Tariff policy has been changing so rapidly that CBP hasn't been able to dot all the i's and cross the t's before entries are subject to the new rules, and that's putting brokers in limbo at times, the customs committee chair for the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America told an audience of brokers at NCBFAA's national conference this week.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2515 on April 10, containing 88 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 35 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2515 includes the reciprocal tariff updates, effective April 10.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Should the de minimis exemption eventually disappear for low-value shipments, the business-to-business-to-consumer model could rise as a result, according to panelists at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- The Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to make ACE filing of FWS-regulated entries mandatory “by the end of the year,” Jeff Moore of the agency’s Nogales, Arizona, office said at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America's annual conference April 8.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- As President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his related trade rhetoric prompt a trade war, the potential for cyberattacks within the U.S. trade industry could increase, according to a panelist speaking at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual meeting.
The Court of International Trade on April 8 rejected Georgia woman Skeeter-Jo Stoute-Francois' challenge to four questions on the October 2021 customs broker license exam. Judge Lisa Wang held that for three of the questions, Stoute-Francois formulated her own "factual scenarios" in arguing that there wasn't enough information to select the correct answer. For the remaining question, Wang said CBP's correct answer choice was backed by substantial evidence.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2513 on April 4, containing 27 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 11 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2513 includes the Reciprocal Tariff updates, effective April 5, and PGA updates. For additional information on the tariff updates, CSMS # 64649265 is available to provide more on tariffs with an effective date of April 5 (see 2504020072).
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CHANDLER, Ariz. -- A litany of new tariffs is creating a number of issues that brokers need to be aware of as they interact with their importer clients, including bond insufficiency and a potential increase in CBP requests for information, according to speakers on an April 8 panel at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual conference.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2512 on April 2, containing 125 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 35 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. It includes the latest adjustments on imports of automobiles and automobile parts into the U.S. (see 2504020081).