PierPASS reminded users of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach container terminals that effective Sept. 1 at midnight PT the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) will increase to $37.71 per TEU and $75.42 per FEU.

Don’t let it pass you by! Attend the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 22-24 to learn about timely and critical industry changes influenced by Capitol Hill lawmakers, the White House, and federal regulators.

CBP asks that customs brokers and other trade members to add a Technical Point of Contact (POC) designated for Cybersecurity to their ACE portal account for CBP to contact if a legitimate cybersecurity threat is identified.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding drawback claimants and filers that drawback claims must be filed in accordance with all applicable requirements appearing in CBP regulations, the ACE Business Rules and Process Document, and the CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encourages all customs brokers, importers, carriers, and other trade community users of ACE to take this brief 2024 ACE Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently deployed the ACE Reports launch button in the modernized ACE Portal in the header section.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold the next Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Washington, D.C.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome BATI Logistics, DutyCalc Data Systems, Elyon Global Shipping, Global Gateway Logistics, Heavy Weight Transport, and Luis Rodriguez Customs Brokers which have recently joined our association.

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) on Saturday, Aug. 24, ruled to allow Canadian Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon to end job action in Canada’s rail sector and impose binding arbitration.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., are closely monitoring the Supreme Court’s Sept. 9 order to take up on an expedited schedule, two of the court challenges to the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, as well as association inroads made with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill during NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 9, requesting support for advance notification and transparency related to imposed tariffs. The committee and counsel also continue to track the latest CBP IEEPA tariff guidance and provide updates to NCBFAA members as soon as they’re received.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday, Sept. 12, published an updated list of qualified parties who are eligible to pay duties on international mail shipments, as per Executive Order 14324 of July 30, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect Aug. 29. The Executive Order effectively ended de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for all shipments entering the U.S., including via international mail.

NCBFAA members experienced a rich exchange of ideas with an array of Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) at the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and USDA Organics — all took part in an informative and lively conversation with NCBFAA on Sept. 8 and a special meeting with the Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) on Sept. 10.

NCBFAA’s sold-out 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, was a resounding success for attendees and included a most informative and exciting agenda of topics led by top-notch industry and government speakers.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 27 will deploy the Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information enhancement to ACE.  This enhancement implements the automated rejection of ACE Manifest filings that have insufficient cargo descriptions, consignee information, and shipper information.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., are closely monitoring the Supreme Court’s Sept. 9 order to take up on an expedited schedule, two of the court challenges to the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, as well as association inroads made with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill during NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 9, requesting support for advance notification and transparency related to imposed tariffs. The committee and counsel also continue to track the latest CBP IEEPA tariff guidance and provide updates to NCBFAA members as soon as they’re received.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday, Sept. 12, published an updated list of qualified parties who are eligible to pay duties on international mail shipments, as per Executive Order 14324 of July 30, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect Aug. 29. The Executive Order effectively ended de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for all shipments entering the U.S., including via international mail.

NCBFAA members experienced a rich exchange of ideas with an array of Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) at the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and USDA Organics — all took part in an informative and lively conversation with NCBFAA on Sept. 8 and a special meeting with the Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) on Sept. 10.

NCBFAA’s sold-out 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, was a resounding success for attendees and included a most informative and exciting agenda of topics led by top-notch industry and government speakers.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 27 will deploy the Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information enhancement to ACE.  This enhancement implements the automated rejection of ACE Manifest filings that have insufficient cargo descriptions, consignee information, and shipper information.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., are closely monitoring the Supreme Court’s Sept. 9 order to take up on an expedited schedule, two of the court challenges to the IEEPA tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, as well as association inroads made with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill during NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 9, requesting support for advance notification and transparency related to imposed tariffs. The committee and counsel also continue to track the latest CBP IEEPA tariff guidance and provide updates to NCBFAA members as soon as they’re received.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday, Sept. 12, published an updated list of qualified parties who are eligible to pay duties on international mail shipments, as per Executive Order 14324 of July 30, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries,” which took effect Aug. 29. The Executive Order effectively ended de minimis duty-free treatment under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for all shipments entering the U.S., including via international mail.

NCBFAA members experienced a rich exchange of ideas with an array of Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) at the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. Officials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and USDA Organics — all took part in an informative and lively conversation with NCBFAA on Sept. 8 and a special meeting with the Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) on Sept. 10.

NCBFAA’s sold-out 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9, was a resounding success for attendees and included a most informative and exciting agenda of topics led by top-notch industry and government speakers.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 27 will deploy the Automated Rejection of Manifest Filings with Insufficient Cargo Information enhancement to ACE.  This enhancement implements the automated rejection of ACE Manifest filings that have insufficient cargo descriptions, consignee information, and shipper information.