National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA)

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On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following member who has recently joined our association: Shine Express Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; Satoshi Kamiunten-Griffin, Managing Director Please join us in giving Shine Express a warm welcome! We're so excited to have this firm join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!

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Attention Members: Renewal Season Right Around the Corner! Renewal season is right around the corner! Be sure to login to your company profile and ensure your member record is current.?Pay particular attention to the total number of your employees directly involved in Customs Broker and Freight Forwarder activities, and any address or staff changes. If you need assistance, please email?[email protected]?and a team member will be happy to help.

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Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton’s Landfall Wednesday “Port Tampa Bay is doing all it can to prepare for Hurricane Milton, and to ensure safety of life, protection of the environment, and maritime commerce resiliency,” the port authority said in a notice to the trade this morning. “Inbound vessel transits have ceased but landside operations will continue as long as safely possible.” For marine terminal operation updates at Port Tampa Bay, click here.? ? Port Everglades has continued to allow fuel truck deliveries, but the Coast Guard began restricting all ship traffic at the port until further notice, starting at midnight, Oct. 8. Marine terminal updates before and after the storm will be posted here. Similar action was taken at nearby Port Miami, with marine terminal updates at the port available here. ? The Jacksonville Port Authority said its marine terminals remain open on Tuesday for landside cargo operations. “We are assessing conditions for cargo operations on Wednesday and will share more information as soon as it becomes available,” the port authority said. ? The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has provided this consolidated list of the state’s seaports and operational status updates webpages during Hurricane Milton. NCBFAA leadership reminds our members in Florida to exercise utmost caution and safety with regards to themselves, their families, and friends during this potentially dangerous storm. www.jaxport.com

Take Advantage of NCBFAA’s Two $5,000 Annual Scholarships for 2025! ? NCBFAA is delighted to announce that two competitive $5,000 scholarships are now available to help both current and future members of our industry achieve their goal of furthering their education! These scholarships help offset the costs that students and our members accrue while learning or further developing the skills they will need to succeed in a career in Customs Brokerage, Freight Forwarding, or related field in international trade. We ask each of our NCBFAA Regular Member companies to share this special scholarship announcement with your staff today! ? Our Association is most appreciative of Roanoke Insurance Group Inc. for its longtime and invaluable support of the annual NCBFAA scholarship program and truly grateful to Alba Wheels Up International for its third year for generously providing the second scholarship to our members. ? NCBFAA's two annual scholarships help cover the cost of tuition and student housing, as applicable. ? The NCBFAA Scholarship Committee will select the winners and announce the awards by the second week in March 2025. The awardees will be notified by e-mail. NCBFAA will cover the cost of the roundtrip flight and one night stay for the individual awardees to be recognized during the 52nd NCBFAA Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 6-9, 2025. Don’t delay! Pursue this scholarship opportunity today! https://lnkd.in/egJ2AT3Z

CBP Extends ACAS Vague and Unacceptable Description Rejection Deadline Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has extended its rejection of vague descriptions for the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) compliance deadline to Nov. 12. The intention for delay is to give the industry additional time to work toward full compliance. CBP expects to see ongoing improvement in eliminating vague descriptions for the enhanced ACAS filings throughout October. NCBFAA understands the vague description warning messages will continue to help support industry compliance. There will be no further extensions to this deadline after Nov. 12. The agency had originally planned to issue rejections starting Oct. 7. CBP will release a CSMS to the trade regarding this change shortly. For questions about the implementation of this change in ACAS, contact [email protected], while technical questions may be sent to your assigned CBP Client Representative.

CBP ‘Open for Business’ in East-Gulf Coast Ports Impacted by Port Strike October 1, 2024?? Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said during a 1 p.m. ET call with the trade today that its operations in the ports of entry impacted by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) East-Gulf Coast port work stoppage are “open for business.” Prior to the Oct. 1 strike date, CBP officials stood up an Emergency Operations Command at headquarters in Washington, D.C., which works with the PGAs and provides CBP ports of entry staff, as well as the trade, with routine cargo processing procedure updates pertaining to the impacted East and Gulf Coast ports. The agency said on today's call that the trade should continue monitoring the agency’s?Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) webpage?for communications regarding CBP operations and any import-export procedural updates during the strike and after port operations resume. In the immediate interim, CBP referred the trade to these two CSMS messages released by the agency: CSMS #62464633 - Cargo and Vessel Processing Guidelines due to Possible International Longshoremen’s Association Strike CSMS #62475241 - Business Resumption for Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Members Following the International Longshoremen’s Association Strike During the trade call, CBP officials said they will provide updates to these two CSMS messages, such as general order and in-bond entry instructions, as required by the agency and trade. In addition, CBP officials recommended trade members to email its Office of Trade Relations at?[email protected]?with any questions, input, or concerns. While some regulatory flexibility will be considered by the agency, CBP expects carriers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, importers, and exporters to maintain compliance with import and export regulations, such as diversion data for their goods before and during a strike. CBP said it will continue to host calls with the trade as long as the port strike continues. According to CBP, an East-Gulf Coast port strike will cost the economy approximately $5.3 billion a day. Meanwhile, container terminal operations in 36 ports along the East and Gulf Coasts, as well as the ocean carriers, have issued advisories to the trade regarding the Oct. 1 strike. Check those port authority and ocean carrier websites for more details. The NCBFAA Transportation Committee continues to monitor and provide timely information to our members regarding the Oct. 1 East-Gulf Coast port work stoppage. Also, see our?special NCBFAA webpage?where members can find up-to-date strike information (Note: You must be logged into the NCBFAA website to view the page). https://lnkd.in/e9hXiVgP