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Fish & Wildlife: Important Reminders to Importers

By Flegenheimer International Posted on January 27, 2017 Posted in 10+2, ACE, ACE Cargo Release, aphis, beetles, C-TPAT, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, cuttlefish, faq, Fish and Wildlife, Fish and Wildlife fees, Food & Drug, free trade, international import export, isf, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, seafood, squid, trade, west coast Tagged with ace, containers, customs broker, Fish & Wildlife, food, import, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, shipments

Flegenheimer International would like to send a reminder to our importers to closely monitor the expiration date on their U.S. Fish & Wildlife Import/Export License. Fish & Wildlife has stopped issuing reminder notices to importers about the expiration date of …

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What is C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)?

By Flegenheimer International Posted on January 3, 2017 Posted in C-TPAT, customs, customs food, fda, importer responsibility, international import export, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade Tagged with ace, C-TPAT, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, food, freight, Import Permit, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, terminals, trade

C-TPAT is a voluntary public-private sector partnership program which recognizes that CBP can provide the highest level of cargo security only through close cooperation with the principle stakeholders of the international supply chain such as importers, carriers, consolidators, licensed …

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‘Tis The Season… Reminder on Sending Store-bought Foods(i.e. chocolates, candies, canned goods, wines, etc.) as Gifts to the U.S.

By Flegenheimer International Posted on December 5, 2016 Posted in customs, customs food, Fish and Wildlife, Fish and Wildlife fees, Food & Drug, freight, holiday schedule, importer responsibility, international import export, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, produce Tagged with containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, food, freight, Gifts, Holiday, import, ocean freight, perishables, port of long beach, port of los angeles, produce, seafood, shipments, trade

Clients are an integral part of our business and we value all of our customers. In the United States, holiday season may be considered as a gifting season. We, at Flegenheimer International would like our importers to be aware that …

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Important Annoucement from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Live Freshwater Fish Regulations

By Flegenheimer International Posted on November 8, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, Fish and Wildlife, Fish and Wildlife fees, international import export Tagged with ace, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, Fish & Wildlife, fish and wildlife, food, import, international trade, ocean freight, trade

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service released an official notification regarding the importation of freshwater fish that are now considered as injurious and therefore will not be allowed to be imported to the U.S. Please read the official notification from F&W …

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Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) under Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

By Flegenheimer International Posted on August 23, 2016 Posted in ACE, containers, customs, customs food, duties, fda, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, fumigation, importer responsibility, international import export, isf, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, produce, seafood, shrimp, terminals, trade, tuna, usda, west coast Tagged with ace, air freight, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, food, freight, import, Import Permit, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port congestion, port of los angeles, produce, terminals, trade, westcoast ports

On June 15, 2016, Flegenheimer International sent out information about the final rule on FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). CBP also sent a CSMS#16-000691 informing the import community such as importers, consignees, manufacturers, shippers, foreign suppliers, and other stakeholders …

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New Consolidated Seafood Permit under National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) To Take Effect September 20, 2016

By Flegenheimer International Posted on August 15, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, aphis, containers, customs, customs food, faq, fda, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, NOAA, PGA, port of los angeles, port of oakland, produce, seafood, shrimp, trade, tuna Tagged with ace, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, import, Import Permit, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port congestion, port of long beach, port of los angeles, produce, seafood, shellfish, shipments, terminals, trade, Tuna, USDA, vegetables, westcoast ports

The National Marine Fisheries Services issued a final rule that will require three programs under NMFS to obtain a single International Fisheries Trade Permit (IFTP). This will take in effect on September 20, 2016. The three programs under NMFS below …

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FDA Releases Final Rule on Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) for Produce Farms and Imported Food to Strengthen Food Safety System

By Flegenheimer International Posted on February 18, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, customs, customs food, fda, Food & Drug, international import export, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, ports, prior notice, produce, seafood, usda Tagged with ace, air freight, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, fish and wildlife, food, freight, fruit, import, port of long beach, produce, shellfish, vegetables

Last November 13,2015 FDA finalized the rules of implementing the bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that, for the first time, establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms and make importers accountable for verifying that imported food meets U.S. safety …

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Mandatory Transition To ACE: What Importers Need To Know

By Flegenheimer International Posted on January 28, 2016 Posted in 10+2, ACE, ACE Cargo Release, anti-dumping/countervailing, aphis, cargo fees, containers, customs, customs food, duties, faq, fda, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, fsis, international import export, lacey act, NHTSA, NOAA, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, terminals, trade, usda, west coast Tagged with ABI, ace, ACE Cargo release, ACS, air freight, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, food, import, international trade, Lacey Act, NHTSA, perishables, PGA, port congestion, port of long beach, port of los angeles, terminals

On February 28, 2016, it will be mandatory for Customs Brokers and Self-Filers to file entries tthrough ACE instead of ACS. As an overview, The Automated Commercial System (ACS) is used by CBP to track, control, and process all goods …

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CBP and FDA Outage Today Septermber 22,2015

By Flegenheimer International Posted on September 22, 2015 Posted in 10+2, cargo fees, China, clean trucks, containers, customs, customs food, dairy, duties, faq, fda, fees, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, isf, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, produce, rice, seafood, shrimp, terminals, trade Tagged with air freight, carriers, chassis, congestions, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, Fish & Wildlife, food, freight, import, international trade, ocean freight, seafood, terminals, trade, westcoast ports

Please be advised that the link between CBP and FDA has been down nationwide since last night. This was preventing us from receiving ABI (Electronic) releases from FDA and CBP. As of right now, it looks like CBP has resolved …

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Have You Signed Up For G-Trac Yet?

By Flegenheimer International Posted on August 14, 2015 Posted in containers, customs, customs food, faq, fda, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, importer responsibility, port of long beach, port of los angeles, ports, seafood, shrimp, west coast Tagged with air freight, carriers, congestions, containers, customs, customs broker, drivers, fda, Fish & Wildlife, fish and wildlife, import, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, port congestion, shipments, terminals, westcoast ports

What is G-Trac? G-Trac is live, up to the minute, real time status of your shipment. You will automatically receive current status of your shipment such as: o Food and Drug Status FDA May Proceed FDA Documents Review FDA HOLD/Detained …

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