According to CSMS #50708860, filing PGA USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Marketing Orders (MO) becomes mandatory on February 28, 2022. Importers of the following products will be required to provide their product and load data into CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system electronically to enter goods into the U.S.: Avocados Grapefruit Kiwifruit Onions Potatoes Table…
Trade Alerts
HTS Classification Changes Become Effective January 27, 2022, and May Affect Your USMCA Certificate
As advised in a previous Trade Alert, the World Customs Organization (WCO) publishes changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) at the international level every five years. The changes go into effect 30 days after a Presidential Proclamation and publication in the Federal Register. On December 23, 2021, the White House issued Presidential Proclamation 10326,…
Bill Signed into Law Banning Goods Made with Forced Labor in Xinjiang
On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law. The Act will go into effect on June 21, 2022. The Act prohibits U.S. imports of any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic…
Harmonized System Update on EU Steel and Aluminum Products
According to Customs and Border Protection’s CSMS #50533999, a Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2119 was created on December 28, 2021, for 284 ABI records and 71 Harmonized Tariff Records. Beginning January 1, 2022, Section 232 tariffs will not apply to EU steel products entering the U.S. with a tariff-rate quota. Additional information regarding this amendment…
APHIS No Longer Accepting Unoriginal Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates and Forms After 2021
Effective January 1, 2022, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will no longer accept unoriginal/copied phytosanitary certificates and forms for plant commodities. Only original certificates and forms will be accepted. The digital exchange of electronic phytosanitary certificates through the ePhyto system is also permissible by PPQ…
Trade Waiting for Release of 2022 HTSUS Changes
Importers and exporters are not strangers to the HTSUS updates issued by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) throughout the calendar year, with larger revisions generally issued in July and January. However, every five years, the World Customs Organization (WCO) publishes changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) at the international level. These larger…
Transportation Disruption Continues in British Columbia
The Port of Vancouver is still suffering from congestion and operational disruptions since severe weather and flooding crippled rail and road access to the area two weeks ago. British Columbia continues to experience heavy rainfall, and a state of emergency has been extended until December 14, 2021. The recent events have had a significant impact…
Softwood Lumber AD/CVD Rates Published by the Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce (DOC) published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2021, its final determination for the administrative review of AD/CVD cases A-122-857 and C-122-858 for the period of January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. The DOC will issue instructions to CBP within 41 days to liquidate merchandise entered during this timeframe…
CBP Issues Guidance for Canadian Truck Carriers Affected by Weather Disruptions in B.C.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued guidance to alleviate the supply chain disruptions that extreme weather conditions have caused in British Columbia, Canada. According to CBP’s CSMS #50138288, here are the rules and requirements of Canadian truck carriers needing to transit through the U.S. to reach destinations in Canada: General Rules The following requirements…
Critical Railway Service Disrupted by Severe Weather in British Columbia
Over the past weekend, torrential rainstorms, rockslides, and mudslides in Vancouver and parts of the interior of British Columbia have disrupted rail access to and from the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest port. Rail routes operated by Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railway, the two biggest rail companies in Canada, are being affected. “All rail…
