The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Announcement of the end of the blanket declaration pilot program as of April 18, 2018 guidance on how participants in the program may continue to file declarations as required by the Lacey…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Notices of Comment Requests regarding certain Importations into the Continental United States, such as of Fresh Blueberry Fruit from Morocco and Mangoes From Jamaica; CPSC’s Proposed Rule for Children’s Products, Children’s Toys,…

Please note the latest  trade update on Proposition 65 , clear and reasonable warning rules, which come into effect on August 30th, 2018: Prop 65 Clear and Reasonable Warnings   Please contact Gemini Shippers Group with any questions. Gemini Shippers Group

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: CPSC’s Proposed Rule addressing the Petition Requesting Rulemaking on Magnet Sets and Notice of the upcoming Meeting to consider Revision to the Notice of Requirements for Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care…

The U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS 17-000609, reminding the Trade Community that pursuant to U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 7 CFR § 319.40-3, non-exempt wood packaging material (WPM) imported into the United States must have been treated at approved facilities at places of origin to kill harmful…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: CPSC’s Notices of a Guidance document concerning Hazardous Additive, Non-Polymeric Organohalogen Flame Retardants in Certain Consumer Products and a Comment Request regarding the Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets; CBP’s Rules regarding Changes to…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: CITA’s Notice of the Caps on Duty- and Quota-Free Imports regarding Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries from Regional and Third-Country Fabric; CPSC’s Rules regarding the Protection of Human Subjects and…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Rules regarding the Importation of Bone-In Ovine Meat from Uruguay and Fresh Persimmon with Calyxes from Japan into the United States and Notice of a Comment Request; CPSC’s Proposed Rule addressing the…

  In addition to CBP’s Guidance to Trade on Cargo Processing During Hurricane Irma, the following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: CBP’s Notices of the User Fee Advisory Committee Charter Renewals and update for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, current…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Comment Request regarding Plants for Planting Regulations; CPSC’s Rule regarding the Determinations Regarding Certain Plastics under the Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates, Notice of the Home…