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CORONADO, Calif. – The Federal Maritime Commission needs industry input into key provisions of its newly announced detention and demurrage proposed rule (see 2210070079), and in particular on a provision limiting charges only to parties that have a contractual relationship, said Lucille Marvin, FMC managing director, during a panel discussion Oct. 8 at the Western Cargo Conference.
CORONADO, Calif. -- CBP is still about 1,800 officers short of a full cohort, and with more staffing needs on the horizon, the agency is looking to efficiency gains to make up for the shortfall, said Pete Flores, executive assistant commissioner of CBP’s Office of Field Operations, in Oct. 8 remarks at the Western Cargo Conference.
CORONADO, Calif. -- With publication of its Part 111 customs broker modernization final rule expected in the coming days, CBP is at the ready with a tall stack of supporting documentation that will help brokers quickly understand the much-anticipated regulatory provisions when they’re out, agency officials said Oct. 7 at the Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON).
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Oct. 5, 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.
FDA is proposing to amend its regulations on administrative detention to provide for the destruction of low value medical devices that have been refused admission to the U.S., and modify its procedures so the agency can more easily destroy low value shipments of drugs, it said in a notice released Oct. 6. Comments on the proposal are due Dec. 6.
International Trade Today is providing readers with the top stories from last week in case they were missed. All articles can be found by searching on the titles or by clicking on the hyperlinked reference number.
CBP has yet to release a single shipment detained under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act since the law took effect in June, a CBP official recently told online news and commentary site The Dispatch in an interview. Eric Choy, acting executive director of CBP’s Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate, said the agency has yet to receive a request for UFLPA exception for goods from or connected to China’s Xinjiang region, though companies have attempted to demonstrate that detained goods are not from or tied to Xinjiang.
Imported jewelry that is held on consignment by retailers but never sold is eligible for substitution unused merchandise drawback, CBP said in a ruling released Oct. 3. Though customers of the retailers may try on the jewelry, that doesn’t constitute use of the jewelry for its intended purpose, and the importer retains title to the unsold jewelry unless sold, CBP said in ruling HQ H292054.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Sept. 28, 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.