FDA · PRIOR NOTICE SERVICE
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If your shipment contains food, beverages, dietary supplements, vitamins, or pet food, you must file a Prior Notice with the FDA before it arrives in the United States.
This requirement can apply to many shipping methods, including:
If the Prior Notice is not filed on time, the shipment can be held or refused at the port of entry.
For many exporters and individuals, the problem starts when the package is already moving, the carrier requests an FDA Prior Notice number, or customs places the parcel on hold. We help you prepare the information, submit the notice in English, and receive the Prior Notice confirmation document with its PN confirmation number.
FDA Prior Notice is a mandatory advance notification submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before certain imported foods arrive in the United States. It is not an FDA approval — it is an advance notice that gives FDA information such as:
Prior Notice helps FDA review imported food shipments before arrival. It does not guarantee that a shipment will enter the United States. FDA, CBP, or other competent authorities may still inspect the shipment and make entry decisions at the port.
If the foreign facility manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food for consumption in the United States, that facility may also need an active FDA Food Facility Registration before the shipment enters the country. If that facility also needs a U.S. Agent, we can serve as your U.S. Agent as well. If the product itself still needs labeling work, we also offer FDA food label compliance.
Prior Notice applies to imported food for human or animal consumption.
Common examples include:
Prior Notice may be required even when the shipment is small, sent as a sample, or shipped before closing a commercial sale.
Prior Notice does not apply to drugs, medicines, medical devices, or cosmetics. If your product is not food, we can help guide you to the correct service, but Prior Notice should not be used as if it were a filing for medicines, devices, or cosmetic products.
Prior Notice may be needed by exporters, importers, online stores, distributors, manufacturers, brokers, and individuals shipping food to the United States.
It is especially common for small businesses that send samples by FedEx, UPS, DHL, or another courier before selling to a U.S. buyer. A buyer may request the sample, but the shipment can still require Prior Notice before entering the country.
Personal or small food parcels sent by international mail may also require Prior Notice. Limited exceptions exist, such as certain food a traveler carries for personal use when entering the United States. If you are not sure, it is better to ask before shipping or before the carrier places the package on hold.
Our price is simple: $19.95 USD per shipment, whether the shipment is personal or commercial.
Pay securely through Stripe. The single-shipment service is $19.95 USD.
After payment, we confirm the information needed for the filing, such as tracking number, product name, package size, country of origin, sender, recipient, transportation method, and estimated arrival information.
We prepare the filing in English and submit the Prior Notice electronically to the FDA using the required information.
When the filing is confirmed, you receive the FDA Prior Notice confirmation document with its PN confirmation number.
Estimated time: 24–48 hours when the information is complete. Timing may be affected by agency volume, missing data, system availability, or shipment complexity.
Our FDA Prior Notice service includes:
We focus on making the process clear, fast, and practical for exporters, small businesses, and individuals who need to move food shipments into the United States without unnecessary confusion.
Choose the option that fits your shipping volume:
Filing on time helps avoid hold, refusal, storage costs, return, or destruction. When food arrives without proper Prior Notice, the problem often costs more than the filing itself.
It depends. If the foreign facility manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food for consumption in the United States, that facility may need an active FDA Food Facility Registration before the shipment enters the country. You can learn more on our FDA Food Facility Registration page.
Other FDA services for food entering the United States.
Register your foreign food facility before shipping food to the U.S.
We can serve as your U.S. Agent for FDA food facility registration.
If you are shipping food to the U.S., do not wait until your package is held. We can file your FDA Prior Notice in English for $19.95 per shipment, with confirmation in 24–48h when information is complete.
registro-fda.us is a private filing company and is not affiliated with the FDA or any U.S. government agency. The Prior Notice is an advance notification for imported food, not an FDA approval or a guarantee of admission. The FDA, CBP, or other competent authorities may inspect the shipment and decide on its entry at the port. Educational information; not legal advice.
