25% China Tariffs Coming Soon on Almost All Imports
The U.S. Trade Representative is proposing additional tariffs of up to 25 percent on Chinese products covering 3,805 full and partial tariff subheadings with an approximate annual trade value of $300...
View ArticleTrump Announces Potential New Country-wide Tariffs on Mexico
UPDATE: 06/08/19Yesterday evening President Trump called off the tariff on Mexican goods which had been slated to start on Monday, June 10. Original: 05/31/2018President Trump announced yesterday that...
View ArticleFDA Issues First Warning Letter for Failure to Comply with FSVP
FDA issued their first Warning Letter to an importer for not complying with the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) that was introduced 8 years ago with the Food Safety Modernization Act...
View ArticleAnnual Renewals for FDA-Registered Facilities
Between October 1 and December 31, certain Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered facilities must renew their registrations. Here are some things you need to know to ensure your renewal is...
View ArticleNew US Tariffs on EU-Origin Products Announced
UPDATE 10/07/2019 The USTR gave notice that there will be no exclusions for importers of the EU goods subject to the retaliatory tariffs. The effective date of October 18, 2019 is based on the date of...
View ArticleGAO Study on FDA’s Seafood Import Alerts Released
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report that reviewed the steps FDA takes when removing seafood products from import alert. Although FDA intends to conduct a certain amount...
View ArticleFDA Removes Taiwan from Country-Wide Import Alert for Color Additive...
A few months ago, FDA removed a country-wide import alert against cosmetic products from Taiwan for illegal color additives. Notably, the import alert disappeared with little fanfare. FDA originally...
View ArticleFDA Expands EUA to Include more Imported Disposable Face Masks
Update 05/07/2020 FDA issued a revised Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for “disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) manufactured in China that do not meet NIOSH standards.” This comes as a...
View ArticleResources for the Import Community: How does the “FDA Lapse in Funding”...
Update 01/13/2019:Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that they have increased surveillance sampling of imported high-risk products. Additionally, the FDA has expanded other activities that they have...
View ArticleSeafood Import Alerts: Understanding the Basics
An FDA import alert listing can destroy a supply-chain, and even result in an import ban. To issue an alert, FDA only needs to convince itself that one is necessary. Their impact and ease of issuance...
View ArticlePorts of Entry from Mexico Impacted by Border Patrol Operations
In response to increased needs for Border Patrol agents at our southern border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Commissioner McAleenan[1] announced staff shifts in a recent press conference....
View ArticleComing Soon: FSVP Enforcement?
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a critical step towards enforcement of FSVP by creating Import Alert 99-41, “Detention Without Physical Examination of Human and Animal Foods...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Difference Between FDA Enforcement Discretion and EUAs
The Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), together with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) guidance on COVID-19-related enforcement discretion, were put in place so medical product manufacturers,...
View ArticleShortages of PPE, Cloth Face Coverings, Disinfectants and Sanitation...
On May 22, 2020 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced their recommendations to deal with shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic for cloth face...
View ArticleDOJ Charges Manufacturer for Exporting Misbranded Masks
On June 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a Chinese manufacturer with exporting misbranded face masks, purported to be N95 respirators. The criminal complaint against King Year...
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