EPA v. Columbia Brands USA, LLC

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 7/14/2026 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Columbia Brands USA, LLC Entry Number: SCS-00335172 Product(s): No Fly Zone 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 SCS-00335172 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: SCS-00335172 Product Name(s): No Fly Zone Shipper/Manufacturer: Songhong-Garment Joint Stock Consignee: Columbia Brands USA, LLC Date of Importation: June 8, 2026 Port of Entry: Port of Cincinnati, Ohio - 4197 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), 7 U.S.C. ? 136j(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. 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)

• Columbia Brands USA, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: COLUMBIA BRANDS USA, LLC

  4243 OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 210, ERLANGER, KY, 41018

  Registry ID: 110072219531

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Columbia Brands USA, LLCentered 2026-07-14

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-07-14Final Order Issued
• 2026-07-14Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-07-15Enforcement Action Data Entered