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FDA Extends Food Facility Registration Deadline
April Collier

Biannual registration under Food Safety and Modernization Act extended to Jan. 31, 2013 by FDA. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires all …

December 13, 2012
Mandatory Re-Registration With FDA Due Dec 31, 2012
April Collier

As customs brokers for many importers who ship U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated products, Pacific Customs Brokers has been actively monitoring …

December 4, 2012
Good To Know | FDA Food Facility Re-Registration Now Open
April Collier

About the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) program: The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) improves the registration process by ensuring, among …

October 23, 2012
The Benefits Of C-TPAT For Carriers
April Collier

Are you interested in learning what this initiative is all about, but have been hearing how difficult it is to obtain certification, and what tremendous resources it will take to get there, and how the costs seem to outweigh the benefits?

October 17, 2012
Re-Registering Your Food Facility With The FDA
April Collier

If your firm engages in the manufacture or processing, packing or holding of food, beverages, or dietary supplements for either human or animal consumption …

July 27, 2012
American Goods Returned Are Not Always Duty Free
Aimee Miller

American Goods Returned (AGR) also referred to as U.S. Made Goods Returned (USGR) is a formal declaration for entering goods manufactured in the U.S.

July 17, 2012
Trade Show Logistics, Not As Easy As 1-2-3
Gina Crews

When transiting the border with commercial goods you usually have only one chance to get it right.

June 15, 2012
Ready, Set, Export Seminar June 27 And 28
Adriana Petty

This 2 day seminar is intended for existing small to medium Washington-based businesses interested in learning more about exporting to new markets ...

June 5, 2012
You Asked | Wood Packaging Materials
Gloria Terhaar

Should we be putting a statement on our bills of lading to the fact that the whole shipment is loaded out on klin dried ISPM-15 pallets, our wood packaging …

March 7, 2012
Importing Realities Of Unexpected Delays And Hidden Costs Into The U.S.
Gloria Terhaar

So there you are, after months of painstaking research and hours upon hours of development and negotiation, your first shipment has landed in the United States...

February 14, 2012