Category Archives: Customs & Trade Updates

 Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade, including a Notice that as of July 23, 2016 trade parties will be required to submit electronic entries and entry summaries for additional entry types to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).  Electronic entries and entry summaries associated with the following entry types will be accepted and mandated in ACE: 02, 07, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 34, and 38.  Filing of electronic entries and entry summaries associated with entry types 06 and 23 were previously mandated in ACE if they did not include quota merchandise.  Filing of these transactions with quota merchandise will also be mandated on July 23, 2016. ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for electronic entry and entry summary filings for merchandise subject to the import requirements of the FDA, associated with specific entry types. See link in Update for full details posted to CBP’s website.

 Among the additional items in this issue, are links to:

 A & T TAX & T B’s Rule concerning Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment and the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act           

 APHIS’ Standardizing Phytosanitary Treatment Regulations and Request for Comments;

 CBP’s Final Country of Origin Determinations regarding Certain Network Cables and Transceivers, the current Bulletin providing notices of the New Date for the October 2016 Customs Broker License Examination and Comment requests, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Rule concerning the Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act and Notice of the Blocking of Persons and Properties;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of the Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews, Requests for Nominations for the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa and upcoming Trade Missions, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Ball Valves, Brass Adapters, and Dietary Supplements; and,

Canada’s latest Antidumping, Alerts and Recall notices.

Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items in this issue are links to:

APHIS’ Miscellaneous Amendments to the Rule addressing the Use of Electronic Information Exchange Systems;

ATT&TB’s Rule concerning Importer Permit Requirements for Tobacco Products and Processed Tobacco, and Other Requirements for Tobacco Products, Processed Tobacco and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, Proposed Rules regarding Amendments to Streamline Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine, Beer, Malt Beverages, Tobacco Products, Processed Tobacco, and Cigarette Papers and Tubes and Facilitate Use of the International Trade Data System and the Wine Labeling and Recordkeeping Requirements;

CPSC’s Notice of Comment Request regarding Follow-Up Activities for Product-Related Injuries;

CENSUS Bureau’s Notice advising of the Current Mandatory Business Surveys;

CBP’s Notice of Comment Request regarding Arrival and Departure Record and Electronic System for Travel Authorization, current Bulletin with notices of Final and Proposed Ruling Modifications / Revocations, Receipt of Application for “Lever-Rule” Protection and Copyright, Trademark, and Name Recordations, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

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

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Proposed Rule regarding Price Adjustments in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and  Notices of the 2016 Fee Schedule, Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Amorphous Silica Fabric from the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

PRESIDENTIAL Administrative Orders concerning the

Continuation of National Emergency in North Korea and the Western Balkans;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as a Selfie Stick, certain Network Cable, and a Photo Album; and,

Canada’s latest Antidumping and Alert & Recall notices.

Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade.  Among the items in this issue are links to:

APHIS’ Reminder notice that a declaration  is required for all formal consumption entries of plant and plant products imported into the United States, including those entries from FTZ and bonded warehouses and a Comment Request;

CBP’s Notices of a New Date for the October 2016 Customs Broker License Examination and Comment Requests, the current Bulletin with notices of Final and Proposed Ruling Modifications / Revocations and notice of Distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected Domestic Producers, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Narrow Woven Ribbon with Woven Selvedge from the People’s Republic of China and Preserved Mushrooms from India, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Wood-burning outdoor heating products, Nails and tape measures; and,

Canada’s latest Alerts and Recall notices.

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Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade, including a Reminder that as of June 15, 2016: ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for electronic entry and entry summary filings for merchandise subject to the import requirements of the FDA, associated with specific entry types.  Among the items in this issue are links to:

APHIS’ Request for Comments regarding Importation of Mangoes from India into the Continental United States;

CPSC’s Rule with Revisions to Safety Standard for Carriages and Strollers, Regulatory Agenda: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement and Order;

CBP’s the current Bulletin with notices of Final and Proposed Ruling Modifications / Revocations and Comment requests, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

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

FTC’s Proposed Rule addressing the Guide Concerning Fuel Economy Advertising for New Automobiles;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Certain Cased Pencils from the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Clamps, Key Chains, Exercise Mats and Photo Albums; and,

Canada’s latest Antidumping and Safety Alerts and Recall notices.

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Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade, including a notice that effective June 15, 2016, ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for electronic entry and entry summary filings for merchandise subject to the import requirements of the FDA, associated with specific entry types. In addition, this issue as links to the following items of interest:

CBP’s Notices advising of Final Country of Origin Determinations; the current Bulletin with Final and Proposed Ruling Modifications / Revocations and Comment requests, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTC’s Proposed Rule addressing the Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Truck and Bus Tires from the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, a Farmyard Apron, Hose Menders and Lotion Dispensers; and,

Canada’s latest Alerts and Recall notices.

Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade, including a Reminder that as of May 28, 2016, Electronic entry type 11 entries, without PGA data other than APHIS Lacey Act or NHTSA, will be required to be filed in ACE.

Among the items with links in this issue, of note is this week’s Federal Register Notice by CBP advising that effective July 23, 2016, ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for processing electronic entry and entry summary filings of certain entry types:

APHIS’ Rule regarding the Mexican Hass Avocado Import Program;

CBP’s Notices advising of Acceptable Documents to Denote Identity and Citizenship for Entry in the United States at Land and Sea Ports of Entry and the Processing of Electronic Entry and Entry Summary Filings; the current Bulletin with notices of Accreditation and Approval of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories and Comment requests, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

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

FTC’s Proposed Rule addressing the Disclosure of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions and Pre Sale Availability of Written Warranty Terms;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

Presidential Executive Order regarding Atrocity Prevention and Response;

USTR’s Notices of 2016 and 2017 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Sandals, Bath Mats Sauna Suits; and,

Canada’s latest Alerts and Recall notices.

Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade among the items in this issue are links to:

CITA’s Determination To Add A Product Under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement;

CBP’s Notices advising of new Country of Origin Determinations and Authorized Electronic Data Interchange System for Processing Certain Electronic Entry and Entry Summary Filings Accompanied by Food and Drug Administration Data; the current Bulletin with notices of Final and Proposed Ruling Modifications / Revocations, the Announcement of a National Customs Automation Program Test and Receipt of Application for “Lever-Rule” Protection, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Rule regarding the Burmese Sanctions Regulations and Notices concerning the Blocking of Persons and Properties;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints and the ITA’s Proposed Rule concerning Word Limits for Case and Rebuttal Briefs in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings;

Presidential Administrative Orders regarding the Continuation of National Emergency in

Burma and the Delegation of Authority concerning the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Key Safes and Padlocks; and,

Canada’s latest Alerts and Recall notices.

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Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade among the items in this issue are links to:

APHIS’ Proposed Rule regarding Imports of Lemons from Northwest Argentina;

CPSC’s Notice of a Public Hearing to discuss Commission Agenda and Priorities;

CBP’s Notices advising of Approval of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories, Meeting of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection User Fee Advisory Committee and Comment Requests; the current Bulletin with notices of Announcement of National Customs Automation Program Test of the In-Transit Manifest Pilot Program, additional  Accreditations and Approvals of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories and comment requests, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

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

F&W’s Public Bulletin regarding the Validation of certain CITES documents;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints and upcoming Meetings;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, a Handheld Shower and certain Wallets, Handbags, Purses and Clutches Made With Leather, Vinyl or Imitation Leather Materials; and,

Canada’s latest Alerts and Recall notices.

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Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade among the items in this issue are links to:

APHIS’ Comment request regarding the Importation of Wooden Handicrafts from China;

CPSC’sComment requests concerning Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies and the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act;

CBP’s Notices such as Approvals of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories, the National Customs Automation Program Test of the In-Transit Manifest Pilot Program and Comment Requests; the current Bulletin with notices of  an additional Approval of a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory, Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Name Recordations and a COAC meeting, in addition to ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Notice concerning the Blocking of Person and Property;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews on products such as Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as well as updates on various Investigations and Complaints;

USTR’s Notice of the Establishment of a Petition Process and the Review the Eligibility of Countries Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Hose Menders, Vinyl/PVC Nets, Vinyl/PVC Pouches and Vinyl/PVC Gloves; and,

Canada’s latest Alerts and Recall notices.