Monthly Archives: September 2023

NCBFAA Webinar: Everything You Need to Know to Prepare for a Lapse in Government Funding

Join NCBFAA on Friday, Sept. 29, for a webinar from 1-2 p.m. ET, as we review the “state of trade” on the eve of an increasingly likely lapse of government funding. We will discuss what we know about port operation plans, federal agency staffing, and how you can best help your clients navigate this trade disruption. […]

JFK Informational Pipeline 23-21 NWK: Port of New York/Newark Interim Memorandum of Understanding with Red Hook Container Terminals.

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FIELD OPERATIONS, NEW YORK PORT OF NEW YORK/NEWARK INFORMATIONAL PIPELINE NO. 23-021 -NWK To: All, Importers, Carriers, Terminal Operators, CES Operators, Brokers and Others Concerned in the Trade Community SUBJECT: Port of New York/Newark Interim Memorandum of Understanding with Red Hook Container Terminals DATE: SEP 18 2023 REFERENCES: 19 C.F.R […]

JFK Informational Pipeline 23-20: Manifest and Cargo Delivery Violations/Penalties

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FIELD OPERATIONS, NEW YORKPORT OF NEW YORK / NEWARK INFORMATIONAL PIPELINE NO. 23-020-NWK TO:Commercial Airlines, Maritime Partners, Customhouse Brokers, andOthers Concerned SUBJECT: Manifest and Cargo Delivery Violations/Penalties DATE:SEP 1 3 2023 BACKGROUND: The Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Program went into effect on June 12, 2018, requiring the submission of […]

JFK Informational Pipeline 23-18: Notice of CES Applications Received for and Invitation to Submit Comments.

The purpose of this Public Bulletin is to apprise the public of applications received from potential operators for a new Centralized Examination Station (CES) in the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) environment and to invite comments thereon. BACKGROUND:On July 01, 2023, JFK issued a Public Bulletin 23-012-JFK announcing that applications for operating a CES […]

301 Exclusions Extended for China by the USTR

On September 6, 2023, in an as of yet unpublished Federal Register notice, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its intention to extend the existing China 301 exclusions (otherwise scheduled to expire on September 30, 2023) until December 31, 2023. At issue are two sets of exclusions.  The first set consists of the […]