The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) has updated the list of nations identified as being involved with illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, bycatch, and shark catch. A negative certification from the NOAA may result in fishing vessels of that nation being denied U.S. port access, and potential [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the import regulations for horses. The amendments are intended to better align US regulations with international standards, allow more flexibility for importing, and add further safeguards to protect against the introduction of pests or diseases [...]
Taking no chances with what appears to be increasingly likely a federal government shutdown starting Oct. 1, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) is leading an effort among 40 other trade associations to develop a comprehensive strategy with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other Partner [...]
An intense and prolonged drought in Panama has caused a worldwide shipping backlog as hundreds of ships wait to cross the canal, and logistics experts are predicting that the impact will likely continue for the rest of the year and into 2024. The Panama Canal is the primary route for [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin collecting import fees on pecans and Christmas trees on Nov. 5 after the issue that had been preventing the fee updates in ACE CERT has been resolved. The impacted tariffs are as follows: Pecans 0802991000 – In-shell pecans ($0.2 per pound) 0802991500 [...]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is proposing a new Rule to establish a formal safety standard for the manufacture and import of baby and baby/toddler rockers. The ASTM standard F3084–22 defines an infant rocker as a “freestanding product intended to support an occupant who has not developed the ability [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the country under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). This funding will help grow capacity and increase efficiency at coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports. A significant portion [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will delay enforcing the new requirements for registering and listing cosmetics products for six months to make the transition easier for the industry. As such, the date for enforcement to begin, which is in accordance with the Modernization of [...]
The Department of Commerce and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have issued a Notice extending the exemption period for the import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which affects the import of fish and fish products, for another two years until Dec. 31, 2025. The Import Provisions section [...]
A recent USMCA ruling seems to have put an end to the long-running dispute between the U.S. and Canada over tariffs on dairy imports. The USMCA dispute panel determined that Canada had not acted unreasonably, and under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Canada has the right to maintain tariff rate quotas (TRQs) [...]
