Category Archives: News Post

FDA GUIDANCE: MoCRA, The Next 6 Months…

Please note the following guidance released today by FDA regarding MoCRA: November 8, 2023 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on its intent to delay enforcement of the requirements for cosmetic product facility registration and cosmetic product listing requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) for six months to help ensure […]

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products

FDA is seeking comments on its newly developed draft electronic submission portal (Cosmetics Direct) and paper forms (Forms FDA 5066 and 5067). Cosmetics Direct includes the required registration and listing submission information from the paper forms in a standard electronic format. This will help the respondent organize their registration and listing submission to include the […]

NCBFAA Briefs Members on What to Expect from CBP and PGAs During Government Shutdown

NCBFAA held an hour-long webinar for members on Friday, Sept. 29, to offer key insights on what to expect from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and key Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) with trade hold authority during a government shutdown which is anticipated to begin at midnight, Oct. 1. The discussion was led by NCBFAA President […]

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On September 6, 2023, in an as of yet unpublished Federal Register notice, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its intention to extend the existing China 301 exclusions (otherwise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 […]

FDA Issues Second Procedural Notice on Consumer Research on Front-of-Package Labeling

Constituent Updates Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition  View on the FDA Website July 24, 2023  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will reopen the comment period for the 30-day procedural notice to conduct a study entitled “Quantitative Research on Front of Package Labeling on Packaged Foods” that appeared in the Federal Register on June […]

CSMS # 56938140 – APHIS Announces ACE Messaging Changes to Cargo Destined for Plant Inspection Stations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plant inspection stations (PIS) will begin rolling out the use of Entry Status Notifications (SO70) messages to communicate directly with filers, on August 7, 2023. The major focus of this implementation is to facilitate the inspection process by allowing APHIS officers to […]

Initiation of AD and CVD Investigations on Brass Rod from Multiple Countries

Cargo System Messaging Service Announcement of  Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: Brass Rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa  On May 17, 2023, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated its less-than-fair-value and countervailing duty investigations on “Brass Rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, […]

USITC REPORT CONCERNING THE AGOA PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

April 17, 2023 News Release 22-035 Inv. No(s). 332-589 Contact: Jennifer Andberg, 202-205-1819 USITC RELEASES REPORT CONCERNING THE AGOA PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKERS The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released its report African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Program Usage, Trends, and Sectoral Highlights (Inv. No. 332-589). […]

CBP Provides Guidance on Cybersecurity Best Practices to Increase Supply Chain Resiliency

On April 10th 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a new guidance document containing best practices for customs brokers on how to prepare for and respond to a cyber-attack. The new resource makes recommendations on how to prevent, respond to, and recover from potential cyber-attacks on customs broker data systems, from proactively putting […]