Category: News

Got mail? CBP issues rule for mandatory electronic information for international mail shipments

On March 15th, CBP issues a new Interim Final Rule (IFR) that now mandates information and data to be processed electronically in advance (AED) for international mail shipments. The reasons for this are clear; dangerous products, including synthetic opioids, could [...]

US-China trade webinar- sign up now!

April 12th listen to Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council, talk about the future of the United States’ relationship with China and how this will affect trade. China and the US are two large, developed nations that have [...]

APHIS-core webinar- register now!

On Thursday, February 11 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST, NCBFAA and the APHIS ACE Team will be hosting a webinar for the “Implentation of APHIS-Core in ACE”. They will address what to do and how brokers can manage the [...]

New APHIS-core ACE filing

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) announced that USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) is going live with electronic filing in ACE. Now, APHIS can be filed electronically through the Customs ACE system, and [...]

New duty on importing Chinese flooring

Attention flooring importers! Chinese flooring manufacturers found “dumping” flooring to the U.S. with their very low prices for flooring destined to the U.S. American flooring companies had sued for higher duties (anti-dumping duties) to be placed against certain Chinese imports [...]

2021 CBP Trade Symposium- save the date!

Reserve your spot for the CBP Trade Symposium happening on July 21-22, 2021 at the Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim California. Sells out fast! CNI will keep you updated. [...]Read More...

Triennial Status and Fee Submission due – don’t be late!

On December 15,2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the 2021 Customs Broker Triennial Status Report and Fee Submission has begun. Licensed Customs brokers will have until February 28, 2021, to file a status report with CBP. Every [...]

New Aluminum License Requirement

According to the final rule published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2020, The U.S. Department of Commerce put into effect a new system- Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis (AIM). Beginning on January 25, 2021, licenses will now be [...]

Additional broker verifications on importers

According to this Federal Register notice, CBP is proposing amendments to the current broker verification regulations, and WOW!, it’s going to be a lot of additional work for the broker.  This proposed amendment will require customs brokers to collect certain [...]