CBP Trade Webinar: CAPE Enhancements & IEEPA Refund Updates

2026-07-09T19:36:24+00:00July 9th, 2026|Categories: Blog, Featured Story, Home Page Featured Story, News, Trade|

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade invites trade professionals to participate in a free educational webinar: CAPE Enhancements and Questions About Your IEEPA Refunds 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 ⏰ Time: 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. Arizona Time) During this webinar, CBP will provide: An overview of recent CAPE enhancements for Type 09 [...]

GSA Initiates Environmental Review for Nogales DeConcini Land Port of Entry Modernization

2026-07-09T19:32:42+00:00July 9th, 2026|Categories: Blog, Featured Story, Home Page Featured Story, News|

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced the start of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the proposed modernization and expansion of the Nogales Dennis DeConcini Land Port of Entry. As part of this process, GSA is seeking public and stakeholder input on the project and its potential environmental impacts. The proposed project [...]

USMCA Review Begins; Negotiations to Continue

2026-07-03T00:22:53+00:00July 2nd, 2026|Categories: Blog, Featured Story, Home Page Featured Story, News|

The United States, Mexico, and Canada have completed the first scheduled review of the USMCA but did not reach an agreement to renew the trade pact in its current form. The agreement remains in effect while negotiations continue. The Agricultural Coalition for USMCA emphasized the agreement’s importance to U.S. agriculture, noting that it provides critical [...]

FPAA Hosts Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva at Association Headquarters

2026-07-02T23:43:33+00:00July 2nd, 2026|Categories: Blog, Featured Story, Home Page Featured Story, News|

FPAA recently welcomed Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva to its headquarters for a productive meeting with FPAA members and staff to discuss several key issues impacting the fresh produce industry. The discussion focused on important trade priorities, including tomato duties, the upcoming review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), border operations, and the vital role cross-border produce [...]

CBP Reminder: Process to Reactivate an Inactive Importer of Record (IOR) Number

2026-07-03T00:30:15+00:00July 2nd, 2026|Categories: Blog, Featured Story, Home Page Featured Story, News|

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding the trade community that, in response to the “Strengthening Customs Enforcement” Executive Order, Importer of Record (IOR) numbers in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that have not been used to file an entry for one year or more and have no outstanding post-entry transactions may be deactivated. [...]