CBP: Shrimp Country Code for Peru Removed to Account for Import Ban
A May 8 cargo systems message says that for shipments of wild-caught shrimp, Peru will no longer be a valid country code when submitting a PGA Message Set with data for the Office of Marine Conservation. This change pertains to situations where conformance declaration code "7B" is used.
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"The country code PE has been removed from US Customs and Border Protection’s CERTIFICATION (test) region for trade testing purposes," CBP said.
Exports of wild-caught shrimp from Peru will be prevented from being imported into the U.S. starting on June 1.