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FCBF Legislative Agenda, 116th Congress
Even in a tumultuous year such as this 2020 has been, our efforts to update our Florida Congressional delegation have not stopped or slowed down. Below you will find details on our stance on particular issues that have the potential to greatly impact the customs...
3 easy ways to help your freight forwarding business thrive in 2020
Times are tougher than ever for our fellow freight forwarders and customs brokers here in Florida this year. Everyone is facing new challenges, however, for larger freight forwarding businesses that are already adapted to the digital world, the pain is more manageable...
FCBF Announces 2020-21 Board of Directors
The Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association confirmed and installed its 2020-21 Board of Directors at the virtual General MembershipMeeting in July. The FCBF Board is comprised of some of Florida’s top professionals in the import/export industry. FCBF Board...
FCBF Response to CBP’s “Modernization of Customs Brokers Regulations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 19 CFR Parts 24 and 111 Docket No. USCBP-2020-0009 The Florida Customs Broker and Forwarders Association (“FCBF”) submits this response to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) Notice of Proposed Rule Making...
BIS to Clarify Routed Export Transaction Rules
The Department of Commerce recently published the 2020 Regulatory Agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) which details the current slate of upcoming rules and their various stages of completion. We are looking forward to seeing the highly-anticipated...
Florida Customs Brokers Tapped for Collaborative Project with Mexico
FCBF joins the Florida/Mexico Working Group. Education Chair Elena Asturias leads the regulatory exploration portion of the project.
FCBF Guide to Becoming a Licensed Customs Broker
How to become a Customs Broker What is a Customs broker? According to CBP.gov, Customs brokers "are private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated and empowered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assist importers and...
CBP: The Updated CTPAT Security Profile is Now Available
All partners are aware that CTPAT implemented the new Minimum Security Criteria (MSC) in 2020. The CTPAT security profile was taken offline for several months in order to update the security profile with the new MSC. The security profile is now back online and open...
CBP Issues Guidance for Section 301 Tranche 4A – $300B
Fourth Round of Product Exclusions from China (9903.88.47) BACKGROUND On May 13, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 28693 announcing the decision to grant the fourth round of certain requested exclusions...
Guidelines for Reopening
As South Florida counties become the last in the state to initiate re-opening procedures, we have pored over Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez's reopening guidelines document to pull out the best practices and recommendations for logistics companies. Are things...
FMC Decision on Demurrage and Detention
On April 28, 2020, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) issued its interpretive rules on the reasonableness of carrier and marine terminal operator (MTO) policies and practices when assessing demurrage and detention. The final rules...