CBP, USDA Say Container Fumigation Should be Handled Prior to Making Entry in New York

Imported containers that require fumigation treatment should be fumigated prior to making entry at the Port of New York/Newark, said CBP and U.S. Department of Agriculture in an informational pipeline. The "recommended solution" from CBP is hoped to help resolve the "delay in processing and/or refusal of containerized air and sea cargo requiring fumigation as a condition of entry," it said. USDA regulations require certain items to receive fumigation to mitigate pest risk. "CBP and USDA will not allow manipulation of cargo at a Centralized Examination Station (CES) or treatment facility to accommodate fumigation," it said. "All cargo is subject to inspection by CBP at a CES prior to movement to a treatment facility."