On February 4, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a withhold release order against tuna and tuna products from the Tunago No. 61 based on information obtained by CBP indicating tuna is harvested with the use of forced labor.…
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U.S. CBP Detention Order on Tuna Harvested by Forced Labor Aboard the Tunago No. 61
Posted in CBP, customs, Forced Labor, international import export, NMFS, NOAA Tagged with: CBP, customs broker, food, international trade, NMFS, NOAA, perishables, port of long beach, port of los angeles, Tuna
News Alert: Immediate Import Restrictions on Certain Mexican Fish and Fish Products
In the latest CBP’s Cargo Systems Messaging Service notice (CSMS #18-000484), immediate import restrictions on shrimp, curvina, sierra and chano fish and fish products harvested by gillnets in the upper Gulf of California within the vaquita’s geographic range have been…
Posted in CBP, Mexican Seafood, NMFS, NOAA, Uncategorized Tagged with: import, Import Restrictions, Mexican Seafood, NMFS, NOAA
NMFS SIMP Audits Webinars
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will host a series of four public webinar presentations on the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to review the traceability data elements required for reporting, as well as recordkeeping requirements to support the…
Posted in Air Freight, Air Shipments, CBP, customs, fda, indian shrimp, NMFS, NOAA, seafood, Seafood Import Monitoring Program, shrimp, SIMP, tuna Tagged with: air freight, CBP, customs, fda, Fish & Wildlife, import, NMFS, NOAA, seafood, Tuna
Seafood Import Monitoring Program for Shrimp and Abalone
Background: SIMP established reporting and recordkeeping requirements for imports of certain seafood products to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated and/or misrepresented seafood from entering U.S. **On January 1st, 2018, SIMP declaration has been mandated for the following priority species: Atlantic…
GSP Renewal and Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) included in Omnibus Spending Bill
GSP Renewal Update President Trump signed the Omnibus Appropriations bill which passed through the House and Senate on March 23, 2018. Because of this, GSP will be back in effect by April 23rd (30 days after enactment). Importers…
Posted in free trade, Free Trade Agreements, gsp, seafood, Seafood Import Monitoring Program Tagged with: GSP, international trade, NMFS, NOAA
Update: Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) Informed Compliance Ending on April 7, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced that all filings covered by the Seafood Import Monitoring must fully comply with the elecronic filing requirements beginning April 7, 2018. NMFS initially adopted an “informed compliance”…
Posted in NMFS, NOAA, SIMP Tagged with: international trade, NMFS, NOAA, seafood, Seafood Import Monitoring P, SIMP
Updated: Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) : Informed Compliance
Effective Date : January 1st, 2018 The requirements and regulations under Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) must now be electronically submitted in ACE via Automated Broker Interface (ABI). National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) will initially adopt an “Informed Compliance” approach.…
Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, NMFS, NOAA, seafood, Seafood Import Monitoring Program, SIMP, tuna Tagged with: ace, CBP, containers, customs broker, food, FSMA, import, international trade, NMFS, seafood, SIMP
Permit Renewal Reminder // Flower Inspections // USDA and FWL Inspections
Permit Renewal Reminder With the end of the year speedily approaching, it is very important to monitor and to make sure all import permits and licenses are renewed and up to date. This will help to avoid unnecessary delays in…
Posted in ACE, fda, Fish & Wildlife, NMFS, NOAA, PGA, seafood, Seafood Import Monitoring Program, usda Tagged with: ace, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, fish and wildlife, food, freight, FSMA, FSVP, GSP, Import Permit, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight
CBP and Partner Government Agency Reminders
To our valued clients: Thank you for your trust and loyalty to us! Never before, in the history of the US Importing & Exporting Industry, has there been such an excessive amount of new rules, mandatory requirements and regulations; Under…
Posted in ACE, ADD, anti-dumping/countervailing, C-TPAT, CBP, gsp, mpf, NMFS, NOAA, Seafood Import Monitoring Program, SIMP Tagged with: ace, CBP, CBP User Fees, customs, customs broker, food, FSMA, GSP, GSP Renewal, import, international trade, MPF Fee, NMFS, NOAA, perishables, Seafood Import Monitoring Program, SIMP
U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) Implementation Roundtable in Long Beach, Seattle, Newark or Miami – July 2017
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries is hosting roundtables across the U.S. this July to provide awareness and support for compliance with the traceability data reporting and record keeping requirements in advance of the January 1, 2018 mandatory compliance…
Posted in NMFS, NOAA Tagged with: ace, CBP, containers, customs, fda, Fish & Wildlife, food, freight, import, Import Permit, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, seafood, trade
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