Governmental Notices for October 13 through October 19, 2018

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade:

CBP’s Notices of Accreditations and Approvals of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories and a Comment Request; October 10thd Bulletin with Notice of the Discontinuation of Customs Broker Importer Self-Assessment Pre-Certification Test and additional Comment Requests, as well as the latest ABI messages, which include CSMS 18-000607, advising that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule was [yet again] updated and 18-000609, Procedures & Requirements: Implementing Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform of 2017;

CPSC and FDA Recalls and Consumer Updates;

OFAC’s Notice of Sanction Actions;

FTZ Board current notices;

ITA & ITC Notices of the Administrative Review, Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders or Reviews, as well as updates on Determinations, Investigations and Complaints on merchandise such as Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil, as well as from Indonesia and Portugal and recently Approved Trade Missions for 2019;

USTR’s Notice concerning the Generalized System of Preferences: Hearing for Ongoing Country Practice Reviews of Bolivia, Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan and for the Ongoing Country Designation Review of Laos;

California’s latest 60 Day Notices on items such as, but not limited to, a certain Brass Spark Light, Napkin Rings and a Black Skull Pouch; and,

Canada’s latest Antidumping and Consumer Alert & Recall notices.     

Members wishing to learn more about any of these items are encouraged to review details on the Gemini Member Site, or to contact the Gemini team.