NCBFAA Says Some Importers Confused by Blueberry Fee and ITC Ruling
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said that since the International Trade Commission ruled no safeguards are necessary for blueberries, some importers think they no longer have to pay the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service…
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blueberry fee, which funds research and promotion of U.S. blueberries. “The ITC decision not to restrict or penalize blueberry imports does not in any way change the requirement for importers to pay the blueberry fee to the USDA,” the group said in its latest members' newsletter.