On Dec 12, 2019, Federal Register Notice Vol. 84 No. 239 was published. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) requests comments with respect to whether products listed in Annex I should be removed from the list or…
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Update: Sec 301 Phase 2 Additional EU Tariffs
Posted in Additional Tariff, duties, EU Tariffs, seafood, trade, Trump Tagged with: additional tariffs, EU Tariffs, Sec 301 EU, Trump Tariffs
Update on Sec 301 List 3 on China Imports
Removal of Subheadings in Chapter 3, HTSUS Per Section C of the Annex to the September 28, 2018 Notice of Modification of Action, effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after…
Important Reminder: GSP Expiration December 31, 2017
Background: The GSP (Generalized System of Preference) provides duty-free treatment for over 3,500 products from a wide range of BCD’s (Beneficiary Developing Country’s) and an additional 1,500 products from LDBDC’s (Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Country’s). The GSP program promotes economic…
Posted in 10+2, ACE, ACE Cargo Release, ADD, Air Freight, Air Shipments, country of orgin, customs, Customs Penalties, duties, freight, gsp Tagged with: BCD, Beneficiary Developing Country, CBP, customs, EXPIRE, GSP, LDBDC, Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Country
CBP Initiatives to Increase Collection Efforts
CBP issued CSMS# 17-000489- CBP Bills for Supplemental Duties, Taxes and Fees, or Vessel Repair Duties as a reminder to the importers to pay their bills no later than 30 days from the date of the bill. CSMS #17-000489 Title:…
Posted in duties, Free Trade Agreements, international import export, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade Tagged with: ace, CBP, customs, customs broker, freight, import, perishables, trade
Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Free Trade Program Expires December 31,2017
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a renewable preferential trade program that allows the eligible products of designated beneficiary developing countries to enter the United States free of duty. The GSP program was expired on July 31, 2013 but…
Posted in 10+2, ACE, ACE Cargo Release, anti-dumping/countervailing, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, duties, fda, free trade, Free Trade Agreements, gsp, importer responsibility, international import export, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade Tagged with: ace, air freight, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, GSP, import, international trade, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles
Seafood: COOL! (Country of Origin Labeling)
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) is a labeling law that requires retailers, such as full-line grocery stores, supermarkets and club warehouse stores, to notify their customers with information regarding the source of certain foods. Food products covered by the law…
Posted in 10+2, ACE, China, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, cuttlefish, dairy, duties, fda, Fish and Wildlife, Fish and Wildlife fees, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, fsis, FSVP, importer responsibility, india, indian shrimp, international import export, labeling, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, produce, rice, seafood, shrimp, squid, terminals, trade, tuna, usda, west coast Tagged with: ace, agriculture maerketing services, CBP, containers, COOL, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, fish and wildlife, food, freight, fruit, fsis, FSMA, GSP, import, Import Permit, international trade, labeling, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port congestion, port of long beach, port of los angeles, produce, seafood, shellfish, shipments, terminals, trade, truckers, Tuna, USDA, vegetables, westcoast ports
Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) under Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
On June 15, 2016, Flegenheimer International sent out information about the final rule on FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). CBP also sent a CSMS#16-000691 informing the import community such as importers, consignees, manufacturers, shippers, foreign suppliers, and other stakeholders…
Posted in ACE, containers, customs, customs food, duties, fda, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, fumigation, importer responsibility, international import export, isf, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, produce, seafood, shrimp, terminals, trade, tuna, usda, west coast Tagged with: ace, air freight, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, food, freight, import, Import Permit, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port congestion, port of los angeles, produce, terminals, trade, westcoast ports
Final Rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals under FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) and Its Compliance Dates
According to FDA, they will inspect FSVP importers to ensure they are in compliance. The compliance dates must be noted below: May 30, 2017 For the importation of food from a supplier that is subject to the preventive controls or…
Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, customs, customs food, cuttlefish, dairy, duties, faq, fda, fees, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, labeling, NHTSA, NOAA, octopus, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, produce, rice, seafood, shrimp, squid, terminals, trade, tuna, usda, west coast Tagged with: ace, air freight, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, food, freight, fruit, FSMA, FSVP, import, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, produce, seafood, shellfish, shipments, terminals, trade, Tuna, USDA, vegetables
Mandatory Transition in ACE: National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) Requirements
Back in February 28,2016, we sent a newsletter about CBP currently working to transition cargo processing to the Automated Commercial Envrionment (ACE). ACE is being developed as the primary, modernized system through which the U.S. government will track, control and…
Posted in customs, customs food, duties, faq, fda, fees, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, NOAA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, seafood, trade, tuna Tagged with: ace, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, food, freight, import, Import Permit, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade, Tuna
Update: Siluriforme Fish and Fish Product Notification from Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
Back in January 2016, we sent a newsletter regarding Food & Safety Inspection Services annoucing the final rule on mandatory inspection of fish of the order Siluforme and products derived from such fish. Here is an updated list of FSIS…
Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, catfish, China, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, duties, fda, fees, Food & Drug, fsis, international import export, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, prior notice, seafood Tagged with: ace, CBP, customs, fda, Fish, food, fsis, Imports, Pangasius, PGA, seafood, Siluformes, USDA
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