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Pier Pass Fees Increase Announcement by Marine Terminal Operators at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (Effective August 8, 2016)

By Flegenheimer International Posted on July 13, 2016 Posted in clean trucks, containers, customs, Pier Pass, port of long beach, port of los angeles, terminals, trade, west coast Tagged with carriers, CBP, containers, customs broker, food, freight, import, international trade, ocean freight, perishables, pier pass, port congestion, port of long beach, port of los angeles, terminals, truckers

The announcement was posted on the Pier Pass Website on July 8, 2016. To all our ocean importers, please be aware of the following: Beginning August 8th, the TMF will be increased to $70.49 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) or …

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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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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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New SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea Convention) Requirements Effective July 1, 2016

By Flegenheimer International Posted on March 16, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that it has amended the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) requirements of container weighing rules. Effective July 1, 2016, it would be violation of SOLAS to load a packed container onto …

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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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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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