A CBP supervisory officer was arrested Oct. 25 on charges of accepting bribes to allow others, including his ex-wife, to avoid duties on goods imported into the U.S. by falsely declaring the goods had been transported in-bond to another port of entry for export. Sam Herbert Allen of Diamond Bar, Calif., was indicted by a federal grand jury at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on one count of conspiracy, one count of accepting bribes, and three counts of making false statements to DHS investigators.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of Oct. 25, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Oct. 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Oct. 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On Oct. 24 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Oct. 24 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On Oct. 24 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Oct. 24 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Agriculture Department is asking for comments on its Lacey Act Declaration for plant and plant products, in light of the 2008 expansion of Lacey Act coverage to illegal logging practices. Comments are due to USDA and the Office of Management and Budget by Nov. 26.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements outlined the procedures it will follow in considering requests to impose U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement safeguard actions (in the form of higher duty rates) on textile and/or apparel products from Colombia. The interim rule is effective Oct. 26, but CITA is asking for comments on the procedures by Nov. 26.