United States: APHIS Announces Pilot Plan To Test And Assess ITDS For Electronic Submission Of Lacey Act Import Declaration Data For Plants And Paper Products

In the August 6, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") announced that it and CBP have developed a pilot plan to test and assess the ITDS for the electronic submission of Lacey Act import declaration data in certain ports. The pilot test will use APHIS PGA Message Set and the Automated Broker Interface to transmit, and the ACE to process, trade data required by the Lacey Act for the importation of plant and paper products. Comments are accepted during the duration of the test commencing on August 6, 2015.

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