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Unverified List updates reflect BIS efforts to assess the legitimacy of foreign recipients of controlled items when end-use checks cannot be completed. Changes to the list signal heightened attention to diversion risks across global supply chains. This section follows new UVL designations, removals and related policy developments that affect screening and due diligence requirements. Coverage helps exporters adapt compliance processes to evolving verification challenges.

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CBP Proposes Changes to Vehicle Importing Requirements; Would Allow Use of ACE for EPA Forms
August 16, 2016 |Customs

CBP is considering changes to its regulatory requirements for importing vehicles and engines in order to "harmonize" the forms required by the Environmental Protection Agency, CBP said in a notice (here). "In an effort to provide consistency in the administration of CBP’s vehicle and engine imports program so that importers of both road vehicles and engines, as well as stationary and nonroad engines (including engines incorporated into vehicles or equipment), are subject to the same filing and recordkeeping requirements, CBP is proposing to conform the entry filing requirements applicable to the EPA Declaration Form 3520-21 to those that currently exist for EPA Declaration Form 3520-1," it said. The proposal would require that importers of "stationary, nonroad or heavy-duty highway engines (including engines incorporated into vehicles or equipment) file EPA Declaration Form 3520-21 at the time of entry, unless exempt," it said. Importers with a valid EPA Certificate of Conformity that manufacture nonroad or stationary engines labeled to show compliance with emission standards would be exempt from the form 3520-21 filing requirements, CBP said.

CBP Releases Full Texts of Mutual Recognition Arrangements
August 16, 2016 |Customs

CBP released the full texts of the 11 existing Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) signed by the U.S. and foreign customs administrators. The texts, which weren't previously made available by CBP, were provided to International Trade Today in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. "After consultation and evaluation of the documents, CBP FOIA has determined that they may be released to you in full, with no redactions," CBP's FOIA Division Branch Chief Patrick Howard said in a letter. "A copy of the MRAs will also be placed in our Reading Room for future public use." The U.S. currently has MRAs with New Zealand, Canada, Jordan, Japan, Korea, the EU, Taiwan, Israel, Mexico, Singapore and the Dominican Republic. The MRAs allow CBP to consider participation in other customs regimes' trusted trader programs as similar to participating in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program and vice versa.

CBP Adds Restrictions to Archaeological Imports From Syria
August 15, 2016 |Customs

CBP issued restrictions for imports of archeological or ethnological material from Syria as part of a recently signed law meant to prevent antique trafficking by terrorist groups from the region (see 1605090026). The final rule (here), effective Aug. 15, restricts trade of 12 categories of goods with historical importance from the country if “unlawfully removed from Syria on or after March 15, 2011.”

Importers With Outstanding GSP Refunds Should Contact CBP
August 15, 2016 |Customs

Any importers that have “reason to believe” they have not been refunded duties paid due to the recent lapse of the Generalized System of Preferences program should contact Randy Mitchell at randy.mitchell@cbp.dhs.gov to inquire about their case, a CBP spokeswoman said. The agency recently said it has completed the processing of refunds of duties paid during the two-year lapse of GSP prior to its renewal in 2015, refunding approximately $1.31 billion in duties (see 1608080023).

Topics:Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
Clarification: APHIS 'Core' Pilot to End Aug. 15
August 12, 2016 |Customs

Clarification: APHIS will on Aug. 15 end its “core” pilot. After that date, filers will be required to file "electronic entries in ACE with APHIS data and some or all APHIS forms using the method designated on the CBP Web site for the submission of the APHIS data and forms" (see 1607150020).