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Import Alert: Final Rule on Seafood Import Monitoring Program Requirements under National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS)

By Flegenheimer International Posted on December 13, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, fda, NMFS, seafood, tuna Tagged with abalone, ace, CBP, cod, containers, crab, customs, customs broker, fda, food, grouper, IFTP, import, Import Permit, international trade, mahimahi, NMFS, port of los angeles, red snapper, sea cucumber, seafood, swordfish

Final Rule Effective Date: January 9, 2017 but will not be mandatory until January 1, 2018 NMFS has published requirements for their Seafood Import Monitoring Program. The final rule establishes permitting, reporting and recordkeeping procedures relating to the importation of …

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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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Ocean Importers: Importer Security Filing (ISF) Update

By Flegenheimer International Posted on September 6, 2016 Posted in 10+2, ACE, cargo fees, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, faq, fees, freight, importer responsibility, international import export, isf, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, produce, seafood, terminals, trade, west coast Tagged with 10+2, ace, carriers, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, food, freight, import, international trade, ISF, Liquidated Damages, ocean freight, Penalty, perishables, PGA, port congestion, port of long beach, port of los angeles, produce, seafood, shipments, terminals, trade, westcoast ports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released CSMS#16-000499 informing the trade community that: For shipments that are on the water on or after June 30, 2016, CBP ports will no longer be required to send requests for liquidated damages (LD) …

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Instructions on How to Apply an International Fisheries Trade Permit For Certain Seafood Products

By Flegenheimer International Posted on August 30, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, customs food, faq, Food & Drug, NMFS, NOAA, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, prior notice, seafood, terminals, trade, tuna Tagged with ace, CBP, containers, customs, customs broker, import, international trade, NMFS, ocean freight, perishables, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, produce, seafood, trade, Tuna, westcoast ports

On August 15, 2016, we sent a newsletter about the final rule of consolidating the seafood permit under National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS). These three programs (TTVR, HMS and AMR) will now operate under a single International Fisheries Trade Permit …

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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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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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Update: Siluriforme Fish and Fish Product Notification from Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)

By Flegenheimer International Posted on May 11, 2016 Posted in ACE, ACE Cargo Release, catfish, China, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, duties, fda, fees, Food & Drug, fsis, international import export, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, prior notice, seafood Tagged with ace, CBP, customs, fda, Fish, food, fsis, Imports, Pangasius, PGA, seafood, Siluformes, USDA

Back in January 2016, we sent a newsletter regarding Food & Safety Inspection Services annoucing the final rule on mandatory inspection of fish of the order Siluforme and products derived from such fish. Here is an updated list of FSIS …

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