Category Archives: Customs & Trade Updates

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

CPSC’s Rules concerning Toys and the Determination Regarding Heavy Elements Limits for Unfinished & Untreated Wood, the Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments on Proposed Rules addressing Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants and the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda;

CBP’s current Bulleting with Decision No. 15-17, Technical Amendment to List of Field Offices: Expansion of San Ysidro, California Port of Entry To Include the Cross Border Xpress User Fee Facility and comment requests, as well as Updates and ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule;

FDA’s Notices of Draft and Final Guidance documents, Announcement of Medical Device Single Audit Program Operational Phase and Notice of an upcoming Meeting;

FTZ Board current notice;

OFAC’s Notices of the Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties,

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Certain Computer Cables, Chargers, Adapters, Peripheral Devices and Packaging Containing the Same, as well as updates on various Investigations, Determinations, a new Complaint and an upcoming Trade Mission;

USTR’s Notice of a  Determination of Trade Surplus regarding Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to: Eyewear, Seaweed, Jars and Turmeric Powder; and,

Canada’s latest Recall notices.

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

An Update on the Highway Bill with Increases to Customs User Fees;

CPSC’s Proposed Rule’s Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments addressing the Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants;

CBP’s Rule addressing Articles Conditionally Free, Subject to a Reduced Rate, etc.; CFR Correction, as well as Updates and ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTC’s Notice of a Proposed Consent Agreement;

FDA’s Rule regarding the Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification and Notice of an upcoming Meeting;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People’s Republic of China & Taiwan, as well as updates on various Investigations and a new Complaint;

USTR’s Notice of a  Determination of Trade Surplus regarding Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products;

California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to: Backpacks Made With Leather, Vinyl, or Imitation Leather Materials, Napkin Rings, a Rainwear Jacket  and Backpacks Made With Leather, Vinyl, or Imitation Leather Materials; and,

Canada’s latest Recall notices.

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

CPSC’s Proposed Rule regarding the Protection of Human Subjects and a Petition for Labeling Requirements Regarding Slip Resistance of Floor Coverings;

CBP’s Rule addressing the Technical Amendment to the List of Field Offices:  Expansion of San Ysidro, CA Port of Entry to include the Cross Border Xpress User Fee facility, current Bulletin containing CBP’s Decisions         regarding the Customs and Border Protection’s Bond Program and Freedom of Information Act Procedures and Comment Requests, as well as ABI messages, including a status update on GSP Retroactive Refund Processing;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTC’s Proposed Rule regarding Trade Regulation and Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses and its Notice of a Proposed Consent Agreement;

FDA’s Proposed Rule regarding the Clarification of When Products Made or Derived from Tobacco are Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or Combination Products and Amendments to Regulations Regarding Intended Uses and Notice of Guidance information and an upcoming Meeting;

FTZ Board current notices;

OFAC’s Notices of the Blocking of Persons and Properties

ITA and ITC Notices of the Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews, Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews with October Anniversary Dates, the Opportunity to Request Administrative Reviews, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Investigations;

California’s recent notices from the  Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to: Ground ginger, Brass Nozzles, Vinyl, or Imitation Leather Materials, Napkin Rings, a Rainwear Jacket  and Backpacks Made With Leather, Vinyl, or Imitation Leather Materials and Eyewear; and,

Canada’s latest Recall notices.

Attached is our update of governmental notices that may be of interest to the membership and trade. In addition to the long awaited text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Text [Lists access to text by its various Sections] among the items in this issue are links to:

APHIS’ Rule addressing Quarantine Areas: Asian Long horned Beetle in Massachusetts and New York;

CPSC’s Rule addressing Amendment to Clarify When Component Part Testing Can Be Used and Which Textile Products Have Been Determined Not to Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits and Proposed Rules regarding an Amendment to Clarify When Component Part Testing Can Be Used and addressing Which Textile and Products Have Been Determined Not to Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits Third Party Testing of Children’s Products;

CBP’s current Bulletin providing the Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Name Recordations and Comment Requests, as well as ABI messages, including CBP / FDA ACE template sheets;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FTC’s Rule providing amendments to the General Policy or Interpretation & Exemptions under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act;

FDA’s Rules on Dental Devices, Medical Devices and other issues such as Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food and Proposed Rules regarding Food Labeling and Microbiology Devices, Notices addressing issues such as Determinations that Products Were Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness, the latest Guidance document and Comment Requests, as well as upcoming Meetings;

FTZ Board current notices;

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

ITA and ITC Notices of an International Trade Data System Test and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India, Italy, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, as well as updates on various Complaints and Investigations;

Presidential Administrative Orders and Executive Orders;

USTR’s Notice of a Generalized System of Preferences Filing Date and a WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Vitacost Organic Cacao Nibs, Hose & Adaptors, a Truck Battery Bolt and,

Canada’s latest Recall notices.

Our update of governmental notices that may be of interest to the membership and trade. In addition to the long awaited text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Text [Lists access to text by its various Sections] among the items in this issue are links to:

APHIS’ a recent Determination and various Comment Requests;

CPSC’s Proposed Rules addressing the Safety Standard for Children’s Folding Chairs & Stools and for Infant Bouncer Seats;

CBP’s Notice of various Comment Requests, the current Bulletin with Proposed and Final Ruling Modifications / Revocations, as well as Updates and ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FCC’s Rule Temporarily Suspending the requirement to file Radio Frequency Devices FCC Form 740;

FTC’s Rule and Proposed Rule regarding Energy Labeling;

FDA’s Rules concerning Medical Devices, Proposed Rule regarding Food Labeling and Notices addressing topics such as The Drug Supply Chain Security Act Implementation, Guidance issues and Comment Requests, as well as upcoming Meetings;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA and ITC CFR Correction to its Rule regarding the Watch, Watch Instruments, and Jewelry Program; Notices of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products and Melamine from various countries, as well as updates on various Investigations and an upcoming Trade Mission;

Presidential Administrative Order regarding Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources From Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment; and,

Canada’s latest Recall notices.

APHIS’ Rule addressing User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services and   a Notice of Comment Request;

CPSC’s Proposed Rules addressing Petitions for Rulemaking regarding Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants and a Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules, as well as a Notice of Comment Request concerning Baby Bouncers and Walker-Jumpers;

CBP’s Rule addressing the Automated Commercial Environment Filings for Electronic Entry/Entry Summary, Cargo Release and Related Entry; Notice of Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties and a Comment Request; current Bulletin with Decision No. 15-14 concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Filings for Electronic Entry/Entry Summary (Cargo Release and Related Entry),Twelve Final and Proposed Ruling Revocations / Modifications, notice of the recent Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Name Recordations and a Comment Request, as well as Updates and ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FDA’s Rules concerning Medical Devices and Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract, Proposed Rule regarding Filing of Food Additive Petitions and Guidance for Industry and Staff, Notices addressing Determinations that Products Were Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness, Medical Devices and Guidance issues and Comment Requests, as well as upcoming Meetings;

FTZ Board current notice;

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

ITA and ITC Notices of Retraction of a Publication, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China and Pasta from Italy, as well as updates on various Investigations;

Presidential Administrative Orders;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Whole cinnamon, Whole ginger, Glass Oil and Vinegar Bottles with Exterior Designs, Archery Bows with Vinyl/PVC Grips and Kitchen Tongs; and,

Canada’s Latest Recall Notices.

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

APHIS’ Rule addressing Imports of Fresh Peppers from Ecuador and Notices regarding Importation Authorization for Fresh Pitahaya from Israel and Requests for Comments concerning the Importation of Citrus from Peru and adding Croatia to the lists of regions that are considered free of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, and swine vesicular disease, and to the list of regions considered free or low risk for classical swine fever;

CPSC’s Proposed Rules addressing the Safety Standard for Children’s Folding Chairs & Stools and for Infant Bouncer Seats;

CBP’s Notice of a Final Determination regarding Certain Billiards Tables and various notices regarding the National Customs Automation Program, such as a Revenue Test of Automated Entry Summary Types 51 and 52 and Certain Modes of Transportation and a Correction regarding an earlier notice for the Automated Commercial Environment Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo Test, the current Bulletin with a Comment Request and Extension of Import Restrictions on Certain Categories of Archaeological Material From the Pre-Hispanic Cultures of the Republic of Nicaragua, as well as Updates and ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FDA’s Rules concerning Medical Devices, Proposed Rule regarding Food Labeling and Notices addressing Guidance issues and Comment Requests, as well as upcoming Meetings;

FTC’s Proposed Consent Agreement;

FTZ Board current notices;

OFAC’s Notices of the Unblocking of Persons and Properties and Additional Designations under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act;

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People’s Republic of China and Supercalendered Paper from Canada, as well as updates on various Investigations and an upcoming Trade Mission;

Presidential Administrative Orders regarding the; Continuation of National Emergency With Respect to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia and in the Congo and the Delegation of Authority with respect to the Drafting & Submission of International Trade Data System Annual Report to Congress;

USTR’s Requests for Applications for Inclusion on the Chapter 19 Roster for the North American Free Trade Agreement; and,

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Dietary Supplements, Hexamine fuel tablets, PVC Rainwear and Rubber Handle/Selfie Stick.

An update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our membership and trade. Among the items in this issue are links to:

CPSC’s Rule addressing the Amendment to Clarify When Component Part Testing Can be Used and Which Textile Products Have Been Determined Not to Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits, Proposed Rule regarding an Amendment to Clarify When Component Part Testing Can be Used and Which Textile Products Have Been [] [/]Determined Not to Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits and various Requests for Comments;

CBP’s Rule regarding Automated Commercial Environment Filings for Electronic Entry/Entry Summary and Notice of a National Customs Automation Program Test, current Bulletin with Accreditation and Approval of various Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories, as well as Updates and ABI messages;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

FDA’s Rules concerning Infant Formula, Medical Devices and New Animal Drugs and Notices regarding the Prescription Drug User Fee Act and various Guidance documents, as well as upcoming Meetings;

FTZ Board current notices;

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

ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from Taiwan and Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey, as well as updates on various Investigations and an upcoming Trade Mission;

Presidential Administrative Order; and,

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, Hand Tools and Gripper Pads.