A significant number of Food and Drug Administration food facility registrations that were not renewed by Jan. 31 are currently in the process of being modified to an invalid status by FDA, said CBP in a CSMS message. As a result, imported food shipments manufactured by those facilities without valid registrations may be held at the port or refused upon arrival in the U.S., it said.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Feb. 27 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 Feb. 27 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):
Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Feb. 26:
On Feb. 26 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Feb. 26 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Feb. 26 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 Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Feb. 27:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 26, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
A “multitude” of issues can trigger a Consumer Product Safety Commission inspection, but the commission also sees “a lot of problems that are really avoidable, but that create a delay,” said Carol Cave, director of import surveillance at CPSC. Cave spoke at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) Annual Meeting and Training Symposium Feb. 27. CPSC has been working with CBP to regulate consumer products at the port, she said, and getting entry documentation right can mean avoiding the pitfalls that delay entry.