On December 1, 2024, the US Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin implementing Phase VII of the Lacey Act provisions for certain imported plant and wood products. This means that the AL1 tariff flag will be added to approximately 450 HTS codes.
The full list of products included in Phase VII can be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/31/2024-11901/implementation-of-revised-lacey-act-provisions.
For additional information about Phase VII, please visit this link: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-imports/file-lacey-act-declaration.
For questions about the Lacey Act declaration requirement please contact the Lacey Act Team at: lacey.act.declaration@usda.gov.
For questions about this CSMS, contact: CREM@cbp.dhs.gov.
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