The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a notice stating that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently implemented Section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002, which mandates the collection of advance electronic cargo information. CBP collects and accesses this information through its Air Automated Manifest System (AMS).
Lacey Act
The Lacey Act and subsequent amendments make it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, or acquire any plant, fish or wildlife obtained in violation of U.S., tribal or foreign law, as well as any injurious wildlife. The law is administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and CBP. APHIS has been implementing Lacey Act declaration requirements since 2009. Lacey Act declarations may be filed by the importer of record or its licensed customs broker, and include information on imported item's species name, value, quantity, and country where it was harvested.