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Did You Know - February 2023

February 2, 2023

Valentines Day is February 14th a day that is  common to give cards to the one you love. Did you know that Valentine’s Day cards date back to the 18th Century. Initially cards were handmade. Lovers would decorate paper with flowers and love knots and they often included lines of poetry.  These cards were then slipped secretly under a door or tied to the door handle. The first commercial Valentine’s Day cards appeared in England at the end of the 18th century. These cards were often made of wood and colored by hand. In the mid 19th century Valentines Day cards rapidly gained popularity in America. Technology allowed for more elaborate cards to be produced cheaply which helped them gain in popularity. Hallmark produced the first Valentines Day card in 1913.

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Processing Approved Section 232 Product Exclusions

Updated guidance for processing approved Section 232 product exclusions was announced on February 7, 2023 via CSMS message 55014059.  

CBP now directly processes approved Section 232 exclusions based on weekly lists provided by DOC. CBP activates approved product exclusion IDs in ACE on a weekly basis.  

Importers can check CBP.gov every Friday, to determine if a Section 232 approved product exclusions is active in ACE. The posting can be found at https://www.cbp.gov/document/publications/active-section-232-product-exclusions-ace.

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), the next hot Forced Labor Commodity?

Polyvinyl chloride, which is one of the most widely produced synthetic plastics, is used in a wide variety of applications including doors, windows and even flooring.  PVC may be a new target for CBP in the Forced Labor arena.  Sandler Travis & Rosenberg’s article shares a little more on this topic.  To check it out click on the link below.

CBP Officers Conduct X-Ray inspections at the Superbowl

CBP “participated” in the big game.  CBP’s efforts include the security screening of all vehicles entering and working in the stadium in advance of Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, AZ.  CBP is often called to help with events of this magnitude.  

CBP Officers are trained to look for things that are out of place or not quite right.  Officers use specific questions and tactics to determine if anything is not normal.

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