Our President, Jonathan Lieberman, was featured on July 15th, 2025 in an interview with Stacey Vanek Smith for Bloomberg.com and featured in the August 1st Businessweek Magazine. Below is a snippet of the longer article which is accessible directly on Bloomberg’s website. Click here to see the
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What Importers Need to Know As the import and regulatory landscape continues to evolve through new Executive Orders and policy shifts, the information below is subject to change and may not always reflect the most current developments. For the latest guidance, we recommend scheduling a consultation with
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Peru Removed from List of Certified Shrimp-Harvesting Nations Effective May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of State has officially removed Peru from the list of certified nations authorized to export wild-caught shrimp to the United States. As a result, effective for Dates of Export on or after
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This post is meant as a continuous news update for the trade and industry on the latest news regarding COVID-19 (Corona Virus) and how it can and may affect businesses in the industry and the logistics chains we depend on. Our current understanding is that while cargo
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UPDATE 7/31/25: Updates to MPF as well as other fees can be found in this link to the federal register. MPF minimum fees will be increasing to $33.58. The maximum will be raised to $651.50. Informal fees will increase to $2.69.UPDATE 8/5/24: Updates to MPF as well
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Please note the severe wind & rain today has knocked out both our building’s fiber optic cabling as well as our telephone wiring. We are waiting for Verizon to assess the situation and make repairs, but have been told the wind is too dangerous to work in.
Read more →Below is a summary of our last NYCB Newsletter sent out a few weeks ago regarding the new FDA Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). Remember, if you’re a customer, you get this information first! Please be aware that the FSVP (Foreign Supplier Verification Program) of the FSMA
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The 2016 Biennial FDA Food Facility Registration Renewal Period is underway. Section 415 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) [21 U.S.C. § 350d] requires food facilities required to register with FDA to renew such registrations during the period beginning on October 1 and ending
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SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) SOLAS regulations were originally adopted in 1974 and entered force in 1980. While not a new program, there are new regulations coming into effect 7/1/2016 which importers are not directly responsible for but may be affected by. These new regulations will
Read more →As the use of CBP’s ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) overtakes the old ACS (Automated Commercial System), and FDA begins to use the PGA system (Partner Government Agency) rather than OGA (Other Government Agency), there are many new messages sent through ABI (Automated Brokers Interface). When used to
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