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FDA Implements the FDA's Food Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
The Food Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), is an additional requirement of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The rule requires importers to implement “the FSVP Program” to provide adequate assurances that the importer’s foreign suppliers produce food in compliance with processes and procedures that provide the same level of public health protection as those required from domestic businesses in the US. Source: fda.gov
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Air Cargo Advance Screening Program Goes into Effect.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration announced that the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program went into effect today (June 12, 2018) requiring the submission of advanced air cargo information on shipments arriving in the United States from a foreign location. Previously a voluntary process in which many airlines already participated globally, the program requirements are now mandatory for airlines flying to the United States.
Source: cbp.gov
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Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
On Friday, March 23, 2018, the President signed into law H.R. 1625 (Public Law 115-141), the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018,” which in addition to providing full-year federal appropriations through September 30, 2018, extended GSP with retroactivity, for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020. The new law, effective April 22, 2018, also provided for the retroactive refund of all duties (without interest) to the importer of record (IOR) on GSP-eligible goods entered during the January 1, 2018 through April 21, 2018 lapse period.
Source: cbp.gov
EPA Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act. Final Rule.
Beginning June 1, 2018, composite wood products sold, supplied, offered for sale, manufactured, or imported in the United States are required to be labeled as CARB ATCM Phase II or TSCA Title VI compliant. Beginning on March 22, 2019, composite wood products must be labeled as TSCA Title VI compliant. These products include: hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard, as well as household and other finished goods containing these products.
Source: epa.gov
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FDA's Import Alerts in the Past 7 Days
Import alerts inform FDA field staff and the public that the agency has enough evidence to allow for Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) of products that appear to be in violation of FDA laws and regulations. These violations could be related to the product, manufacturer, shipper and/or other information. Before importing into the United States, importers should know if their products are subject to DWPE. DWPE allows the agency to detain a product without physically examining it at the time of entry.
Source: fda.gov
$200 Billion in Goods from China Hit with Higher Tariff; $267 Billion More Threatened 09-18-18
President Trump has announced that beginning Sept. 24 an additional ten percent tariff will be imposed on 5,745 tariff lines from China with an import value of approximately $200 billion. This tariff is scheduled to increase to 25 percent as of Jan. 1, 2019.
The president added that if China “takes retaliatory action against our farmers or other industries” he will initiate a process aimed at increasing tariffs on another $267 billion worth of goods from China. The full list of products affected by the new ten percent tariff is available here. All but 11 of the listed subheadings are covered by the additional tariff in their entirety, while those 11 are only “partially covered.”
Source: strtrade.com
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