| Title: | FDA LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS |
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| Date: | 1994-12-15 |
| To: | abi |
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SUBJECT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION RELATED LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) HAS REVISED REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE RELEASE OF LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS. THE NEW PROCEDURES ALLOW
FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE, BY CUSTOMS, OF CERTAIN FDA RELATED
PRODUCTS WITHOUT SUBMISSION OF THE FDA FORM 701. SHIPMENTS WHICH
MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MAY BE RELEASED WITHOUT NOTIFICATION
TO FDA OR SUBMISSION OF FDA FORM 701 OR LOCAL ALTERNATIVES:
VALUE OF SHIPMENT IS $200.00 OR LESS; AND,
MERCHANDISE BEING IMPORTED CONSISTS OF:
- COSMETICS;
- DINNERWARE (INCLUDING EATING AND/OR COOKING UTENSILS);
- RADIATION EMITTING NON-MEDICAL DEVICES (E.G. MICROWAVE
OVENS, TELEVISIONS, CD PLAYERS, ETC);
- BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FOR LABORATORY TESTING; OR
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- FOOD, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING;
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ACKEES;
PUFFER FISH (FUGU);
RAW CLAMS;
RAW OYSTERS;
RAW MUSSELS;
FOODS PACKED IN AIR TIGHT CONTAINERS (E.G. CANS,
JARS, PLASTIC BAGS, FOIL POUCHES, ETC.)
INTENDED TO BE STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
FDA MAY PERIODICALLY REQUIRE SPOT CHECK EXAMINATIONS OF THE
PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS. IN INSTANCES WHERE
FDA WISHES TO INITIATE SPOT CHECKS, PROCEDURES SHOULD BE JOINTLY
DEVELOPED BY FDA AND CUSTOMS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. PROCEDURES
FOR ALL OTHER FDA RELATED SHIPMENTS REMAIN AS THEY WERE PRIOR
TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
THESE PROCEDURES APPLY TO BOTH COMMERICAL AND NON-COMMERICAL
SHIPMENTS AND ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
- ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND CONTROL