CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2224 Aug. 18, containing 155 ABI records and 33 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. The changes involve tariff flag indicators for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Core message set, it said in a CSMS message.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released a new list of fruit and vegetable names to use for verifying spellings in ACE filings using the agency’s PGA message set, it said Aug. 9. “The list provides genus, species, subspecies, and variety names (PG05) along with corresponding common names (PG17),” APHIS said. “This list does not represent commodities that may or may not be admissible but provides the acceptable spellings for listed names and provides the corresponding Integrated Taxonomic Information Systems (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN),” the agency said. “This list is not all-encompassing; if the genus, species, subspecies, or variety does not appear on this list, use the format that appears on the associated phytosanitary certificate and commercial invoice.”
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Partner government agencies listed several new rulemakings in the spring 2022 Unified Agenda involving trade. FDA added new proposals on prior notice requirements and canned tuna standards, and indicated a final rule on traceability requirements for high risk foods is imminent. The CDC said it will propose changes to its dog import requirements, and USDA added a new proposed rule on its user fees.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is loosening requirements on importation of bovines and bovine products from Bolivia and the United Kingdom's zone of Jersey, it said in a notice released June 23. APHIS will reclassify them has having negligible risk, concurring with recommendations recently issued by the World Organization for Animal Health, the agency said.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released on June 23 a notice listing ongoing international sanitary and phytosanitary standard-setting activities of the World Organization for Animal Health, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention and the North American Plant Protection Organization. Comments on the standards being considered may be submitted at any time, APHIS said.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service intends to allow imports of baby kiwi fruit from France, it said June 22. An agency pest risk analysis found “the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds,” APHIS said. If APHIS finalizes the decision, it will allow imports into the continental United States, subject to the phytosanitary requirements specified by the agency. Comments are accepted through Aug. 22.