Executive Order (EO) Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful Activities Guidance on Fish and Seafood

CSMS # 58813725 - Executive Order (EO) “Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities” – Guidance on Fish and Seafood U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 12/22/2023 04:36 PM EST   Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS # 58813725 - Executive Order (EO) “Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities” – Guidance on Fish and Seafood On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO),  “Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities.” This EO amends EO 14068 issued on March 11, 2022, by addressing the circumstances where Russian origin fish, seafood, and preparations thereof underwent substantial transformation outside of the Russian Federation. The EO prohibits importation of these products if they were mined, extracted, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Russian Federation, harvested in waters under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation or by Russia-flagged vessels regardless of whether such products have been incorporated or substantially transformed into another product with a country of origin that is not the Russian Federation.   Additional clarification has been provided by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issuing a determination which states products containing salmon, cod, pollock, and crab harvested in the Russian Federation or salmon, cod, pollock and crab harvested in the Russian Federation that has been substantially transformed into another product outside of the Russian Federation are within the scope of EO.    Additionally, OFAC has issued GENERAL LICENSE NO. 83: “Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Imports of Certain Categories of Fish, Seafood, and Preparations Thereof Prohibited by Executive Order 14068,” prior to December 22, 2023, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. ET, February 21, 2024 Filing Requirements Beginning on the effective date of EO December 22, 2023, all entry and certified from summary transactions as well as goods admitted into a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) that include the affected commodities will require a self-certification statement to be uploaded to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image System (DIS). The trade community must follow these requirements to submit the self-certification statement to DIS: CBP as the Agency Code; Other as the Official Document Name/Description; Other as the Document Type; Other as the Document Label Code; CBP03 as the DocCode.  The self-certification must meet the following criteria:  Be provided on official company letterhead in PDF format. Contain the statement: “I certify that any such products in this shipment were not harvested in waters under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation or by Russia-flagged vessels, notwithstanding whether such product has been incorporated or substantially transformed into another product outside of the Russian Federation.” Only one self-certification document will be required per Entry, Entry Summary or FTZ admission. CBP will be issuing additional filing requirements under the EO once the necessary ACE enhancements are deployed. These requirements will be communicated via subsequent CSMS message. Filing Requirements General License 83 Beginning December 22, 2023, all entry and certified from summary transactions as well as goods admitted into a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) that include the affected commodities will require an upload of purchase orders and/or executed contracts and/or any other documentation showing when the order and/or contract went into effect to be uploaded to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image System (DIS).  The trade community must follow these requirements to submit the General License 83 supporting documentation to DIS: CBP as the Agency Code; Other as the Official Document Name/Description; Other as the Document Type; Other as the Document Label Code; CBP03 as the DocCode.  Current DIS Implementation Guide https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-dis-implementation-guide OFAC list of HTSUS subheadings ( https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/added/2023-12-22 ) Questions concerning this issue can be addressed to the Office of Trade at  CTAC@CBP.DHS.GOV Related Messages:  51289217, 51289159, 51260049     Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page . You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com . This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Customs and Border Protection . Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. Powered by Privacy Policy | Cookie Statement | Help