Webinar

    Jun 29, 2025
    An important feature of the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 7-9, 2025 is meeting with your elected officials on Capitol Hill to help ensure they understand the implications of any trade-related legislation placed before them. With the multitude of changes occurring in Washington, D.C., the resulting impact on cross-border trade, and consequently our industry, means that NCBFAA Member representation at the GAC is vitally important.
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  • Census Bureau Publishes Voluntary Self Disclosure Form

    Feb 1, 2025
    Effective March 3, the Census Bureau will implement the use of a fillable form for the submission of Voluntary Self Disclosures (VSDs). The intent of the form is to streamline the process.
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  • RAC Meets With CBP-Ag to Address Port of Norfolk Concerns

    Feb 1, 2025
    The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) recently met with Customs and Border Protection (CBP)-Agriculture officials to discuss growing concerns about the performance of Ag officers at the port of Norfolk.
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  • CBP Provides Updates to ACE Cargo Release

    Feb 1, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released an updated ACE Cargo Release CATAIR, Draft ACE Cargo Release CATAIR, and ACE Cargo Release Condition Codes documents to the agency website.
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  • Message from the NCBFAA Educational Institute Executive Vice President

    Feb 1, 2025
    “As we begin a new era of increased professionalism and recognition of the vital role that we play in our nation’s economic prosperity and security, I want to make you aware of a few important things related to your continuing education,” said NEI Executive Vice President Cynthia Whittenburg.
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  • Take Advantage of Amazing Extra-Curricular Activities at 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference

    Feb 1, 2025
    Our industry-leading 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass on April 6-9 offers more than just three days of insightful conference programming. There are also amazing extra-curricular events for your consideration upon registering, such as the Golf Outing, Horseback Riding experience and the Poker Tournament on Sunday, April 6. All these events are near capacity, so register as soon as possible to secure your place.
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  • Customs Broker License Exam Spring 2025 Registration Opens Feb 10

    Feb 1, 2025
    Registration for the April 23, 2025, Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) will open Monday, Feb. 10, at 12:01 a.m. ET and close Wednesday, March 12, at 4:30 p.m. ET, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a Jan. 27 CSMS.
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  • CBP Solicits Centralized Examination Station for the Port of Buffalo

    Feb 1, 2025
    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is now soliciting a Centralized Examination Station (CES) in the Port of Buffalo in Western New York. Applications for the CES will be accepted for 60 days beginning Jan. 27 through March 27.
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  • EPA To Deploy HFC Reporting Changes

    Feb 1, 2025
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that refinements to the EPA Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) program will be deployed in CBP’s Production environment on Feb. 22. It is currently available in CBP’s Certification environment.
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  • Agriculture Inspection Fee Changes Delayed

    Feb 1, 2025
    The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is temporarily delaying the effective date of the new user fee structure for Section 8(e) inspections, which was previously due to take effect Jan. 29. The new effective date is March 20.
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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Feb 1, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Barnes Global Trade, Ligentia USA, and Logineer USA, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!
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