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State Dept. Seeking Comments Related to Shrimp Import Declaration Form

The State Department is seeking public comments on an information collection relating to the declaration form required for certain shrimp imports. The agency said the DS-2031 form is necessary to document imports of shrimp and shrimp products in compliance with…

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a U.S. law prohibiting imports of shrimp “harvested in ways which are harmful to sea turtles.” The importer must present the DS-2031 form -- which is completed by the U.S importer, the foreign exporter and sometimes a government official of the harvesting country -- at the U.S. port of entry and retain the form for three years. Comments on the information collection are due Jan. 8.