• IMPORTING CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS

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    Question: Does anyone have any start up guidelines for importing children’s apparel / products?  Safety, testing, labeling, classifying? ************** First of all, know the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).  To that end, start here: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Regulations-Laws–Standards/Statutes/The-Consumer-Product-Safety-Improvement-Act/ Every style must be tested for CPSC compliance by a CPSC-accredited lab, which includes testing for flammability, small parts/choking […]

  • FDA INVESTIGATIONAL USE LABELING

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    Question: I was  wondering if anyone has come across this before where a label is required to be placed on the outer packaging for imports into the US with the statement “Caution: For manufacturing, processing, or repacking in the preparation of a new drug limited by Federal law to investigational use”. Apparently FDA in Tampa, […]

  • FCC FILING

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    Question: If we have FCC master list do you need to fill out FCC form for every shipment or can we use Master List? ************ ANSWERS: We provide our broker with the FCC information on a part level classification/compliance  spreadsheet, they submit the FCC info electronically. There is no need to provide FCC form 740 […]

  • USDA HOLDS FROM ITALY

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    Question: We are having a terrible problem with USDA/Customs holds from wood tile and marble shipment arriving from Italy. Anyone else having that problem? *********** Answers: Looking for “guest travelers” (a/k/a bugs) – too many factories keep tile sitting outside in fields before loading and thus they get contaminated.  USDA/CBP often targeting certain factories more […]

  • USDA IMPORT PERMITS

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    Question: Recently we encountered an import issue with a product that contains animal tissue. The product had a country of origin of Costa Rica but because it was not made for the US market, it didn’t have a USDA import permit. The product was shipped directly to Europe from Costa Rica but was shipped to […]

  • OGA FLAG additional answers

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    Question:   Wondering if any of the members can tell me how OGA’s know which import shipments to examine, etc.  Are they flagged by the manifest description of the goods transmitted that might contain a word or description? Or only by the HTS number transmitted? There are certain HTS numbers that are not flagged for […]

  • OGA COMPLIANCE

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    Question:   I’m looking for some fundamental advice on how to approach US Import compliance with Other Government Agency requirements. We mainly deal with FDA, FCC, and TSCA (EPA). Can anyone recommend a decision framework you use to decide when to claim or not claim FCC or FDA, for instance?   –          When an HTS […]

  • Ship to Canada Natural Botanical Products USDA

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        Question: We are a retailer looking to ship natural botanical products to Canada.   While reviewing the Canadian CFIA requirements, a lot of products require fumigation in the US prior to shipping.  My question to the members who are currently fumigating products prior to shipping to Canada is – Can the fumigation be done […]

  • FISH AN WILDLIFE DECLARATION

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    Question:When filing a Fish & Wildlife declaration for import, if you have a shipment that contains multiple wildlife to declare from different shippers, can this be on one declaration? Or do you have to file a different declaration for each shipper?

  • DEA REGULATED IMPORTS

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    Question:I was just contacted about an importation that may be regulated by the DEA.  What is the best resource for learning about DEA regulated products and the requisite due diligence and documentation for importation of such materials?

  • OGA RESPONSIBILITY

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    Question:I usually import parts for stuff.  Some times, I import finished projects of stuff.   I am making these imports as a supplier. I will not put them out for retail sale. My customer contracts with me to get the stuff made. We use their specifications and art for the packaging. Country of origin marking is […]