The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of Agriculture announced Phase VI of its enforcement schedule to begin October 1, 2020, by adding more tariff subheadings that will require a Lacey Act declaration at the time of entry.
These items include certain essential oils in HTS Chapter 33, luggage in Chapter 42, wood items in Chapter 44, musical instruments in Chapter 92, and tripods and similar articles in Chapter 96. Comments may be submitted to APHIS using the methods outlined in the Federal Register notice.