EPA v. HAVERCROFT GLOBAL INC.

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 8/17/2026 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Havercroft Global Inc. Entry Number: BLW-07028992 Product(s): Rigid Core SPC Flooring 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 BLW-07028992 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: BLW-07028992 Product Name(s): Rigid Core SPC Flooring Shipper/Manufacturer: Changzhou Proluxe Home Technology Company Consignee: Havercroft Global Inc. Date of Importation: July 24, 2026 Port of Entry: Port of Everglades/Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 5203 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. Specifically, the vinyl flooring contains the pesticide claim, anti-bacterial . 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)

• HAVERCROFT GLOBAL INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HAVERCROFT GLOBAL INC (IMPORTER) - PORT OF EVERGLADES

  1800 ELLER DRIVE SUITE 104, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33316

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HAVERCROFT GLOBAL INC.entered 2026-08-17

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-08-17Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-08-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2026-08-17Final Order Issued