EPA v. Shikoku International Corporation

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 11/10/2025 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Shikoku International Corporation Entry Number: 286-70298992 Product(s): NEO ST (unregistered) By this memorandum, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is notifying the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it is the opinion of the EPA that one or more of the pesticidal products in the shipment 286-70298992 described below, is in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA, or the Act), as amended, 7 U.S.C. ? 136o(c), and should be refused entry into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of FIFRA as more fully detailed below. The following information pertains to this shipment: Entry Number: 286-70298992 Product Name(s): NEO ST (unregistered) Shipper/Manufacturer: Shikoku Chemicals Corporation (33980-JPN-1) Consignee: Shikoku International Corporation Date of Importation: October 31, 2025 Port of Entry: Port of Atlanta, Georgia (1704) It appears that the product is not in compliance with the Act and is subject to refusal of entry into the United States due to the following violation(s): ? FIFRA ? 12(a)(1)(A): To sell or distribute to any person any pesticide that is not registered under Section 3 or whose registration has been cancelled or suspended, except to the extent that distribution or sale otherwise has been authorized by the Administrator under FIFRA. Specifically, the product is an unregistered pesticide. Pursuant to the foregoing, and in accordance with Section 17(c) of FIFRA, the EPA is notifying CBP of these violations so that it may either refuse delivery of the abovementioned product(s) to the consignee, or if the shipment has been released to the consignee under bond, require redelivery of the shipment under the terms of the bond. Please provide the EPA with a copy of the export waybill or other documentation demonstrating that exportation or destruction of the product(s) has occurred within 90 days after notice of the refusal of delivery or within 90 days after redelivery, as applicable.

Defendants (1)

• Shikoku International CorporationNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHIKOKU INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

  301 N RAMPART ST STE C, ORANGE, CA, 92868

  Registry ID: 110011646237

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Shikoku International Corporationentered 2025-11-10

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-11-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-11-10Final Order Issued
• 2025-11-23Enforcement Action Data Entered