PGA Library

... Customs Brokers attend to the formalities of clearance of imported cargo not only with U.S. Customs.   Typically, U.S. Customs enforces the regulations

of other U.S. Government agencies, however, there is direct interface with those agencies where applicable regulations govern the importation and .

admissibility of their respective concerns.  The most common "PGA's" (Participating Government Agencies) that a Customs Broker may deal with

depends on the product mix of his accounts....

Food & Drug Administration -- is second to Customs as the agency Customs Brokers would typically deal.

FDA Import Regulations

FDA Product Code Builder

FDA Imports & Inspections - Chp. 9 Procedures

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point

New Rule for Imported Foods & Drugs (Liquidated damages)

FDA Import Procedures - Wire Diagram of process

FDA Import Alerts

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

U.S. FDA OASIS System - Import Alerts

Low Acid, Canned and Acidified Foods - Procedures

Private Laboratory in Baltimore FDA approved

FDA & US Customs Interface Chart

FDA Containerized Cargo Procedures

Fish & Wildlife

CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

Fish & Wildlife Procedures

Fish & Wildlife Overview

USDA - APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

China Wood Certificate

USDA -Food Safety and Inspection  (Meat Inspection)

USDA – Agricultural Marketing Services

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Recall Handbook of CPSC

BATF

ATF - Firearms and Explosives Import Branch

Summary of Procedures for Alcholic Beverages imports

Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Highway Safety Standards

Temporary Importations for non-residents - guidelines

HS 7 Format

FDA & US Customs Interface

Organizational Chart of Office of Vehicle Safety - includes Import Certification of Vehicles

Summary of FDA Import Regs.

How to become a registered importer with the National Highway Safety Standards Administration

Wire Diagram FDA procedures

Container Cargo Procedures

EPA

Notice of Detention - example

EPA Form 3520-1 -Declaration Form for the Importation of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines subject to Fed Air Pollution Regs

Imports of Vehicles Engines and Equipment