CBP Memo on PPE Exports Causing Confusion
The scope of the export ban on personal protective equipment is the source of some confusion after CBP issued a memo that laid out multiple exclusions and other information not included in the official notices, said Brian McGrath, a lawyer…
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with Crowell & Moring who spoke on an April 15 webinar. “We hope to see a formal process coming in the next week or so,” he said. According to McGrath, CBP said the release of the memo was “accidental and stated that it cannot be relied on at this time.” The April 9 CBP memo (see 2004090069) said that the ban would only apply to shipments of 10,000 units or more and $25,000 or more, and would exclude exports by U.S. charities, government agencies and 3M. It also said exports to Canada and Mexico aren't banned, and that in-transit shipments couldn't be stopped. CBP didn't comment.