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National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. Ms. Mary Jo Muoio, President Mr. Jeffrey C. Coppersmith, Vice President Mr. Federico Zuniga, IFCBA Chairman Ms. Barbara Reilly, Executive Vice President Website: http://www.ncbfaa.org National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) is the trade association representing the licensed customs brokers, international freight forwarders, and international air cargo agents located throughout the United States. NCBFAA serves its members and the industry by providing a forum where they can share information and work together to promote common business interests. The end result is a membership that maintains high standards of professionalism and competence. NCBFAA is the strong, effective national voice of the industry. Through its various committees, Customs and Transportation Counsel and Washington Representative, the Association maintains a close watch over legislative and regulatory issues that affect its members. NCBFAA keeps its members informed about these and related matters through its monthly Bulletin and other publications, and through various meetings and conferences throughout the year. Two especially important meetings scheduled during the year are the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conferences, and the NCBFAA Annual Convention, which members attend at special reduced rates. NCBFAA: A Brief History March 22, 1897 The Customs-Clerks Association of the Port of New York was incorporated. Customs brokers and clerks in the US Customs Service of the Port of New York were eligible for membership. March 9, 1922 The New York Customs Brokers Association was organized to succeed the previous organization. Only licensed customs brokers of the Port of New York were eligible for membership. February 23, 1933 The New York Customs Brokers Association was incorporated. July 19, 1945 The bylaws of the New York Cusoms Brokers Association, Inc. were amended to take in all licensed customs brokers in the United States, heretofore limited to New York firms only. January 2, 1948 Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. was incorporated to succeed the previous organization. Bylaws were adopted making forwarders as well as licensed customs brokers eligible as regular members on a national basis and as associate members on an international basis. June 6, 1962 The name was changed to National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. to better reflect the Association's scope. National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of American, Inc. Mr. Federico C. Zuñiga, Chairman Ms. Mary Jo Muoio, President Counsel Mr. Alan R. Klestadt, General Counsel .......................................................................... IFCBA Associate MembersCrown Xpress Transport, Inc. Contact: Mrs. Lorena Guillen Acosta Crown Xpress Transport, Inc. is an international transportation company located in San Diego, California, with interchange agreements with all steamship lines, rail and road carriers, and facilities on both sides of the border between Mexico and the US. They have 20 years of experience in international transportation. *** IES Ltd. Contact: Mr. Andrew Bullen IES Ltd. is a leading provider of international transportation software since 1989. The IES suite of import and export solutions target freight forwarders, NVOCCs, customs brokers and other transportation intermediaries who look for advanced systems to manage growth, differentiate their service and improve profitability. IES is also a specialist in AES and ABI solutions, with complete support for Ocean AMS, Air AMS, Canadian ACI and electronic in-bond. IES solutions are available as both a managed service and packaged software that can be fully deployed in a few short weeks. With over 700 clients, IES is the proven solution for the most demanding, mission-critical logistics automation needs. *** Panalpina, Inc - NORAM Contact: Mr. Al Gaidys, Vice President, Customs Compliance Panalpina, Inc. is a subsidiary of Swiss-based Panalpina World Transport. The company provides customs brokerage, global air freight forwarding services, as well as transborder air and ground options between the USA and Canada/Mexico. Our southern border capacity iincludes warehousing, distribution and brokerage. |