CSMS# 19-000047 - NMFS Imports of fish and fish products from Mexico: Updated List of Designated Officials
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Federal Register on August 28, 2018, entitled “Implementation of Import Restrictions; Certification of Admissibility for Certain Fish Products from Mexico¨ (83 FR 43796). A United States Court of International Trade (CIT) order (Slip-Op 18-92) imposed immediate import restrictions on fish and fish products of Mexican origin caught with gillnets deployed in the native geographic range of the critically endangered Vaquita porpoise, listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Under the August 14, 2018 court order, an import ban was placed on certain fish and fish products from Mexico (chano, sierra, curvina, and shrimp) that were caught with gillnets deployed in the Northern Gulf of California. To implement the court order, NOAA mandates that imports of shrimp, fish and fish products of Mexican origin that are entered under designated HTS codes must be accompanied by “Certification of Admissibility” signed by a duly authorized Official of the Mexican Government.
Beginning on October 15, 2018, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requirements for the import of shrimp, fish and fish products of Mexican Origin must be accompanied with the “Certification of Admissibility” (OMB 0648-0651) identifying that the imported commodity was not harvested using gillnets in the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico. The Certification of Admissibility must contain a valid signature from one of the Officials Designated by the Government of Mexico. The list of Officials Designated by the Government of Mexico authorized to sign the Certification of Admissibility has been updated as of February 4, 2019 (see link below). The submission of the Certification of Admissibility may be done through electronic transfer into ACE DIS using DIS Code “NM23”, email, fax, or in paper to the CBP port of entry. All import of shrimp, fish and fish products from Mexico without a valid Certification of Admissibility or valid disclaim will be refused entry.
Disclaimer Process
Disclaimed commodities are exempted from the submission of the Certification of Admissibility only for processed commodities filed under HTS codes 2309.90 or 2309.10, or HTS code 0511.99.3060. The importer can make this disclaimer by submitting the statement “the commodity under HTS (list the applicable HTS code) does not contain shrimp or fish products” via ACE/DIS using code “NM23”, email, fax, or submitted in paper to the CBP port of entry. All regulated commodities not filed under the HTS codes 2309.90 or 2309.10, or HTS code 0511.99.3060 must provide the Certification of Admissibility to meet NMFS requirements.
• Officials Designated by the Government of Mexico to Validate the U.S. Certification of Admissibility: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foreign/marine-mammal-protection/seafood-import-restrictions
• For more information: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foreign/marine-mammal-protection/seafood-import-restrictions
• Federal Register Notice 83 FR 43792: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/28/2018-18628/implementation-of-import-restrictions-certification-of-admissibility-for-certain-fish-products-from
• HTS codes prohibited entry into the United States from Mexico unless accompanied by a U.S. Importer of Record Certification: https://csms.cbp.gov/docs/23687_550050611/List_of_HTS_s.pdf
• Certification of Admissibility and instructions may be found at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foreign/marine-mammal-protection/seafood-import-restrictions
Related CSMS No. 18-000720, 18-000595, 18-000555
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Federal Register on August 28, 2018, entitled “Implementation of Import Restrictions; Certification of Admissibility for Certain Fish Products from Mexico¨ (83 FR 43796). A United States Court of International Trade (CIT) order (Slip-Op 18-92) imposed immediate import restrictions on fish and fish products of Mexican origin caught with gillnets deployed in the native geographic range of the critically endangered Vaquita porpoise, listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Under the August 14, 2018 court order, an import ban was placed on certain fish and fish products from Mexico (chano, sierra, curvina, and shrimp) that were caught with gillnets deployed in the Northern Gulf of California. To implement the court order, NOAA mandates that imports of shrimp, fish and fish products of Mexican origin that are entered under designated HTS codes must be accompanied by “Certification of Admissibility” signed by a duly authorized Official of the Mexican Government.
Beginning on October 15, 2018, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requirements for the import of shrimp, fish and fish products of Mexican Origin must be accompanied with the “Certification of Admissibility” (OMB 0648-0651) identifying that the imported commodity was not harvested using gillnets in the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico. The Certification of Admissibility must contain a valid signature from one of the Officials Designated by the Government of Mexico. The list of Officials Designated by the Government of Mexico authorized to sign the Certification of Admissibility has been updated as of February 4, 2019 (see link below). The submission of the Certification of Admissibility may be done through electronic transfer into ACE DIS using DIS Code “NM23”, email, fax, or in paper to the CBP port of entry. All import of shrimp, fish and fish products from Mexico without a valid Certification of Admissibility or valid disclaim will be refused entry.
Disclaimer Process
Disclaimed commodities are exempted from the submission of the Certification of Admissibility only for processed commodities filed under HTS codes 2309.90 or 2309.10, or HTS code 0511.99.3060. The importer can make this disclaimer by submitting the statement “the commodity under HTS (list the applicable HTS code) does not contain shrimp or fish products” via ACE/DIS using code “NM23”, email, fax, or submitted in paper to the CBP port of entry. All regulated commodities not filed under the HTS codes 2309.90 or 2309.10, or HTS code 0511.99.3060 must provide the Certification of Admissibility to meet NMFS requirements.
• Officials Designated by the Government of Mexico to Validate the U.S. Certification of Admissibility: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foreign/marine-mammal-protection/seafood-import-restrictions
• For more information: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foreign/marine-mammal-protection/seafood-import-restrictions
• Federal Register Notice 83 FR 43792: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/28/2018-18628/implementation-of-import-restrictions-certification-of-admissibility-for-certain-fish-products-from
• HTS codes prohibited entry into the United States from Mexico unless accompanied by a U.S. Importer of Record Certification: https://csms.cbp.gov/docs/23687_550050611/List_of_HTS_s.pdf
• Certification of Admissibility and instructions may be found at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foreign/marine-mammal-protection/seafood-import-restrictions
Related CSMS No. 18-000720, 18-000595, 18-000555
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