.FDA's estimate of the work required to file an entry "does not begin to account for the work required to file an FDA import entry," the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments on an FDA notice that sought input on the burden of its import entry process.
SSA Terminals will soon launch an "innovative approach" to "track and analyze the potential of providing extended weekend hours for shippers," Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel said June 1. The program, which will be rolled out at SSA's terminals in Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma next month, will allow shippers to schedule a time during the week to pick up cargo on a Saturday or Sunday.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP identified 3,605 shipments valued at $816.5 million for "forced labor concerns" in FY 2022, including "1,592 shipments valued at nearly $500 million" identified under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the agency said in its Trade and Travel Report for the fiscal year. The report, which was released on June 1, CBP enforced 54 active withhold release orders and nine active findings, which includes six withhold resale orders and two new findings issued this year, the agency said
Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) Law Center addressed common concerns about Uyghur forced labor in a new evidence brief published May 31. Among the topics addressed, the paper focuses on topics such as the ethics of withdrawing from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), supply chain tracing, sourcing, auditing, certification, attestations and codes of conduct. The paper focuses on answering frequently answered questions about the topics to address the concerns.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP released its May 31 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 21), which includes the following ruling actions:
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted a Cut Flower Name Validation List to its website for filers to verify spellings in the APHIS core partner government agency (PGA) message set. The list provides genus, species and subspecies names along with corresponding common names to be used in the ACE data elements, APHIS said in a May 30 news release. The list also provides acceptable spellings for listed names and the corresponding Integrated Taxonomic Information Systems (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN) and APHIS ID (APID) number, APHIS said. Software developers can download and integrate the PG10 category AP0800 cut flowers into the Automated Broker Interface software, which will help create a single standardized submission list for importers of cut flowers, the agency said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will expand its preliminary hold notification benefit for Trade Compliance program members of the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) to include withhold release orders (WROs) and forced labor findings, the agency announced in a May 30 letter to CTPAT participants. Preliminary hold notifications were first offered as a benefit for Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) holds back in March (see 2304260045).