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CBP Import Safety and Other Government Agencies Initiatives
The goal of CBP Import Safety initiatives is to facilitate communications and to strengthen partnership between CBP, other government agencies and the trade to ensure unsafe products do not enter the commerce of the United Sates.

- CBP Announces Release of ITDS Concept of Operations
- 11/04/2010

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is pleased to announce the release of the CBP International Trade Data System Concept of Operations, or ConOps.
- ITDS Concept of Operations
- 09/30/2010

Describes the anticipated future import processes to be used by CBP in the Automated Commercial Environment, or ACE, and addresses the needs of three distinct stakeholder interest groups – CBP, participating government agencies, and Trade.
ITDS Concept of Operations - pdf versionpdf - 2,348 KB.
- Interagency Import Safety Conference Results in Multi-agency CTAC Memorandum
- 10/26/2010
- Updated information on Imports of Wild-Harvest Shrimp from Mexico
- 10/15/2010

Effective April 20, 2010, wild-harvest shrimp from Mexico’s commercial trawl fisheries may not be imported into the U.S. without an original, signed DS-2031.
- Secretary Napolitano Announces the Creation of New Center to Ensure the Safety of Imported Goodsfeatured see also (offsite link)
12/09/2009
arrowImporter Self-Assessment Product Safety Pilot
Announcing a new benefit for Importer Self Assessment-Product Safety Participants.
- Import Safety PTIfeatured see also
- 12/09/2009
- Federal Agencies Issue Draft Guidance for Industry Good Importer Practicesfeatured see also (offsite link)
07/09/2009
- TSCA Import and Export Requirementsfeatured see also (offsite link)
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Actfeatured see also (offsite link)
See the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) new initiatives and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). Read about the new CPSIA legislation, CPSC’s amended statutes, view summaries and public comments by section, and learn answers to frequently asked questions.
- Import Safety Websitefeatured see also (offsite link)
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The Bioterrorism Act (BTA) is intended to protect the health and safety of the people of the United States from an intended or actual terrorist attack on the nation's food supply.
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CBP Import Safety and Other Government Agencies Initiatives
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 Account Management
 Agriculture Programs
 Audits (Regulatory Audit)
 Bonds
 Broker Compliance
 Broker Self-Assessment Pilot Program
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 Import Safety PTI
right arrowon dhs.gov site:
 Secretary Napolitano Announces the Creation of New Center to Ensure the Safety of Imported Goods
right arrowon the web:
 Federal Agencies Issue Draft Guidance for Industry Good Importer Practices
 TSCA Import and Export Requirements
 Import Safety Website
 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

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