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Import Safety

Import Safety. Cathy Sauceda Director Import Safety Branch and Interagency Requirements Division Office of International Trade January 2010. Office of International Trade - Import Safety and Interagency Requirements Division. Mission:

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Import Safety

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  1. Import Safety Cathy Sauceda Director Import Safety Branch and Interagency Requirements Division Office of International Trade January 2010

  2. Office of International Trade - Import Safety and Interagency Requirements Division Mission: • Facilitate communications and strengthen CBP’s partnerships between other government agencies and the trade community. • Assist in the prevention of the importation of unsafe products into the United States.

  3. CBP’s Import Safety Priority Trade Issue (PTI) Actions and Priorities • Integration of Presidential, Legislative and Regulatory Import Safety Initiatives • Leadership Role in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) • Increased Collaboration to Advance Common Mission • Enforcement Activities • Increased Outreach to Strengthen Partnerships

  4. The Import Safety Interagency Work Group July 18, 2007: President Bush establishes Interagency Working Group on Import Safety (Executive Order 13439)

  5. The Food Safety Working Group • In March 2009, President Obama established the Food Safety Working Group. • Led by the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture • Address food safety on the principles of prevention, data collection and response.

  6. Leadership Role in the ACE • CBP/International Trade Data System (ITDS) Concept of Operations (ConOps) • Executive Steering Committee approved CBP/ITDS ConOps on January 5, 2010 • Outlines the trade process in an electronic environment, while interacting with our Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) • Includes Manifest and Conveyance, Entry and Release and Post Release data

  7. Interagency Meetings Interdepartmental Procedures Special Operations Communications Coordination of Referrals Cross Training Enhanced Laboratory Capacity Collaboration and Common Mission

  8. Enforcement Activities Import Safety Operations Operation Guardian National Operations Local Operations Import Safety Special Operations Guide Penalties Non Compliant Merchandise – Health and Safety Concern OGA Authority Approval Required Tougher Mitigation Guidelines Aggravating Factor Recommended Maximum Penalty

  9. Current and Upcoming Initiatives • Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC) • Washington, DC • Participants include: • CBP • CPSC • ICE • FDA • FSIS • Newly Appropriated Funds

  10. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) • August 2008 Congress passed the CPSIA. • CBP has worked closely with CPSC to develop new procedures to fulfill the CPSIA. • Areas include: • Co-location • Bonds • Detention, seizures and conditional release • Operational Procedures

  11. Importer Self Assessment – Product Safety Pilot (ISA-PS) • Voluntary Partnership Between the Trade, CPSC and CBP • Expansion of the Importer Self Assessment (ISA) Program • Ideal for ISA Importers that demonstrate: -Effective Control Environment -Adequate Risk Assessment Process -Sufficient Control Activities -Effective Information and Communication -Sufficient Monitoring/Quality Assurance

  12. ISA-PS Pilot Benefits • Reduced Product Safety Tests • Front of the Line – Lab Testing • Destruction of Products in Lieu of Redelivery • Fast Track Product Recall Program • National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) Point of Contact • Special Training • Compliance • Internal Controls • Audit Trails

  13. ISA-PS Pilot Visits • US Visit & Foreign Visit • Vendor Selection • Current Factory Audits • Factory Evaluation: Quality • Factory Security • Audits – Production • Product Testing / Third Party Testing

  14. Importer Self Assessment – Product Safety Pilot (ISA-PS) • Interested ISA partners email: isa@dhs.gov • Website: http://www.cbp.gov

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