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The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to expand its Seafood Import Monitoring Program requirements to cover additional species, as well as amend the SIMP regulations to clarify the responsibilities of the importer of record, it said in a notice released Dec. 27. Comments on the proposal are due March 28.
An upcoming requirement to include a postal code for entries of China-origin goods and new and updated Chinese manufacturer IDs is now scheduled for deployment on March 18, and CBP is looking to also automate the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act detentions process in the following months, according to an updated CBP ACE deployment schedule released Dec. 21.
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EPA’s proposed expansion of liability for compliance with hydrofluorocarbon import requirements to all parties that could perform the role of importer of record “blurs the roles” of parties to a transaction and adds confusion as to who is responsible with meeting EPA requirements, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments posted by EPA on Dec. 19.
The National Marine Fisheries Service is working with CBP and the government of New Zealand to deploy a sudden ban on imports of certain fish from the country in response to an order from the Court of International Trade (see 2211280053), it said in a notice released Dec. 16 outlining the new restrictions.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Dec. 14, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
The Commerce Department’s recent preliminary determination that Southeast Asian solar cells and panels are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties (see 2212020064) left several questions unanswered, and lawyers for the Solar Energy Industries Association hope the agency will clarify these issues as the case proceeds to its final determinations, they said during a webinar Dec. 13.
Correction: In its preliminary determinations in anti-circumvention inquiries on solar cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, Commerce declared the 22 companies that did not cooperate with the inquiries are ineligible for certification processes for goods from exempt exporters and goods that don’t meet Chinese content requirements. However, they may submit certifications that their goods are “applicable” entries that qualify for a two-year grace period from any duties imposed under the anti-circumvention inquiries (see 2212020064 and 2212070025). Such certifications are due by Jan. 23 for entries since April 1, 2022, and at time of entry summary for entries on or after Dec. 23.
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