The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America issued its 2022 U.S. Principal Party in Interest Responsibility Information Sheet. Forwarders can use the guidance, updated Jan. 1, to help their export customers better understand their exporting responsibilities, including commodity jurisdiction issues, due diligence requirements and export filing mandates.

DHS published its fall 2021 regulatory agenda for CBP with only one new trade-related action mentioned. The department said it intends to consolidate the regulatory authorities over immigration ports of entry, customs ports of entry and customs stations. The DHS secretary has authority over the customs ports of entry and stations, while the CBP commissioner oversee the immigration ports of entry, it said. "CBP is exploring ways to consolidate the authority to manage the two types of ports."

Trade Law Daily is providing readers with the top 20 stories published in 2021 in case they were missed. All articles can be found by searching on the titles or by clicking on the hyperlinked reference numbers.

International Trade Today is providing readers with the top 20 stories published in 2021 in case they were missed. All articles can be found by searching on the titles or by clicking on the hyperlinked reference numbers.

The Treasury Department published its fall 2021 regulatory agenda for CBP. The agenda includes a new mention of an interim final rule to implement some major provisions of the USMCA. The agency seems to have missed the listed target date of November 2021 for the interim final rule.

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 20-26:

The following lawsuits were recently filed at the Court of International Trade:

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:​

The White House is reviewing a draft proclamation about the five-year Harmonized Tariff Schedule update to implement changes to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in a Dec. 20 email to members. "For the WCO HS2022 to be effective, a proclamation from the White House must be published in the Federal Register," the trade group said. "These new tariff changes will then go into effect 30 days following publication. We have learned that a draft proclamation has been provided to the White House for review." CBP recently said the changes wouldn't take effect Jan. 1 and that it planned to continue to use the current HTS until more guidance is given (see 2112170068).

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America told its members that the law that spares brokers' pass-through payments of tariffs from bankruptcy claw-backs won't expire at the end of the year, as originally planned. It said that Congress is expected to pass a three-month extension of several bankruptcy provisions, including what NCBFAA calls the Customs Business Fairness Act. “We need to push now more than ever to get co-sponsors for the CBFA bill to show support for a permanent solution,” NCBFAA legislative counsel Nicole Bivens Collinson said.