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U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) Implementation Roundtable in Long Beach, Seattle, Newark or Miami – July 2017

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries is hosting roundtables across the U.S. this July to provide awareness and support for compliance with the traceability data reporting and record keeping requirements in advance of the January 1, 2018 mandatory compliance

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The Incoterms® 2010: What You Should Know

Overview Incoterms are a fundamental element of international trade. They are incorporated in contracts for the sale of goods worldwide and provide rules and guidance to importers, exporters, suppliers, lawyers and transporters to name a few. INternational COmmercial Terms (INCOTERMS)

Posted in 10+2, ACE, ACE Cargo Release, containers, country of orgin, customs, Food & Drug, freight, importer responsibility, incoterms, insurance, international import export, port of long beach, port of los angeles, port of oakland, ports, Uncategorized Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Upcoming Seafood Import Monitoring Program Webinars: May and June 2017

  National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published its Final Rule on implementing Seafood Monitoring Program on December 9, 2016 for imports of certain seafood products. This risk-based traceability program will require the importer of record to provide and report key

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Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Free Trade Program Expires December 31,2017

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a renewable preferential trade program that allows the eligible products of designated beneficiary developing countries to enter the United States free of duty. The GSP program was expired on July 31, 2013 but

Posted in 10+2, ACE, ACE Cargo Release, anti-dumping/countervailing, containers, country of orgin, customs, customs food, duties, fda, free trade, Free Trade Agreements, gsp, importer responsibility, international import export, PGA, port of long beach, port of los angeles, seafood, trade Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Seafood: COOL! (Country of Origin Labeling)

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) is a labeling law that requires retailers, such as full-line grocery stores, supermarkets and club warehouse stores, to notify their customers with information regarding the source of certain foods. Food products covered by the law

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Fish & Wildlife: Important Reminders to Importers

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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Reminder: FDA Food Facility Registration Renewal and U.S. Agent Action Required for Foreign Food

Please disregard this notice if you, as an importer who process, pack or hold food for human or animal consumption in the U.S., your manufacturers, packers or shippers already renewed your FDA registration number. Please read very carefully: Under CSMS #16-000984, 

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Finalized Rule For FDA Entry Filing Requirements in ACE

Back in January 2016, we sent a newsletter about the mandatory transition of U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  and Partner Government Agenies to ACE. Today, under the Federal Register, the Food And Drug Administration have finalized their rules. The

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Reminder: U.S. FDA Facilities Biennial Registration Renewal (December 2016)

Reminder from FDA: October 1, 2016 12:01AM through December 31, 2016 12:59PM Section 415 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) [21 U.S.C. § 350d] requires food facilities that are required to register with FDA to renew

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Ocean Importers: Importer Security Filing (ISF) Update

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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