CBP Posts Changes to CATAIR on PGA Message Set Codes
CBP posted documents on changes to the Customs and Trade Interface Requirements (CATAIR) Appendix T, which provides codes and qualifiers for the PGA Message Set. Changes include the removal of codes for the Fish and Wildlife Service and changes to codes for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. CBP also posted a list of changes to the IG PGA Message Set, including the removal of much Lacey Act-specific language, to make the text more generic.
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(The PGA Message Set creates a single, harmonized set of information that will be collected electronically from international traders by CBP on behalf of the PGAs, thereby allowing CBP and the PGAs to make decisions about what cargo can come into the U.S. without the myriad of paper forms currently required.)
CATAIR Appendix T is available (here).
The list of changes to Appendix T is available (here).
The list of changes to the IG PGA message set is (here).
CATAIR PGA Message Set Chapter is available (here).
PGA Message Set Relationship Guidelines is available (here).