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Are you Subject to Produce Safety Rule Under FSMA?

By Flegenheimer International Posted on July 1, 2016 Posted in 10+2, ACE, fda, Food & Drug, international import export, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, produce, rice, trade Tagged with ace, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, food, fruit, import, Import Permit, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, seafood, terminals, trade, USDA, vegetables, westcoast ports

The following are the basic criteria that will determine whether an operation that meets the definition “farm” is subject to the produce rule: First, Does your farm grow, harvest, pack or hold produce? If your answer is yes, you are …

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Final Rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals under FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) and Its Compliance Dates

By Flegenheimer International Posted on June 15, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, customs, customs food, cuttlefish, dairy, duties, faq, fda, fees, Food & Drug, free trade, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, labeling, NHTSA, NOAA, octopus, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, produce, rice, seafood, shrimp, squid, terminals, trade, tuna, usda, west coast Tagged with ace, air freight, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, food, freight, fruit, FSMA, FSVP, import, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, produce, seafood, shellfish, shipments, terminals, trade, Tuna, USDA, vegetables

According to FDA, they will inspect FSVP importers to ensure they are in compliance. The compliance dates must be noted below: May 30, 2017 For the importation of food from a supplier that is subject to the preventive controls or …

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Mandatory Transition in ACE: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and APHIS CORE (USDA) Requirements

By Flegenheimer International Posted on June 8, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, Food & Drug, free trade, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade, tuna Tagged with ace, air freight, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, food, import, international trade, perishables, PGA, seafood, terminals, Tuna, USDA, vegetables

Last week, we sent a newsletter regarding National Marine Fisheries Services new requirements for processing customs clearance electronically. Since Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will be transitioning in ACE on June 15, 2016 and USDA (APHIS CORE) will be transitioning …

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Mandatory Transition in ACE: National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) Requirements

By Flegenheimer International Posted on June 3, 2016 Posted in customs, customs food, duties, faq, fda, fees, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, NOAA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, seafood, trade, tuna Tagged with ace, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, food, freight, import, Import Permit, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade, Tuna

Back in February 28,2016, we sent a newsletter about CBP currently working to transition cargo processing to the Automated Commercial Envrionment (ACE). ACE is being developed as the primary, modernized system through which the U.S. government will track, control and …

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Import Alert on Shrimps and Prawns From Malaysia has been issued by FDA

By Flegenheimer International Posted on April 21, 2016 Posted in 10+2, ACE, ACE Cargo Release, aphis, customs, customs food, fda, Food & Drug, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, prior notice, seafood, shrimp, terminals, trade, Uncategorized, west coast Tagged with ace, air freight, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, freight, GSP, import, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, port congestion, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, shellfish, shrimp

FDA announced an import alert for shrimp and prawns from peninsular Malaysia, which allows FDA to detain such imports without physical examination. This alert covers all forms of shrimp and prawns: raw frozen, cooked, breaded, cakes, balls, etc. Malaysia’s states …

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Releases Proposed Rule for Electronic Reporting of Trade Data and The New Single Permit Requirements

By Flegenheimer International Posted on February 26, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, fda, Food & Drug, international import export, NOAA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, seafood, tuna Tagged with ace, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, food, import, international trade, NMFS, NOAA, ocean freight, perishables, port congestion, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade, Tuna

National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) proposes to integrate the collection of trade documentation within the government-wide International Trade Data System (ITDS) and require electronic information collection through the automated portal maintained by the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border …

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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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Mandatory Inspection of Fish of the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived from Such Fish as FSIS takes over from FDA.

By Flegenheimer International Posted on January 5, 2016 Posted in catfish, customs, Food & Drug, fsis, importer responsibility, international import export, seafood, Uncategorized Tagged with air freight, aphis, catfish, containers, customs, customs broker, fda, food, fsis, import, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, USDA

FSIS has now issued their final rule on the inspection of fish from the order Siluriformes and products derived from such fish. Starting March 1, 2016, these fish and fish products will now be under the regulatory jurisdiction of FSIS …

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Newsflash: African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) Suspension of Duty Free Treatment and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Update

By Flegenheimer International Posted on November 6, 2015 Posted in containers, free trade, gsp, international import export, produce, seafood, squid, terminals, trade, tuna, Uncategorized, usda Tagged with air freight, carriers, containers, customs, customs broker, food, freight, GSP, import, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, terminals, trade

In an effort to keep you up to date on the latest news regarding Trade Agreements that affect the importation of your product, here are a few articles we thought you might be interested in: African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) …

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What is Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Agreement? Why do you need to know about it?

By Flegenheimer International Posted on October 7, 2015 Posted in containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, duties, faq, free trade, freight, gsp, importer responsibility, international import export, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, produce, seafood, terminals, trade, west coast Tagged with air freight, carriers, containers, customs, customs broker, food, GSP, import, Import Permit, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, port congestion

Some of you might have heard about Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the TPP is a trade agreement between several Pacific Rim countries concerning a variety of matters of economic policy. Among other things, the TPP will seek to lower trade barriers …

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