Category Archives: Customs & Trade Updates

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to:

CBP’s latest ABI messages, including notices of various Port Closures;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTZ Board current notices;

 ITA and ITC’s Monthly announcements advising of the Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews and Opportunity to Request an Administrative Review in addition to Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of China and Plastic Decorative Ribbon From China;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Thermal Paper, Sandals and certain Outdoor Patio Cord; and,

Canada’s latest Consumer Alert & Recall notices.         

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged toreview details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to the 2018 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and CBP’s reminder that on January 6, 2018, CBP will deliver ACE Deployment G, Release 3B, resulting in ACE becoming the system of record for all statements with the exception of Reconciliation statements. See CSMS 17-000807, as well as:

 CBP’s latest Bulletin providing Decision No. 17-20 concerning Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation and notices of: the Delay of Transition of the Generating, Transmitting and Updating of Daily and Monthly Statements from the Automated Commercial System to the Automated Commercial Environment, the Revenue Modernization: Mobile Collections & Receipt (MCR) Pilot and CBP’s Grant Of “Lever-Rule” Protection, as well as, the latest ABI messages, including: the 12/25/17 Harmonized System Update;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Iraq Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions Regulations and notices of the Blocking and Unblocking of Persons and Properties;

 FTZ Board current notices;

 ITA and ITC’s Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Hardwood Plywood from China and Softwood Lumber Products from Canada;

USTR’s Notices of a Determination of Trade Surplus: Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama and a Request for Comments on Public Hearings regarding a 2018 Special 301 Review;

 Presidential Proclamation regarding the African Growth and Opportunity Act; Beneficiary Country Designations, among other results, designating Gambia and the Kingdom of Swaziland as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries – See page 4 of the Proclamation Proclamation 9687 of December 22, 2017;

 California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Handbags, Silver Luggage Tag and certain Under The Bed Storage Bags; and,

Canada’s latest Antidumping and Consumer Alert & Recall notices.         

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged to review details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to:

CBP’s latest Bulletin providing Decision No. 17-19 concerning Emergency Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological Materials From Libya and notices of the Accreditations and Approvals of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories, as well as, the latest ABI messages, including: Instructions regarding the anticipated expiration of the Generalized System of Preferences, the recent Harmonized System Update currently available to all ABI participants, Immediate Delivery Procedures at Year-End and the FDA End-Dated Product Code for CDRH;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Regulations to implement certain provisions of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, which provides authority for the identification of and imposition of sanctions on certain persons related to the detention, abuse, and death of Sergei Magnitsky or responsible for certain gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC’s Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada and Certain Color Intraoral Scanners and Related Hardware and Software, as well as upcoming Meetings;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, handle adapters and slip; and,

Canada’s latest Antidumping and Consumer Alert & Recall notices.         

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged toreview details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to:

CPSC’S Final Rules concerning the Safety Standard for Children’s Folding Chairs and Stools, which will become effective June 15, 2018 and the Revision to Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation, which will be effective on January 12, 2018, unless the Commission receives significant adverse comment by December 28, 2017;

CBP’s Rule regarding Donations of Technology & Related Support Services to Enforce Intellectual Property Rights, its latest Bulletin providing Decision No. 17-18 concerning Technical Amendment to List of User Fee Airports: Removal of Meadows Field Airport, Bakersfield, CA and the Addition of Griffiss International Airport, Rome, NY; Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, CA; Cobb County Airport-McCollum Field, Kennesaw, GA; and Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport, Monroe, NC and notices of the Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2018 and a Comment Request regarding the Harbor Maintenance Fee, as well as, the latest ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Notice of the Blocking of Persons and Properties;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC’s Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Certain Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof and Certain Personal Transporters, Components Thereof, and Packaging and Manuals Therefor and Certain Personal Transporters and Components Thereof;

USTR’s Notice of Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979;

Presidential Administrative Order addressing the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 and the Small Business Administration Report, Submission Delay;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Luggage Locks, Safety Glasses with Vinyl/PVC Temples and Padlocks; and,
Canada’s latest Antidumping and Consumer Alert & Recall notices.

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged to review details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.

The Association would like to point out that (1) CBP has delayed making ACE the sole EDI system until January 6, 2018; (2) CBP has published a Rule regarding Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation, which provides for penalty that will be applicable for penalties assessed after today, December 8, 2017, for associated violations that occurred after November 2, 2015; and, (3) the CPSC has published a Final Rule concerning the Safety Standard Mandating ASTM F963 for Toys, which will become effective on February 28, 2018, unless the CPSC receives significant adverse comment by January 3, 2018

In addition, the following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to:

APHIS’ Notices of Comment Requests addressing the Importation of Baby Squash and Baby Courgettes from Zambia and of the Prohibition on Importation of Farm Equipment as it relates to Foot-And-Mouth Disease;

 CPSC’S Final Rule concerning the Safety Standard Mandating ASTM F963 for Toys;

 CBP’s Notices advising of the Delay of Transition of the Generating, Transmitting and Updating of Daily and Monthly Statements from the Automated Commercial System to the Automated Commercial Environment, of a Mobile Collections and Receipt Pilot under Revenue Modernization and the Accreditation and Approval of a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory, latest Bulletin Notice of the Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Roasted Coffee, as well as, the latest ABI messages;

 CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

 FTC’s Rule regarding Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule to the Collection and Use of Voice Recordings;

 OFAC’s Notices of the Blocking of Persons and Properties;

 FTZ Board current notices;

 ITA and ITC’s monthly announcements of Initiations of, and the Opportunity to Request, Administrative Reviews, in addition to Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India and Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China;

 California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Charcoal Grills, Charcoal Starters and Wood and Wood Pellet Grills and Smokers; and,

Canada’s latest Consumer Alert & Recall notices.                                             

 Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged to review details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.

The Association reminds importers that as of December 9, 2017, ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for daily and monthly statements.  To that end, in CSMS #17-000744, CBP has advised that due to an 11/6/2017 VPN maintenance, it recommends that trade partners attempt to authenticate at least once before 12/9/2017, as failure to perform an authentication may result in the connection being automatically inactivated.

In addition, the following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to:

APHIS’ Rule addressing Imports of Fresh Mango Fruit from Vietnam Into the Continental United States;

 CPSC’S Proposed Rule Requesting Comments Concerning The Risk Of Injury Associated With Clothing Storage Units Tipping Over;

CBP’s Notices advising of Accreditations and Approvals of various Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories, latest Bulletin with Notices of Twelve Proposed and Final Ruling Modifications / Revocations and a Comment Request, as well as, the latest ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Notices of the Blocking and Unblocking of Persons and Properties;

 FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Certain Backpack Chairs and Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People’s Republic of China;

USTR’S Requests for Comments regarding Administration’s Action Following Determination of Import Injury with Regard to Large Residential Washers;

 California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, a Travel Kit, an Activity Mat and Thermal Paper; and,

Canada’s latest Consumer Alert & Recall notices.

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged to review details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to:

CBP’s Rule concerning Technical Amendment to List of User Fee Airports, Removing Meadows Field Airport, Bakersfield, CA and the Addition of Griffiss International Airport, Rome, NY; Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, CA; et al., Notices addressing the Final Determination for Roasted Coffee and Comment Requests, the latest Bulletin with Notices advising of: Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Name Recordations, of CBP’s upcoming 2017 East Coast Trade Symposium, that the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is Becoming the Sole CBP-Authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System for Generating, Transmitting and Updating Daily and Monthly Statements and Comment Requests, as well as, the latest ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of the Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Certain Insulated Beverage Containers, Components, Labels, and Packaging Materials Thereof and Certain Tissue Paper Products From the People’s Republic of China, as well as upcoming Meetings;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, an Anti-Stress Neck Pillow, Soft Plastic Fishing Lures and Alligator Clip Covers; and,

Canada’s latest Consumer Alert & Recall notices.

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged to review details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.