On January 31, 2022, in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #50885279, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a reminder that filing Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) Marketing Orders (MO) will become mandatory on February 28, 2022. The reminder states that “importers of avocados, grapefruit, kiwifruit, onions, potatoes, table grapes, field-grown tomatoes, pistachios, dates, hazelnuts (filberts), olives, raisins, and walnuts, regulated under Section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 as amended, are required to electronically provide product and load information into the Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system for entry into the United States.” Entries filed without this data set will be rejected.

CSMS #50885279 can be found here:

https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-308729f?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2