| Title: | SHRIMP EMBARGO-UPDATE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-05-06 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : LEO WELLS
SUBJECT : OGA-SHRIMP EMBARGO-UPDATE
DATE : 05/06/97
MAY 2, 1997
RES-1-FO:TC:I:E LW
TO: ALL PORT AND AREA DIRECTORS OF CUSTOMS
FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION
RE: OGA-97-6-SHRIMP TRADE EMBARGO/UPDATE
ON MAY 2, 1997, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE INFORMED CUSTOMS
HEADQUARTERS REGARDING THE STATUS OF SPECIFIC COUNTRIES WHICH
HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY STATE AS HAVING AN ACCEPTABLE SHRIMP
HARVESTING PROGRAM. THE LIST OF CERTIFIED COUNTRIES FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THIS 1997 CALENDAR YEAR WILL NOW TOTAL FORTY (40)
UNDER THIS PROGRAM (SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE NOW BEEN DECERTIFIED
BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT).
ACTIONS:
1. LIST OF CURRENT COUNTRIES CERTIFIED BY STATE DEPT.
WITH RESPECT TO SHRIMP/PRAWN AND SHRIMP/PRAWN PRODUCTS EXPORTED
ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 1997, FROM THE FOLLOWING HARVESTING COUNTRIES
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS CERTIFIED THAT THEY UTILIZE AN
ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF SHRIMP HARVESTING. THIS LIST SUPERSEDES ALL
PREVIOUS ONES FOR EXPORTS THEREFROM ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 1997.
ARGENTINA BAHAMAS BELGIUM BELIZE BRAZIL
BRUNEI CANADA CHINA (PRC) CHILE COSTA RICA
DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EL SALAVADOR FINLAND GERMANY
GUATEMALA GUYANA HAITI HONDURAS ICELAND
INDONESIA IRELAND JAMAICA MEXICO NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN
PANAMA PERU RUSSIA SRI LANKA SWEDEN
THAILAND TRINIDAD/TOBAGO UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY VENEZUELA
(NOTE: FOR THE ABOVE LISTED COUNTRIES, THE STATE DEPARTMENT
FORM DSP-121, "SHRIMP EXPORTER'S/IMPORTER'S DECLARATION" MUST
STILL BE RETAINED ON FILE BY THE IMPORTER PRIOR TO HIS FILING
A CUSTOMS ENTRY BUT BLOCK 8 OF THIS FORM, "GOVERNMENT CERTI-
FICATION" (FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION) WILL NOT
HAVE TO BE COMPLETED).
2. DECERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES BY STATE DEPT.
FOR EXPORTS OF SHRIMP/PRAWNS AND SHRIMP/PRAWN PRODUCTS ON OR
AFTER MAY 1, 1997, HARVESTED BY ECUADOR OR COLOMBIA, THEY ARE
NOW PROHIBITED FROM IMPORTATION INTO THE U.S. UNLESS THE
IMPORTER HAS ON FILE A COPY OF THE DSP-121 WITH BLOCK 7(1),
7(2) OR 7(4) AS WELL AS BLOCK 8 (FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CERTI-
FICATION) COMPLETED ALONG WITH THE REMAINDER OF THIS FORM.
3. FILING OF SHRIMP DECLARATION FORM
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DSP-121 FORM MUST STILL BE KEPT ON FILE
WITH THE IMPORTER IN ALL CASES PRIOR TO HIS SUBMISSION OF THE
CUSTOMS ENTRY FOR ANY SHRIMP/PRAWN IMPORTATION. SHIPMENTS FROM
UNCERTIFIED HARVESTING COUNTRIES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
DSP-121 FORM (INCLUDING BLOCK 8 FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CERTI-
FICATION) AND BLOCK 7(1), 7(3) OR 7(4) COMPLETED - BLOCK 7(2),
"HARVESTED USING TEDS" MAY NO LONGER BE UTILIZED).
4. PRAWNS COVERED BY SHRIMP EMBARGO
THE STATE DEPT. HAS ADVISED CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS THAT ALL
IMPORTATIONS OF PRAWNS ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS SHRIMP
EMBARGO.
5. USE OF REVISED DSP-121 FORM
STATE DEPT. HAS NOTIFIED CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS THAT THEY HAVE
TOLD U.S. IMPORTERS AND FOREIGN NATIONS THAT AFTER MAY 1,
1997, THEIR REVISED VERSION OF THE DSP-121 FORM (OMB APPROVAL
NO. 1405-0095, EXPIRATION DATE 9-31-99) SHOULD BE USED FOR
NEW SHIPMENTS. HOWEVER, THE OLD VERSION WILL STILL BE
ALLOWED TO BE USED FOR A REASONABLE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD DUE
TO SHIPMENTS IN PROCESS.
6. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS ISSUANCE
QUESTIONS BY THE IMPORTING PUBLIC CONCERNING THIS ISSUANCE
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BUREAU OF
OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC
AFFAIRS, AT (202) 647-2335/37.
QUESTIONS BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO CUSTOMS
HEADQUARTERS, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION, OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCY LIAISON, AT (202) 927-0771.
PHILIP METZGER