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APHIS moves Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Permits to eFile!

The Animal Plant Health Inspection Agency’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division moved more import permits to a new online permitting system named ‘eFile.’ This webpage offers a simple …



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End of Steel Safeguard Tariff Rate Quotas

This message pertains to imports of certain steel goods (heavy plate and stainless steel wire) that are subject to the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel …



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FSVP Contact Information – FDA to Validate Email Address

Starting October 7th, 2021 at 10:00 pm EST, The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will deploy a validation in the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) entity information. This information …



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CBP Enforcement of In-Bond Usage Authorization

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) eliminated the use of paper 7512 forms (Transport Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit) in 2019 and moved all …



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2022 CUSMA/USMCA Certificates Needed!

We would like to remind all of our clients to send updated 2022 CUSMA & USMCA certifications of origin to cusma_usmca@willsonintl.com If you have already forwarded copies of your 2022 …



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Anti-Dumping Duties

Large line pipe – Notice of initiation of expiry review investigation The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated an expiry review investigation to determine whether the expiry of …



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FDA Thanksgiving & Columbus Day Holiday Hours

The local FDA offices have notified the trade community of their hours for the holiday weekend:  Peace Bridge Buffalo Saturday, October 9th: CLOSED Sunday, October 10th: 1:00 PM to 9:00 …



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2021 Import Controls for Romaine Lettuce (USA) – Q&A

As a reminder, the temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce went into effect on September 30, 2021. The CFIA has produced questions and answers related the temporary Safe Food for …



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Wood Pallets – Lacey Declaration Required October 1st

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has informed the trade community that the new requirement for a Lacey Declaration for additional items will come into …



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Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) Scheduled to Increase

On October 1st, 2021, the Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) will be increasing per CSMS #48938836. On entries with a value less than $2,500 USD, MPF is assessed at a rate …



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Brown Rugose Fruit Virus & Admissibility

The U.S. Department of Agriculture previously issued a notice advising the trade those inspection requirements for Mexican tomatoes. The inspections will be for not only the brown rugose fruit virus, …



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New food and animal export mandates for EU effective Jan. 15, 2022

Reminder: Effective January 15, 2022, exporters for commercial food and animal commodities destined for the European Union (EU) will be required to use updated export certificates. Export certificates can be …



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Animal Feed Program email address change

Please be advised that the e-mail address for the Animal Feed Program’s general inbox has been changed to: cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca. Please update your address book with this new address for feed-related …



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Planned CARM Outage (Oct.02.2021)

The following message is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CARM Client Support (CCS) RE: Planned CARM Outage Please be advised that all CARM Services, including the Client …



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Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)

This message pertains to imports of wheat products classified under Customs Tariff headings: 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02. The purpose of this message is …



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