| Title: | CHANGES TO HTS FOR FDA/BTA DATA REPORTING |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2003-10-24 |
| To: | abi |
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CBP, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FDA, IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF FILE OTHER AGENCY INDICATORS. WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE BIOTERRORISM ACT (BTA) ON DECEMBER 12, 2003, NEW INDICATORS ARE
NEEDED IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF FILE FOR THOSE FDA-REGULATED PRODUCTS
WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF BTA.
CURRENTLY, THE FDA OTHER AGENCY INDICATORS IN THE HTS CONSIST OF AN FD0,
FD1, OR FD2. FD0 INDICATES THAT FDA HAS NO INTEREST IN THE PRODUCT,
FD1 INDICATES THE PRODUCT MAY BE REGULATED BY FDA AND THAT FDA-SPECIFIC
DATA MAY BE REQUIRED, AND FD2 INDICATES THAT THE PRODUCT IS REGULATED BY
FDA AND ALWAYS REQUIRES FDA-SPECIFIC DATA.
WITH BTA, THERE ARE TWO NEW INDICATORS, FD3 AND FD4. FOR THOSE FOOD
ITEMS THAT ARE NOW SUBJECT TO THE BTA PRIOR NOTICE REQUIREMENT, THE
CURRENT FD1 AND FD2 INDICATORS ARE BEING CHANGED TO FD3 AND FD4,
RESPECTIVELY.
THE NEW FD3 INDICATOR MEANS THAT BOTH THE CURRENT FDA DATA, AS WELL AS
PRIOR NOTICE DATA, MAY BE REQUIRED. LIKE THE CURRENT FD1 INDICATOR,
IT MEANS THAT IF AN ITEM IS DISCLAIMED FOR FDA PURPOSES (A DECLARATION
THAT THE ITEM IS NOT SUBJECT TO FDA REGULATION), NEITHER THE CURRENT
FDA-SPECIFIC REPORTING DATA NOR THE PRIOR NOTICE DATA ARE REQUIRED.
THE NEW FD4 INDICATOR MEANS THAT BOTH THE CURRENT FDA-SPECIFIC DATA
AND THE PRIOR NOTICE DATA ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE UPDATE PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF
NEXT WEEK. AS SOON AS THE UPDATE IS COMPLETED, IT WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS.
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.