The presidential proclamation amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement a hefty five-year update will likely be published in the coming days, which would set an effective date in late January for the lengthy list of changes. The White House released the proclamation Dec. 23 (see 2112230012), though a publication date in the Federal Register had not yet been scheduled as of press time. The date of publication triggers a 30-day countdown before the changes take effect.
CBP “understands” that the five-year Harmonized Tariff Schedule update to implement changes to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System will not take effect Jan. 1, 2022, it said in a CSMS message. “CBP is awaiting formal direction for this update, which will be implemented by Presidential Proclamation and published in the Federal Register. In the interim, CBP will continue to use the current harmonized tariff schedule and encourages the trade community to do the same until further guidance is provided.”
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Dec. 15, 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 International Trade Commission is recommending a four-year extension of Section 201 solar safeguard tariffs, with the rate of duty on solar modules and out-of-quota solar cells decreasing by 0.25% per year from its current level of 15% until it reaches 14% in the year prior to expiration in February 2026, the ITC said in a report sent to President Joe Biden, according to a notice released Dec. 13.
The Environmental Protection Agency will initially use the ACE Document Image System (DIS) to collect a new data element required for imports of hydrofluorocarbons under a recent EPA final rule (see 2109230054), it said during a webinar Dec. 9. Though most data elements collected under the agency’s new 14-day pre-arrival filing requirement are already transmitted in ACE, CBP needs more time to build the new Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number data element into its electronic filing system, EPA’s Roy Chaudet said.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Dec. 8, 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 Dec. 1, 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 finalizing its Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) framework for accreditation of laboratories for testing of food in certain circumstances, including tests to demonstrate admissibility of food detained by FDA at the border and tests used as evidence by importers seeking removal from import alert, it said in a final rule released Dec. 2.
The World Customs Organization recently announced that the final 2022 edition of the Harmonized System tariff nomenclature is now available on its website. The new edition, which replaces the 2017 version, will take effect Jan. 1, though WCO HS Convention members must implement the changes in their own tariff schedules.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend its regulations on imports of equines, it said. Changes would include increasing the number of days horses exported from regions free from contagious equine metritis (CEM) are allowed to spend in CEM-affected regions before re-entering the U.S. without testing from 60 to 90 days, and new requirements for an import permit for horses transiting through CEM-affected regions. Comments are due Jan. 28.