CBP sent out a CSMS message Feb. 13 reminding import filers of the “procedures and requirements to appropriately import shipments of biological materials.” The agency “estimates that a large volume of shipments containing biological materials are imported with missing, conflicting, or improper documentation and packaging,” it said, and “importations that fail to comply with U.S. import requirements may be refused/denied entry.” The message details what’s included under the term “biological materials,” as well as procedures for filing documents required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Feb. 9, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP targeted 282 shipments worth more than $69 million in January 2023, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said in its most recent operational update. The number of entries targeted was lower but the value higher than December's total of 310 entries worth over $59 million (see 2301230028). CBP also seized 1,514 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $186 million in January, and completed 27 audits that identified $7.7 million in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government for goods that had been improperly declared, the agency said.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Feb. 8, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Feb. 7, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP released its Feb. 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 5), which includes the following ruling actions:
In the Feb. 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 5), CBP published a proposal to revoke rulings on white noise machines and reflective aluminum panels.
CBP announced it has modified a withhold release order against imports of synthetic disposable gloves manufactured by YTY Industry Holdings, and will now allow gloves from the Malaysian company to enter the U.S. “provided they are otherwise in compliance with U.S. laws,” it said. “Shipments of YTY Group’s synthetic gloves received on or after February 8, 2023, will no longer be detained at U.S. ports of entry,” CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: