NMFS, CBP Delay Enforcement of Shrimp and Abalone Data Filing Requirements
The National Marine Fisheries Service and CBP will continue a period of "informed compliance" through April 1 for entries of shrimp and abalone required to include data for the NMFS Seafood Import Monitoring (SIM) Program, CBP said in a CSMS…
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message. The agencies previously announced that enforcement of the requirements would begin March 1 (see 1812180017). A list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes that require SIM data "has recently been updated to incorporate revisions and additional HTS codes within the scope of SIM," CBP said. "NMFS has determined that this change and extension of the informed compliance period is appropriate to provide opportunity for more engagement with brokers and importers as a result of limitations to NMFS to conduct outreach in early 2019." The HTS "codes applicable to this mandate to file NMFS SIM program data will be updated with an NM8 flag for SIM," CBP said. "The list of 3 alpha codes will also be updated. These updates will be in CERT beginning February 26, 2019 and are expected to be completed by March 1, 2019. The updates will be in PROD beginning April 2, 2019 and will be completed no later than April 5, 2019."