APHIS Lacey Required October 1st for Additional Commodities

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has informed the trade community that the new requirement for a Lacey Declaration will come into force on October 1st, 2021.

The following commodities/HTS codes will require the Lacey declaration as of October 1st, 2021:

Ch. 33 Headings (Essential Oils)

  • 3301295109-essential oils of cedarwood
  • 3301295121-essential oils of linaloe or bois de rose
  • 3301295139-essential oils of sandalwood 

Ch. 42 Headings (Trunks, Cases, Suitcases)

  • 4202292000-trunks, cases, and suitcases of wood
  • 4202992000-other, of wood, not lined
  • 4202993000-other, of wood, lined

Ch. 44 Headings (Wood and Articles of Wood)

  • 441012-oriented strand board (OSB)
  • 4415-cases, boxes, crates, drums, containers, pallets, box-pallets, etc. (APHIS will only require a declaration for new products, not for those that are used, recycled, or reclaimed.)

Ch. 92 Headings (Musical Instruments)

  • 9205902000-wind musical instruments: bagpipes
  • 9205904020-clarinets
  • 9205904080-other (woodwind instruments)
  • 9205904060-flutes and piccolos
  • 9206002000-drums
  • 9207900040-musical instruments (fretted string instruments)
  • 9209.92-parts and accessories for musical instruments of heading 9202
  • 9209928000-parts and accessories for musical instruments
  • 9209992000-parts and accessories for bagpipes
  • 9209994040-parts and accessories for other woodwind instruments
  • 9209998000-parts and accessories for musical instruments of heading 9202, other

Ch. 96 Headings (Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles)

  • 9620005500-monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles of wood

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