Your compliance plan

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What it isA few quick questions about the product. They decide which safety certificate it needs and fill in the plan.

So farSo far there's one requirement, with more to check.Still to check: CPSC.Details ▸

Safety certificate (CPSC)the questions below decide it

FCC authorization (electronics)not asked: it isn't marked as having a battery or plug

Food, beauty, health (FDA)points to Imported food: registration, prior notice, and FSVP to check

Other agenciesnone flagged for this kind of product

What it is

Tick every one that fits.

Which kind of food, beauty or health product?

A few details

Food, drink, cosmetics, medicine or health products

FDA steps for this product type. The other partner agencies (USDA, EPA, DOT, TTB) are flagged from the product category in the result.

Any of these apply?

Optional. Leave blank if none apply.

It is meat for people to eat from cattle, sheep, pigs, goats or horses, a poultry product, a dried, frozen or liquid egg product, or catfish, basa or swai

Every foreign place that made, packed or stored the food is a farm, a restaurant, or a shop selling mostly to consumers

The food is for personal consumption only, in a small quantity, and not for sale or distribution

The food is juice, or fish or fishery products, made under a HACCP program (21 CFR part 120 or 123)

The product is a drink with alcohol from a winery, brewery or distillery. The maker has to register with FDA because it makes drinks with alcohol. If the maker were in the US, it would need a TTB permit, registration or approval

The importer is a very small importer under the FSVP dollar thresholds

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What each marketplace asks for

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What to do next

Each one follows from what the marketplaces ask for above

NextBefore you orderstep 3 of 7 ↓

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Country of origin marking

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The whole import, step by step

1 · Before you pay the deposit
Supplier on a blacklist?
High risk
Check the supplier isn't on a US forced-labor or sanctions list.
2 · Before you order
Which safety certificate does my product need?
Your answers fill this in.
3 · Before you order
Which documents do I need from my supplier?
High risk
Your answers fill this in — or open the tool now; it asks for what it needs.
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4 · Before it ships
Need the certificate in your own name?
Your answers fill this in — or open the tool now; it asks for what it needs.
5 · Before the broker files
Do my shipping documents match?
If the supplier ships it to your door: check whose name is on the customs entry
Check that the invoice, packing list and bill of lading match before your broker files.
You need:Commercial invoicePacking listBill of lading
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6 · At the port
Shipment stuck at customs?
High riskOnly if customs holds it
If customs holds it, read the notice and find your deadline.
You need:The CBP notice, or a few answers
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7 · Before you list
Will Amazon accept the certificate?
Your answers fill this in — or open the tool now; it asks for what it needs.
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The whole import, including your broker's part, step by step →

Your compliance plan

What it is

A few details

Food, drink, cosmetics, medicine or health products

What each marketplace asks for

What to do next

Ask your supplier for these

The whole import, step by step

Supplier on a blacklist?

Which safety certificate does my product need?

Which documents do I need from my supplier?

Need the certificate in your own name?

Do my shipping documents match?

Shipment stuck at customs?

Will Amazon accept the certificate?