Governmental Notices August 13th – 19th, 2016

The following updates and governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade:  

  • Please contact us for a list of who to Contact at CBP if you’re Missing a GSP Refund ;
  • CPSC’s Proposed Rule addressing Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates under its Determinations Regarding Certain Plastics and Comment Request;
  • CBP’s Rule concerning Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Syria and Proposed Rule regarding the Importations of Certain Vehicles and Engines Subject to Federal Antipollution Emission Standards; the latest Bulletin that provides Copyright, Trademark, and Trade Name Recordations and summaries of various Final and Proposed Ruling Revocations and Modifications, as well as a Comment Request, in addition to ABI messages;
  • CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;
  • FTZ Board current notices;
  • OFAC’s Blocking / Unblocking of Persons and Properties;
  • ITA and ITC Notices of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews, as well as updates on Investigations and Complaints, on items such as Certain Athletic Footwear;
  • California’s latest Proposition 65 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, various Water / Garden Hoses, Work Gloves and a Wristlet Clutch; and,
  • Canada’s latest Antidumping and Consumer Alerts and Recall notices.

Please contact the Gemini team for infomation on any of the above items.