CBP Reminds Filers of Biological Materials Import Requirements, Citing High Non-Compliance
CBP sent out a CSMS message Feb. 13 reminding import filers of the “procedures and requirements to appropriately import shipments of biological materials.” The agency “estimates that a large volume of shipments containing biological materials are imported with missing, conflicting,…
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or improper documentation and packaging,” it said, and “importations that fail to comply with U.S. import requirements may be refused/denied entry.” The message details what’s included under the term “biological materials,” as well as procedures for filing documents required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.