APHIS to Enforce Lacey Act Requirements on 29 Additional Subheadings in October
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will begin enforcing Lacey Act import declaration requirements on 29 new tariff lines on Oct. 1, 2020, it said in a notice. Products newly covered by the Lacey At requirements include essential oils in chapter 33; trunks, cases and suitcases in chapter 42; oriented strand board and wooden containers and pallets in chapter 44; musical instruments in chapter 92; and monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles of wood in chapter 96.
The addition of the 29 tariff lines marks the sixth phase of Lacey Act declaration enforcement. Comments on the new additions are due June 1. The full list of tariff lines currently set for Lacey Act declaration enforcement on Oct. 1 is as follows:
Chapter 33: Essential Oils
- 3301.29.5109 -- essential oils of cedarwood
- 3301.29.5121 -- essential oils of linaloe or bois de rose
- 3301.29.5139 -- essential oils of sandalwood
- 3301.29.5150 -- essential oils of “other”
Chapter 42: Trucks, Cases and Suitcases
- 4202.29.2000 -- trunks, cases, and suitcases of wood
- 4202.99.2000 -- other, of wood, not lined
- 4202.99.3000 -- other, of wood, lined
Chapter 44: Wood and Articles of Wood
- 4410.12 -- oriented strand board (OSB)
- 4415 -- cases, boxes, crates, drums, containers, pallets, box-pallets, etc.
Chapter 92: Musical Instruments
- 9205.90.2000 -- wind musical instruments: bagpipes
- 9205.90.4020 -- clarinets
- 9205.90.4080 -- other (woodwind instruments)
- 9205.90.4060 -- flutes and piccolos
- 9206.00.2000 -- drums
- 9207.90.0040 -- musical instruments (fretted string instruments)
- 9209.92 -- parts and accessories for musical instruments of heading 9202
- 9209.92.8000 -- parts and accessories for musical instruments
- 9209.99.2000 -- parts and accessories for bagpipes
- 9209.99.4040 -- parts and accessories for other woodwind instruments
- 9209.99.8000 -- parts and accessories for musical instruments of heading 9202, other
Chapter 96: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
- 9620.00.5500 -- monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles of wood
APHIS began enforcing Lacey Act import declaration requirements on the first set of products on April 1, 2009. The agency has committed to providing six months of advance notice to importers before it begins enforcement on each successive phase. The most recent phase of Lacey Act enforcement, Phase V, began on Aug. 6, 2015 (see 1502050015).
Lacey Act declarations must include the scientific name of the plant, value of the importation, quantity of the plant, and name of the country from where the plant was harvested. For paper and paperboard products containing recycled content, the declaration also must include the average percent of recycled content without regard for species or country of harvest. APHIS recently created a de minimis exemption to Lacey Act declaration requirements for products with minimal amounts of plant material (see 2002280042).
(Federal Register 03/31/20)