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Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:              

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP releases December 2023 monthly update. Highlights: 
  • Stopped 450 shipments valued at more than $187 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor. 
  • Seized 1,291 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $86 million if the items had been genuine.  
  • Identified estimated duties of nearly $6.3 billion to be collected by the U.S. government. 
• CBP seizes $700K worth of counterfeit luxury jewelry in one consignment sent to Puerto Rico. 
• CBP officers at the Port of Louisville seized two shipments containing a total of 3,301 pieces of counterfeit designer rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. If genuine, would have had a combined MSRP of over $9.58 million. 
• CBP is increasing its recruitment incentives to as much as $30,000 for newly appointed U.S. Border Patrol agent applicants who enter duty on or after Jan. 8, and meet the requirements for the incentives. 
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Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:           

2024 Regulatory Agenda 

• New regulation alert: the semiannual regulatory agendas of the departments of Homeland Security and Treasury list several regulations impacting international trade that are expected to be finalized this year. The new regulations include: 
  • A proposed rule to create a new process for entering low-value shipments 
  • A final rule to require customs brokers to verify the identity of importers and non-resident importers and create a process for doing so 
  • A proposed rule to require the submission of export manifest data through ACE for cargo transported by rail 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP modifies certain aspects of the ACE Entry Type 86 test to counter “enforcement challenges” involving low-value shipments involved in the test. 
  • These challenges include illicit substances, counterfeit goods, and goods made with forced labor found among some of the imports involved in the Type 86 test. 
  • To address these problems in the test, CBP will modify the deadline to file Entry Type 86 from “within 15 […]
    

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• On Jan. 16, customs brokers will begin receiving messages on entry summaries that are potentially noncompliant for AD/CVD.  
  • CBP is aiming to address AD/CVD entry summaries that appear to have mitted companion AD or CVD case numbers and/or applied an improper company-specific 10-digit AD/CVD case number.  

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

• Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition voluntarily recalled certain Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder products due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.  
• The FDA issued new guidance to help drug manufacturers limit consumers’ and patients’ exposure to unacceptable levels of benzene in certain drug products.  
  • The guidance provides manufacturers with recommendations for testing and documentation related to reformulation of drug products that use carbomers manufactured with benzene, taking into consideration the various routes of administration and dosage forms of affected drug products. 

 Department of Justice (DOJ)  

• The New Hampshire charity NuDay was sentenced to five years of probation for export offenses.  
  • The charity violated U.S. export control laws when it sent over 100 shipments of humanitarian goods […]
    

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:       

 Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP releases November 2023 monthly update, highlights: 
  • Identified estimated duties of nearly $6 billion to be collected by the U.S. government 
  • Stopped 331 shipments valued at more than $125 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor. 
  • Seized 1,607 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $118 million if the items had been genuine. 
• CBP updates seafood import restrictions 
  • In support of the Executive Order and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control determination, CBP will now require importers to provide self-certification that fish, seafood, and seafood containing products imported into the United States do not contain any inputs originating from the Russian Federation.  
• Recent ruling further defines “Customs Business” 
  • A recent ruling analyzed whether certain functions performed in preparation for filing an entry with CBP arise to the level of “Customs Business” that must be performed by a […]