Editor's Note
In a Federal Register notice published today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that Phase VI of enforcement for the Lacey Act import declaration requirement will begin on October 1, 2021. Products that fall under Lacey Act import declaration requirements have to disclose additional information, including country of harvest, at the time of import.
 
As previously reported by AHPA, beginning on the enforcement date, declaration commodities imported under the following harmonized tariff schedule codes that are not otherwise excluded from the Lacey Act’s requirements will require import declarations:
 
  • 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
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0119]
Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a declaration at the time of importation for certain plants and plant products. Enforcement of the declaration requirement began on April 1, 2009, and products requiring a declaration are being phased-in. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of a change in the date of implementation for Phase VI of the enforcement schedule.

DATES: Implementation of Phase VI of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule will begin October 1, 2021.
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