The Consumer Product Safety Commission is withdrawing the recently issued testing exemption for heavy metals on wood toys. The exemption ruling received ‘significant adverse comment’ and they will not seek …
APHIS (Animal Plant Health Inspection Agency) sent a reminder this week that twenty new products will require Lacey Act reporting. These commodities include, but are not limited to: casks, barrels, barrelheads, …
Two individuals, one of Texas and the other a resident of New Jersey, have settled the lawsuit brought against them by the United States Federal Government alleging that they engaged …
On September 4th, a CSMS message was issued soliciting feedback on the proposed increase of sampling on both cucumbers and hot peppers, both of which are considered ‘high risk’ products. …
Selected CBP Import Specialists and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Agents recently completed a program to become members of the Textile Production Verification Team (TPVT). These officials learned how to …
D14-1-2, Disclosure of Normal Values, Export Prices, and Amounts of Subsidy Established Under the Special Import Measures Act This memorandum explains the policy respecting the release of normal values, export …
D11-4-14, Certification of Origin Under Free Trade Agreements This memorandum outlines and explains the certification requirements respecting the exportation of commercial goods under a free trade agreement to which Canada …
The following are available on the Canada Border Services Agency website. D10-14-65, Tariff Classification of Decoy Calls D10-14-66, Tariff Classification of Certain Printed Flags and Banners D10-14-67, Tariff Classification of …
Certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to …
Senator John Boozman, a high ranking member of the Senate Agricultural Committee, has described the COOL mandate as, “clearly in violation of our trade agreements and our partners are eager …
Australia is attempting to have more access to the US market through the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Australia would like to increase the amount of sugar they can export despite reports in …
The investigation into the dumping of hot-rolled steel being dumped into the US market has begun. The investigation is reviewing the applicability for countervailing duty and antidumping duty on flat …
At the Miami Seaport, CBP officers seized over 2,300 designer handbags that were deemed to be counterfeit. CBP officers elected to examine a shipment of clothing and discovered 20 undeclared …
In a message published in the Federal Register this week, the Agricultural Marketing Service reported a decrease in the fee added to imported cotton. In 2014, the fee was $0.012728 …
Indiana is now free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Imports from this state are now permitted. Additional details are available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website.
