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                Import Program – Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Import Program – Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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          Import Program – Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
          FDA Import Contacts and Office LocationsImport Program – Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FDA Import Contacts and Office Locations
  
  	
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    Print**Contact your local FDA import office**

**To check the status of your product or entry:**

**Online**

Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS).

**By Phone or Email**

Locate your local port of entry and associated FDA office

**For questions on your detained or refused entry:**

Contact the compliance officer listed on the FDA Notice of Action.

**Contact FDA's Division of Import Operations (DIO)**

Inquiries related to a specific import entry should be routed to the district handling the entry (see above). If entry specific inquiries are routed to DIO, you will be directed to contact the district handling the entry.

The Division of Import Operations (DIO) can be contacted for general import operations and policy questions. DIO also handles requests for removal from detention without physical exam as well as appeals that cannot be resolved at the local port level.

**Phone:**

301-796-0356

**Email:**

FDAImportsInquiry@fda.hhs.gov

**Mail:**

Food and Drug Administration
Division of Import Operations
12420 Parklawn Drive
Room 3109
Rockville, MD 20857



**Request Removal from Detention without Physical Exam (Import Alert) or Request a Change of Address for Firm Listed on an Import Alert**

ImportAlerts2@fda.hhs.gov
	Visit the Import Alerts page for additional information.**All Press Inquiries**

Call 301-796-4540
	Contact FDA's Office of Media Affairs**Register a Company or Ask a Question about Registration**

Visit the FDA Unified Registration and Listing Systems Technical Assistance Page
	Registration and Listing Information
	**Call 1-800-216-7331 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time****Ask a Question about FDA Prior Notice Requirements**

Use the Prior Notice page to file a prior notice of food entry
	Call 866-521-2297
	International Callers may dial 571-468-1488
	Email Prior.Notice@fda.hhs.gov**Submit Questions, Comments and Suggestions for ITACS Improvements**

Email ITACSSupport@fda.hhs.gov

**Contact FDA about FSMA**

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Technical Assistance Network (TAN) is now operational and providing technical assistance to industry, regulators, academia, consumers and others regarding FSMA implementation. For more information, visit the following site:  http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FSMA/ucm459719.htm.



**Additional FDA Centers and Offices**

Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
	Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
	Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
	Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
	Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      03/12/2018Import 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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