Category Archives: Customs & Trade Updates

An update of governmental notices: Among the items in this issue are links to:

• APHIS’ Rules regarding the Importation of Beef From a Region in Argentina and of Beef From a Region in Brazil;
  CPSC’s Proposed Rule concerning Safety Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs;
• CBP’s WTO Dispute Settlements Notices advising of Approval of a Commercial Gauger and a New Date for the October 2015 Customs Broker License Examination, the current Bulletin with notices of Changes to the Visa Waiver Program and Final and Proposed Ruling Revocations / Modifications, as well as Updates and ABI messages;
  CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;
• FDA’s Rule concerning Revocation of General Safety Test Regulations, Proposed Rules such as the Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances: Essential-Use Designations, Notices of Emergency Use Authorizations and Guidance information / documents, as well as Requests for Comments and upcoming Meetings;
• FTC’s Proposed Consent Order;
• FTZ Board current notices;
• OFAC’s Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties
• ITA and ITC Notices advising of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia and from the PRC, as well as updates on various Complaints and Investigations; and,
• USTR’s Notice of WTO Dispute Settlements;

An update of governmental notices: Among the items in this issue are links to:

• APHIS’ Requests for comments regarding Quarantines and Interstate movement of Citrus Greening & Asian Citrus Psyllid and Importations of Hass Avocados from Peru;
• CPSC’s Proposed Rule regarding its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda;
• CBP’s FR Notice advising of Procedures for U.S. Exporters to Request Assistance on Tariff Classification & Customs Valuation Treatment by Other Customs Administrations and a Request for Comments, the current Bulletin with notices of Accreditations and Approvals of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories and a Comment Request, as well as Updates and ABI messages on issues such as the availability of the Updated Food & Drug Administration Supplemental Guidelines Release 2.2 and Updated TTB ACE Filing Instructions for TTB Regulated Commodities V 6.0;
  CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;
• FDA’s Rules concerning Food Additives Permitted for Human Consumption; and New Animal Drugs, Notices of Determinations, Guidance information / documents, as well as Requests for Comments and upcoming Meetings;
  FTZ Board current notices;
• OFAC Notices of the Cuban Assets Control Rule and Additional Designations of names being blocked and added to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons;
• ITA and ITC Notices advising of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews: Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc., on products such as Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof & Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China, as well as updates on various Complaints and Investigations;
• California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, a Dietary Supplements, Sandals and Tai
  Kae Seaweed; and,
• Canada’s latest Recall Notice.