FCBF Blog
Finding your Community through a Trade Association
We recently asked several FCBF members to share their biggest challenges. We received responses ranging form finding the right staff, to keeping up with the fast-changing regulations. to remaining competitive. What we were MOST surprised by was how the others at the...
FMC Reviewing Tariff Regulations
The FMC is seeking comments through a recent ANPRM reviewing tariff regulations (pass-through charges and tariff access fees)
Biden Appoints Daniel Maffei as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
The Biden Administration has designated Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei as the next chairman of Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). Maffei replaces Michael A. Khouri, who formerly served as FMC chairman. Khouri will finish his term with the FMC as a commissioner. See...
GUIDANCE: Section 301 China Duties Extension of Product Exclusions
CSMS #46607637 The purpose of this message is to provide guidance regarding the extension of product exclusions from additional Section 301 China duties on certain medical-care products to address COVID-19. BACKGROUNDOn March 10, 2021, the USTR published 86 FR...
CBP Ocean Split Bill Guidance for the Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach
Photo © Michael Kelley Guidance originally seen in NCBFAA's Monday Morning eBriefing - March 01, 2021 Due to current port congestion, ocean carriers are issuing split bills on or after arrival. To streamline the updated information for release, the LACBFFA, in...
APHIS Core Help Desk
CSMS #46390176 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is excited to announce the launch of its new APHIS Core Message Set Help Desk! Starting March 1, 2021, importers, brokers and filers will be able to contact the Help...
Customs Broker Notification and Request Documents sent to HQ via Email
CSMS #45752501 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requests that Customs broker notifications and requested documents previously mailed to CBP Headquarters be sent directly to the Broker Management Branch...
DELAYED: Aluminum Import License Number will be required on e214 transmissions
**As per CSMS #45799085, the effective date is DELAYED: Aluminum Import License Number required on e214 scheduled for 1/25/21 deployment is rescheduled for 3/29/21. CSMS #45606692 Per Federal Register Notice 85 FR 83804 Published 12/23/2020, e214 filers will be...
FCBF Response to ANPRM titled “Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Broker”
Docket No. USCBP-2020-0042 The following was submitted on behalf of the FCBF Membership on Dec 28, 2021: The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association (FCBF), a not-for-profit entity founded in 1960, is an organization made up of over four hundred (400)...
CSMS #45318223 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Modifications and Product Exclusion Extensions from China Duties
(9903.88.62, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.65) The purpose of this message is to provide guidance regarding the modification of the Section 301-China action and the extension of product exclusions from additional duties on certain medical-care products to address...
FCBF Response to Census Bureau Proposal to Remove EEI Requirements for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
Re: Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Request for Public Comments on the Overall Impact of the Removal of Electronic Export Information (EEI) Filing Requirements for Shipments Between the United States and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands The Florida Customs...
ZIM to launch Mexico-Tampa service in December
ZIM has announced it will expand its regional network, providing a new option for customers in Mexico and the US. The carrier will start a new service between Altamira and Port Tampa Bay next month--aptly called the Mexico Tampa Shuttle (MTS). Beginning in...