CBP Grants Leniency to Restricted Rice Shipped July 30 or Earlier
On July 28, 2011, the Boston office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection stated that cargo shipments of rice that started its voyage or flight on or before July 30, 2011 (the effective date of certain new restrictions), and arriving without the required Phytosanitary Certificate with an additional Declaration stating "The shipment was inspected and found free of Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)" will be permitted entry as long as all other entry importation requirements are met.
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(See ITT's Online Archives or 07/26/11 news, 11072603, for BP summary of CBP notice on these new restrictions that take effect on July 30, 2011, including list of the 26 affected countries where the Khapra beetle is present, that a Phytosanitary Certificate or Phytosanitary Certificate of Re-export with the same additional declaration is also required when entry is made into any other country and the rice is then is re-exported to the U.S., the ban on imports of noncommercial quantities of such rice from the 26 countries, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/14/11 news, 11071453, for BP summary of Federal Order.)
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