AMS Reduces Importer Assessments for Imported Pigs, Pork and Pork Products
The Agricultural Marketing Service is reducing rates for assessments on imports of live porcine animals, pork and pork products, it said in a final rule released Nov. 3. Effective Jan. 1, assessments on domestic and imported live porcine animals will…
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decrease to 0.35% of the market value of the animal, from 0.4%. The assessment on imports of pork and pork products will also decrease to between one-hundredth and three-hundredths of a cent per pound, depending on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading applicable to the imports. The AMS is also updating the HTS subheading for prepared or preserved pork in its regulations.