As the finish line comes into sight for discussions with CBP on enforcement-related agency “challenge areas” under the 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF), trade community participants now seek to steer the discourse toward facilitation and modernization opportunities that may prove crucial to getting buy-in from the trade industry.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Sept. 7, 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 has issued its Enforcement Report for Aug. 31, 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 National Marine Fisheries Service should adopt a “registry” approach similar to that used by other agencies as it develops an electronic Certification of Admissibility form for seafood products in ACE, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in recent comments to the agency. Duplicative data entry requirements for customs brokers wouldn't be “the best use of automation and would encumber the entry process,” given complex seafood supply chains and the vast amount of data associated with each shipment, the NCBFAA said.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Aug. 24, 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 has issued its Enforcement Report for Aug. 17, 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.
An importer of recyclable material with a negative valuation can use the transaction value of similar goods that had a positive valuation to appraise the merchandise, CBP said in a recent ruling. Though goods with a negative price can’t be appraised using transaction value, fluctuations in the prices of the underlying metals means some shipments of the recyclable materials will have positive prices that can be used to appraise the negatively priced entries, CBP said.
Two importers each will pay seven-figure sums to settle False Claims Act lawsuits related to the undervaluation of their customs entries and underpayment of duties, DOJ said Aug. 11. Apparel importer Luchiano Visconti and its manager, Sasha Hourizadeh, will together pay $3.64 million to settle allegations they sent fraudulent invoices to their customs broker that understated the actual price paid. In a separate settlement, Eos Energy Storage will pay $1.02 million to resolve allegations that it failed to declare assists and other additions to transaction value.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Aug. 10, 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.
CBP has no basis to consider a country’s non-market economy status when determining whether to grant first sale treatment to a transaction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Aug. 11 in a widely anticipated decision involving cookware imported by Meyer.