Monthly Archives: April 2020

New Update – Port of Anchorage, Alaska closed.

April 3, 2020 By in corona virus, covid-19, CSMS, Customs Lawyer, Export, Import, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment
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I earlier posted about CSMS #42243866, in which the Port of Anchorage was closed Thursday and Friday due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19. However, CBP subsequently released CSMS #42247648 in which they announced the Federal Building at 605 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska that houses the CBP Area Port office (3126) is now closed for at least 14 days.

The CSMS further announces any documents (entry packages, FP&F payments, petitions, etc.) that would be sent to the 605 West 4th Avenue address should be submitted to: CBP Cargo Office at Ted Stevens International Airport (4600 Postmark Drive, Room NA207, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502).

The Anchorage Seaport and Cargo operations are still running and business as usual.

Hope the employee has a quick and speedy recovery!

CBP revokes WRO on tuna harvested by the Tunago 61 vessel.

April 2, 2020 By in child labor, forced labor, Import, Import Export Attorney, indentured labor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Uncategorized, WRO Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment
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According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection media release – CBP announced that tuna and tuna products harvested from the Tunago No.61 vessel will be admissible at all U.S. ports of entry beginning April 1, 2020.

The revocation of withhold release order (WRO) on tuna and tuna products harvested from the Tunago No. 61 vessel was based on information provided to CBP that tuna and tuna products from this vessel are no longer produced under forced labor conditions.

A WRO is put in place prohibiting the importation of certain goods if CBP believes the goods being imported were made wholly or in part by forced labor, including convict labor, forced child labor, and indentured labor.

If you are subject to a pending WRO and want to discuss your options, or if you are aware of an importer using any type of forced labor; contact experienced customs attorney David Hsu by phone/text at 832-896-6288 or by email at attorney.dave@yahoo.com.

Port of Anchorage (3126) closed Thursday and Friday due to the coronavirus.

April 2, 2020 By in corona virus, covid-19, import alert, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment
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According to the CBP Cargo Systems Messaging Service (#42243866), the Port of Anchorage, Alaska (port code 3126) located at 604 West Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska will close for the rest of the week due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19. The CSMS says the port may close for a total of 14 days.

Customs, trade, import/export or compliance question? Contact David Hsu by phone/text at 832-896-6288 or by email at attorney.dave@yahoo.com, dh@gjatradelaw.com.

 

CBP officers find and destroy gypsy moth eggs on coal ship.

April 1, 2020 By in AGM, Asian gypsy moth, EAN, Emergency Action Notice, pest, pests, Uncategorized, WPM Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment
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According to a CBP media release, Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists discovered an egg mass of the highly destructive Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) species on a coal freighter at the Port of Baltimore. The freighter, the M/V Mondial Sun arrived from the United Kingdom to take on coal, and previously called on ports in China and Japan during the summer of 2019. Ports in Asia are high-risk ports for AGM. After leaving Baltimore, the vessel was on the way to Japan.

With this harmful pest situation, CBP agriculture specialists removed the egg mass and treated the affected area with a pest spray.

According to Customs, the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) is one of the most destructive insect pests in the world. AGM are extremely mobile and can lay egg masses yielding hundreds of hungry caterpillars that in turn become other mobile AGM.

In this instance, CBP removed and treated the area where the harmful pests were found. Typically, CBP will discover larvae or the pests themselves inside wood packaging material on cargo ships – if you receive an emergency action notice regarding pests in your shipment – time is of the essence. Contact experienced harmful pest attorney David Hsu immediately by phone/text to 832-896-6288 or by email at attorney.dave@yahoo.com.