Calexico, CA
Dear friends and customers,
The following is to inform you that the Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2216 was created on July 11, 2022, and contains 40 ABI records and 8 Harmonized Tariff Records.
HSU 2206 contains A Proclamation: Increase of Certain Column 2 HTS Rates for Goods of Russia. Additional information can be accessed through the link below or by viewing the attached PDF: Increasing Duties on Certain Articles From the Russian Federation
Questions or concerns should be directed to Entry Summary, Accounts & Revenue Division (ESAR) at esar@cbp.dhs.gov
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,
Dear friends and customers,
Attached please find Port Information Notice number CLX 2022-030 (PIN) issued by CBP Calexico Port informing the incorporation of the pilot program expanding the days for processing non- hazmat bulk shipments into the regular hours of operation beginning Saturday, July 9, 2022.
The below listed commodities will be alowed entry on weekends or Holidays:
Bulk Cargo
- Hay
- Sudden Grass
- Rolls of plastic in bulk form
- Hoppers containing bulk items, resin seeds, fishmeal, etc.
- Super Sacks filled on flat beds, or other methods of transportation
- Non- palletized merchandise
- Steel beams, structures, and fixtures
?This list is not all-inclusive you may have a different commodity that will fall into the Bulk Cargo area.
As usual, the below listed commodities will not be allowed entry on weekends or Holidays:
- Hazardous materials
- Commodities requiring visas or special permits
- Textiles
- Scrap material
- Inbonds with bulk/scrap or hazardous materials
- Vehicle exports
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,
Dear friends and customers,
Attached please find Port Information Notice number CLX 2022-031 (PIN) issued by CBP Calexico Port informing the trade of a 6-month pilot program expanding the number of days for processing hazmat shipments. This change will take effect July 14, 2022 and conclude on January 13, 2023.
Hazmat days and hours of operation is as follows:
Thursdays and Fridays
6:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Hazmat documents for review must be submitted on Wednesday prior to processing shipments.
6:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,
Dear friends and customers,
Attached please find Port Information Notice number CLX 2022-032 (PIN) issued by CBP Calexico Port informing the incorporation of the pilot program expanding the hours for processing inbond shipments into the regular hours of operation beginning Tuesday, July 5, 2022.
Southbound inbond hours are as follows:
Monday- Friday
8:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,
Dear friends and customers,
The following is to inform you about the following FDA requirements:
FSVP Requirement For Entry filings:
Beginning July 24, 2022, FDA will end its temporary policy of permitting use of the entity identification code “UNK” in place of the DUNS number for importers in the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP).
The entry will be rejected If “UNK” is transmitted for the entity number after July 24, 2022. If you have not shared your company’s DUNS number yet, please provide it to us, so we can update our database.
If you still do not have a DUNS number, please refer to the below links.
For more information, refer to the updated Guidance for Industry: Compliance with Providing an Acceptable Unique Facility Identifier for the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Food Importers Regulation: Guidance for Industry
Related Messages: CSMS# 51738135 & CSMS# 52290094
DUNS Requirement for FDA Registration:
The FDA is further extending the time period to obtain and submit a UFI until December 31, 2022.
The requirement to include a UFI began during this past biennial registration renewal period and was introduced in accordance with the 2016 rule implementing the food facility registration provisions in the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act. The requirement applies to both new facilities registering for the first time, and those submitting a registration renewal. The UFI will be used by FDA to verify that the facility-specific address associated with the UFI is the same address associated with the facility’s registration. At this time, the FDA recognizes the DUNS number as an acceptable UFI for food facility registration.
Get your DUNS Number free of charge:
For US Entity: https://www.dnb.com/duns-number/get-a-duns.html
For MX Entity: https://www.cialdnb.com/es/numero-d-u-n-s/
More information of the FDA period extension.
FDA Extends Flexibility for Unique Facility Identifier Requirement for Food Facility Registration through December 2022.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCBP/bulletins/31de22e?reqfrom=share
Dear friends and customers,
This is to inform you that U.S Customs and Border Protection has released an importer guidance to assist the trade community in preparing for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which imposes a rebuttable import ban on materials or inputs from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region effective June 21.
This guidance is intended to complement the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force’s strategy guidance and UFLPA entity list expected to be published on June 21. Below are some of the highlights.
- Importers have 30 days after a detention (unlike the three months provided under the withhold release order process) to provide CBP with clear and convincing evidence that proves that the goods were not made with forced labor.
- CTPAT members may benefit as CBP will attempt to prioritize their UFLPA exception requests.
- Importers may identify additional shipments that have identical supply chains to those that have been reviewed previously and determined to be admissible by CBP to facilitate faster release of identical shipments.
- Importer should be cautious of factories that have dual sources of raw materials since it will be harder to prove no commingling.
- This guidance advises what information may be required by CBP when an entity requests an exception. If an exception is approved, CBP would need to notify Congress and the public.
- Companies are encouraged to identify all entities in their supply chains and trace records related to the production of goods all the way to the material source; this will ensure that they do not import any goods made, in whole or in part, by forced labor, especially from the Xinjiang Region.
Please be aware that this CBP guidance document is intended to provide operational guidance to trade stakeholders and complements the UFLPA strategy guidance. Importer must comply with the importer guidance within UFLPA strategy. UFLPA, Section 3(b).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,
Latest News
Border Wait Times
