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September 26, 2025U.S. Customs and Border Protection Information Bulletin
September 29, 2025| CSMS # 66355809 – NMFS Certification of Admissibility Update: Newly Designated Officials for the Government of Mexico The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is issuing this message to inform industry of an updated list of designated officials from the Government of Mexico to sign Certifications of Admissibility (COAs) for certain seafood products imported into the United States. The new list of Government of Mexico officials is available at the NMFS website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3/2025-07/OFFICIALS_DESIGNATED_CERTIFICATIONS_ADMISSIBILITY_July2025.pdf Previous guidance from Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Acuacultura y Pesca (CONAPESCA) allowed for centralized COA validation in cases where no authorized validating official was assigned in the Mexican state where the COA was issued. CONAPESCA updated its protocols with the addition of the designated officials for the Mexican states of Baja California and Sonora, so that COAs must now be signed by their local authorized official. Entries from Mexico are inadmissible if using a designated HTS code not accompanied by the Certification of Admissibility. The list of HTS codes is available online: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3/2024-10/FY25-MX-MMPA-HTS-Codes.pdf. Questions on these import restrictions, the affected fish products, or Certification of Admissibility can be directed to NMFS at trademonitoring.support@noaa.gov. Related Message Number(s): CSMS# 19-000303 (2019), CSMS #51756875 (2022), CSMS # 62775668 (2024), CSMS# 64529154 (2025), and CSMS # 65259646 (2025) |