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CSMS #51756875 - NMFS Certification of Admissibility for Designated Fish Products from Mexico

Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has imposed import restrictions on designated fish products caught in certain Mexican fisheries operating in the Upper Gulf of California. These trade restrictions were imposed to protect the vaquita, a species of porpoise endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. Information on the embargo and entry requirements for the designated fish products originating in Mexico is posted on the NMFS website:

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov//foreign/marine-mammal-protection/seafood-import-restrictions

Shipments filed under the listed HTS codes are eligible for entry only if accompanied by Certification of Admissibility (COA). A revised form has been posted to the NMFS website with an expiration date of May 31, 2022. Mexican authorities have been notified that this form should be used for fish landed in Mexican ports beginning May 1, 2022. Entries from Mexico under the designated HTS codes that are not accompanied by the COA are inadmissible.