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Import Program – Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

                        
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Resources for Parents and Caregivers on Imported Infant Formula

All products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration must meet the same requirements, whether imported from abroad or produced domestically. The job of protecting consumers includes an ever-increasing need to oversee imports.

Imported FDA-regulated products are electronically screened before they enter the U.S. Consumers and importers of imported FDA-regulated products will find helpful information detailed on this website.

**How to start importing FDA-regulated products**

Importing FDA-Regulated Products
	Information and requirements for importing FDA-regulated products
	Entry Submission Process
	Information you need to file an entry with the FDA
	Common Entry Errors
	Information regarding common errors to help you provide accurate and complete information to the FDA
	Import Systems
	Information regarding the electronic import systems the FDA utilizes to review and validate entry data and information
	FEI Portal (NEW)
	Look up a FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) based on a firm name and address or validate an address of an FEI**Is Your Shipment on Hold?**

Check the Real-Time Status of your Entry Now!
	Check entry status, estimated lab completion date, submit documents electronically, provide location for FDA examination, and retrieve Notices of FDA Action in ITACS
	Examination & Sample Collection
	What to expect when your product is examined/sampled by the FDA
	Actions & Enforcement
	Types of FDA actions, enforcement and compliance activities
	Import Alerts
	Overview and import alert lists by country, product and number
	Enter key word(s), firm name, product, etc. to search import alerts:
	Import Refusals
	Next steps, destruction, exportation, list of FDA refusalsPopular Topics
	Import Alerts
	Personal Importation
	International Mail Facilities
	FDA Data Dashboard

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	ITACS
	Automated Commercial Environment / International Trade Data System (ACE/ITDS)
	Product Code Builder
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	**General Import Questions**FDA Import Contacts and Office Locations
Find FDA contact information for general import questions

**For Import Entry Questions**FDA Import Offices and Ports of Entry
Find your local FDA office or port for questions regarding specific import entries

**For ACE Questions**
Contact the ACE Support Center for technical issues related to the FDA Supplemental Guide, required data elements, and general ACE submissions, including entry submissions rejected by FDA.ACE_Support@fda.hhs.gov

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      07/15/2022Import Program – Food and Drug Administration (FDA)                
                          

                        Imports News & Events


                        Import Basics
          Importing FDA Regulated Products
          FDA Import Process
          Actions & Enforcement
          Import Program Tools
          Contact the FDA Import Program
 
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