$13 Million Fine for Illegal Hardwood Imports-Largest Lacey Act Penalty Ever Lumber Liquidators Inc. Sentenced for Illegal Importation of Hardwood and Related Environmental Crimes - Flooring Company to Pay $13 Million, Largest Lacey Act Penalty Ever. Lumber Liquidators Inc. was sentenced in federal court and will pay more than $13 million in criminal fines, community … [Read more...]
CBP Pipeline Clarification
CBP Pipeline Clarification From Global Reach: This is from a Joint blog post from the Census Bureau’s International Trade Management Division and from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recently the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sent out a Pipeline Notice to all ports regarding guidance on how penalties will be issued for reporting the incorrect date of … [Read more...]
FDA Guidance for Products from Tianjin, China
FDA Guidance for Products from Tianjin, China Per CBP - CSMS (Cargo Systems Messaging Service) #15-000676: FDA is informing US importers of intended increased surveillance of certain FDA-regulated products imported from the industrial center Binhai New Area in Tianjin, China. On August 12, 2015 a chemical explosion occurred at the Tianjin Dongjiang Port Rui Hai … [Read more...]
Imports and the Automated Export System (AES) Filing Requirements
Imports and the Automated Export System (AES) Filing Requirements Is an AES filing required for goods that previously entered in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands? From Global Reach: To answer that question it is important to know how the goods were imported. When goods come into the United States they are processed by U.S. Customs and Border … [Read more...]
GSP Refund Process
GSP Refund Process Effective July 29, 2015, filers again are entitled to file GSP- eligible entry summaries without the payment of estimated duties. Duty Refunds A. Automation CBP developed a mechanism to facilitate refunds for entries submitted during the lapse period using the Special Program Indicator (SPI) for GSP (with the letter "A," "A+," or "A*") as a prefix to … [Read more...]