Initial Agricultural Product and Shipping Assessment

This form helps us understand your agricultural product, proposed shipment, and current stage of preparation. It also introduces import, food-safety, labeling, packaging, and shipping topics that you may need to investigate before shipping to the United States.

You are not expected to have completed everything listed here. “No,” “Not yet,” and “Not sure” are useful answers because they help identify the areas that still need attention.

The information you provide will allow us to prepare an initial shipping estimate.

Product Description

Proposed HS/HTS Code*

*If not sure, please insert your best guess or "not sure."

Product Name

Scientific Name of Each Plant Ingredient

Product Ingredients

Intended Sale of Product

Retail

Wholesale/bulk

Other

In your marketing, do you make any health, benefit, or sourcing claims (e.g., gluten free, organic, fair trade, low in sugar, etc.)?

Yes

Does your product need refrigeration during shipping?

Yes

Processing

Processing Steps Applied to Product

Upload a photo of your finished product before packaging

Have you used the USDA's Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) database to check if you need permits to import your product?*

Yes

Not yet

*The USDA's ACIR database (https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/) should be checked to make sure there are no current restrictions on your product being imported into the USA. Additionally, how your product is processed affects what regulations apply. *If no plant permit is required, a "Letter of No Permit Required" is optional and may facilitate clearance of the commodity through the port of entry. To obtain a Letter of No Permit Required go to APHIS eFile.

How many facility locations are involved in your processing and packing?

Labeling

Do you already have a label design or finished product packaging?

Yes

Special notes or questions about labeling, if any:

Quantity and Packaging

What is the total number of product you are shipping?

Units

Do you already have a plan for how you will pack those products for shipping?

Yes

Not yet

Additional notes about packing, if any:

Shipping Route

Example: from Jakarta, Indonesia to Los Angeles, USA

From

Shipping Mode

Sea or Air?

Air Freight

Sea Freight

Shipping Service Type

Where do you want your cargo picked up and delivered?

Door to door

Door to port

Port to port

Port to door

Factory Incoterm

Have the factory and importer agreed on an Incoterm?

Yes

Cargo Insurance

Do you want cargo insurance?*

Yes

*Cargo insurance policies are cost-effective ways to minimize risk during shipment. Policies are often taken out at 110% of the cargo value and premiums typically cost between 0.1-0.3% of that value. So for a shipment valued at $20,000, the premium on a policy valued at 110% of cargo value will be between $22 and $66. We always recommend cargo insurance unless you can cover the loss yourself.

Specific Pickup and Delivery Addresses

Pickup Address

Delivery Address

Special Shipping Requests, if any:

Miscellaneous

Is the U.S. importing company under the same ownership or control as the foreign exporting company?

Yes