FDA Product Codes Updated, Tips for Partial Releases, Lacey/FDA Filings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message providing Food and Drug Administration information regarding product codes, partial release, and Lacey Act declaration and FDA reporting.
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Entire FDA Product Code File was Replaced in ACS
The entire FDA product code file was replaced on July 24, 2010 resulting in the removal from ACS of the biological product codes that were end-dated in the FDA system in mid-June and the addition of a few codes that were missing from the ACS program.
Tip for Filers Looking for Confirmation of Partial Release
CBP notes that if a filer knows that some, but not all, of the merchandise on an entry has been released by FDA but has not received a cargo selectivity message (RR application) confirming this situation, the filer is advised to try the IN query. That query is called the Current Cargo/Manifest Status Notification query in the CATAIR but may have another title in the filer’s software system.
Tip for Transmitting FDA and Lacey Act Information
In order to avoid problems with merchandise that requires the transmission of both FDA and Lacey Act information, the trade is advised to transmit the PG-records (for the Lacey Act) followed by the FD-records (for FDA). A typical transmission would be sent in the following order. (Please note that other PG or FD records may be sent.)
OI PG01 PG04 PG05 PG06 PG25 OI FD01 FD02 FD03 FD04
(See ITT's Online Archives or 06/14/10 news, 10061052, for BP summary announcing that it was end-dating the Industry 57 - Biological Products product codes effective June 14, 2010.)
(CSMS #10-000185, dated 07/29/10)