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United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) has noted that importing consumer-ready, fresh cut flower bouquets, or assembling...

Imports of watches or clocks are currently reported in U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) with...

The Christmas Tree Promotion Board is providing the following information to improve accuracy and knowledge of the importation of...

Over the past two years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seen a marked increase in the number of protest filings. To assist...

In addition to the dedicated Import Trade Auxiliary Communications System (ITACS), FDA is announcing today a new tool to find contact...

Whether it’s spelled out on a single page or makes up an entire manual, a basic compliance program is one where there are internal...

On July 1, 2021, the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) implemented this new sewing thread requirement for apparel...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted on CBP.gov a contact list for local Broker Management Officers (BMOs) by Center of...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has updated the list of restricted items as of May 19, 2021. Effective immediately, the...

On June 30, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is revoking the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for...

BACKGROUND On May 15, 2019, the USTR published Federal Register (FR) notice 84 FR 21892, providing that products of China covered by the...

Although complex, U.S. Customs guidelines for valuation should be carefully followed by importers to avoid unwanted penalties. U.S....

U.S. Businesses that rely on any number of inputs from domestic and foreign suppliers have all noticed two consistent trends in the first...

FDA encourages members of the import community who deal in FDA-regulated articles to utilize the FDA Import Trade Auxiliary Communication...

Brokers and importers were notified that imports of most aluminum products would require an aluminum import license for each entry...

Administrative Exemptions codified in the U.S. import regulations enables U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to admit certain...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is offering a remote proctored exam delivery option for the April 21, 2021 Customs Broker...

The ABI Batch and Block Control CATAIR has been updated to include a new validation in ACE which will prevent brokers from participating...

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broker Management Branch has changed the dates on which the semi-annual Customs Broker License...

The FDA DUNS Portal provides the FDA import community the ability to look-up, initiate an inquiry, and/or validate DUNS number data for...