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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.

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Lumber Liquidators Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Settle Lacey Act, Customs Violations
October 8, 2015 |Top News

Lumber Liquidators agreed to pay $10 million to settle criminal customs and Lacey Act charges related to flooring it imported from China that was made from illegally harvested wood, said the company in an Oct. 7 press release (here). The settlement marks the culmination of a long-running federal investigation of Lumber Liquidators for Lacey Act violations that included a raid on company headquarters in 2013 (see 13092716), though it does not resolve claims that the company’s wood flooring has elevated formaldehyde content (see 13120432 and 1503260020), said the release.

Topics:Lacey Act
CBP Issues Harmonized System Update With 1,101 ABI Records, 224 Harmonized Tariff Records
October 7, 2015 |Customs

CBP said it created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1507 on Oct. 7, containing 1,101 ABI records and 224 harmonized tariff records. The update includes the addition of Partner Government Agency indicators for future Lacey Act submissions, said CBP (here). Other changes are related to a recent presidential proclamation on Generalized System of Preferences product eligibility (see 1510010030). Adjustments required for the verification of the 2015 Harmonized Tariff Schedule are also included, CBP said in a CSMS message. The modified records can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. Further information: Jennifer Keeling, Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov.

Topics:Lacey Act
APHIS Seeks Participants for ACE Pilot of 'Core' Functionalities
October 1, 2015 |USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking participants for its pilot on electronic submission in the Automated Commercial Environment of information required by APHIS Animal Care, Biotechnology and Regulatory Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, and Veterinary Services, it said (here). Through the pilot, which APHIS says will begin “no earlier than Oct. 2,” APHIS and CBP will test filing in ACE through APHIS’ Partner Government Agency (PGA) message set and the Document Imaging.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Lacey Act, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)