U.S. CBP – Export License Procedures for Shipments of White Grape Juice Concentrate from Argentina (CSMS # 56198175).
United States Import/Export Trade News
The Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of paper file folders from China, India, and Vietnam.…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced the extension of 77 of the 81 COVID-related exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation.…
Inland Freight for USA Consolidations:
Canadian Victoria Day Holiday Schedule 2023
Please be advised of the following schedule:
Friday, May 19th: US inland freight operations are open.
Air service delivered to warehouse same day. Ground and bonded freight picked up today will be crossing and reshipped/distributed on Tuesday, May 23rd in the morning.
Monday, May 22nd: US inland freight operations …
CBP announced that on May 20, 2023, they will deploy automated Form 6051D detention notices in ACE, including for Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) detentions. The update will give importers the ability to view, search, and respond to CBP Form 6051D using the ACE Forms application accessible through the ACE Secure Data Portal. After the deployment, CBP will …
CBP modified a withhold release order on imports of synthetic disposable gloves manufactured by the Smart Glove group of companies, and will now allow gloves from the Malaysian company to enter the U.S. Shipments of Smart Glove’s synthetic gloves received on or after April 26, 2023, will no longer be detained at U.S. ports of entry. The original WRO …
BACKGROUND
On February 24, 2023, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 10522 on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States, which in part required importers to provide CBP with the identity of the countries where the primary aluminum used in the manufacture of aluminum articles imports and where derivative aluminum articles are smelted; as well as the identity of …
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will require that all gas cans and other fuel containers comply with three voluntary industry standards by July. A final rule published by the commission adopts the three standards—ASTM F3326-21, ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC30:2022 and ASTM F3429/F3429M-20—as mandatory, including a requirement that all gas cans have flame mitigation devices.…
STURDY requires the CPSC to promulgate a rule to implement a mandatory standard for dressers and other clothing storage units or adopt an existing voluntary standard that meets the performance requirements set forth in STURDY. ASTM International recently published ASTM F2057-23, the Standard Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units. The Commission is currently evaluating STURDY as well as …
The Small Business Ombudsmen Team has announced the publication of the CPSC Online Sellers’ Safety Guide. This guide offers e-commerce business owners various resources and information, including helpful FAQs, to help them make, import, or sell safe and compliant consumer products. The newly published guide and associated pages can be found here:
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