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Regulations for Food Imports
The Bioterrorism Act of 2002 requires several new actions for food manufacturers, importers, and carriers, including facility registration, prior notice of imported shipments, and specific recordkeeping. Increased enforcement of these new regulations may result in shipment delays, fines, or penalties. In some cases, shipments may be refused admission to the U.S. Learn more
SED Regulation Changes
Find out more about the new regulations that affect Shipper's Export Declaration filing published by the Bureau of Census. Learn more
Canada Advance Commercial Information Requirements
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is implementing an advance commercial information initiative, which introduces additional risk management processes and tools to identify threats to the health, safety, and security of Canadian citizens prior to the arrival of cargo and conveyances in Canada. Learn more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Requirements
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is working to design and implement a new U.S. trade processing system to consolidate and automate border processing to significantly enhance border security and foster economic security through lawful international trade and travel. Learn more
Shipping nutritional supplements to Canada? Check the list of prohibited ingredients
If you ship nutritional supplements or natural health products to Canada, please note that some of the ingredients in these products may be regulated or even prohibited from entry into Canada, even though they are permitted in the US. That's because Health Canada considers some of these ingredients to be drugs. Learn more
Penalties for Wood Packing Material Violations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced that they may begin issuing claims for liquidated damages and/or penalties for violations of regulatory provisions covering wood packing material (WPM) imported to the U.S. Learn more
U.S. Customs Eliminates the Textile Declaration - Effective November 18, 2005
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice of interim regulations, consisting of two changes to the regulations covering the country of origin determination of textile and apparel commodities. Learn more
CAFTA Effective for Guatemala July 1, 2006
The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) became effective for Guatemala on July 1, 2006. Qualifying commodities from Guatemala entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after July 1 are eligible for CAFTA benefits. Learn more
FDA Final Rule on Cattle Material in Cosmetics and Human Food
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final rule with new recordkeeping requirements for cosmetics and human food containing cattle material. The new regulations are intended to help prevent the spread of BSE, or “Mad Cow” disease. The Final Rule became effective January 9, 2007. Learn more
US and China sign Textile Agreement
The U.S. and China have concluded a comprehensive agreement on China's textile exports to the U.S., covering the years 2006 through 2008. The agreement places U.S. import quota restraints on 34 categories of textile commodities, covering 46 per cent of previously regulated China textile exports to the U.S. Because of this agreement, “safeguard quotas” will not be implemented, as allowed under the WTO trading rules. The agreement also allows China to export 3.2% more to the U.S. than if the safeguards had been implemented. Learn more
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