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CSMS # 66347264 - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Supplemental Guide DRAFT Version 2.6 is Now Available

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Supplemental Guide (SG) draft version 2.6 has been posted in the ‘Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities’ section of CBP.gov. Review the change log in the document for the specific changes.

To support the import community’s request for a transition period where possible, the severity (warning or reject) of the validations associated with these changes in the tobacco message set, and their respective deployment dates will vary as indicated in the attachment.

In addition to the revisions in the attachment, the following editorial changes are included in SG version 2.6 for clarification purposes:

• Align import scenario for Intended Use Code (IUC) 100.000 and 210.000 (personal importation) for all commodities
• Update PG01 notes in several commodities to clarify when IUC is mandatory, conditional or optional
• In the tobacco section, PG02, indicate product code information for consumer use and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) products
• Appendix B: update description for Food Facility Registration Exemption (FME) code B.

For questions about the changes to SG 2.6 contact FDA ACE Support: ACE_Support@fda.hhs.gov.