CBP San Francisco to Require 'Live' Entry for Garlic from China
The Port of San Francisco is taking some additional steps to protect antidumping duty collections for fresh garlic as a result of past entry document issues and the increased financial risk involved, the port said in an information notice. As a means to deal with that risk, the port will now require an "entry summary document at time of entry" and additional information for fresh garlic imported from the People's Republic of China (PRC), it said. The garlic, classifiable under headings 0703.20.0005, 0703.20.0015, 0703.20.0020 and 0703.20.0090, is subject to antidumping duties up to $4.71 per kilogram, the notice said.
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Because of "discrepancies found with entry documents, concerns with bond sufficiency, and high financial risk associated with the entry of fresh garlic from the PRC, the Port of San Francisco will require the submission of a 'live' entry,'" it said. The entry must include estimated duties or a valid scheduled statement date for payment, it said. Additionally, import specialists may require a supplemental single transaction bond to cover antidumping duties if an entry is filed only with a continuous bond, the notice said.