FSVP Agent Service for importing food products into the United States

ExportUSA offers the FSVP Agent service to Italian companies that need to import food products to the USA

Companies that do not have their own importer in the United States must appoint an FSVP agent responsible for activities related to foreign supplier verification. It is impossible to import food products into the USA without a designated FSVP Agent.

The FSVP, an acronym for Foreign Supplier Verification Program, is a crucial component of the FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) regulation aimed at ensuring that food imported into the United States meets FDA safety standards. Importers subject to FSMA regulations are required to have an FSVP program in place for foreign supplier verification. Companies that do not have their own importer in the USA must appoint an FSVP agent responsible for activities related to foreign supplier verification. 

Here are the topics covered on this page of ExportUSA's website dedicated to the FSVP Agent Service for importing food products into the American market:

• Who is the FSVP Agent and What are their Responsibilities
• How the FSVP Agent Service Works
• Cost of the FSVP Agent service FSVP Customs Documentation
• FSVP Customs Documentation
• Need for an FSVP Agent
• Obligation of the FSVP import control procedure
   

Who is the FSVP Agent and What are their Responsibilities?

The FSVP Agent is responsible for managing the documentation related to food safety to demonstrate the foreign supplier verification process (FSVP). Services offered by the FSVP Agent include:

• Acting as the representative of the foreign producer who wishes to export to the USA by maintaining the necessary documentation for supplier verification.
• Evaluation of FDA compliance requirements.
• Assisting exporting companies, including creating procedures for verifying FSVP import requirements by the FDA
   

How the FSVP Agent Service Works

ExportUSA offers itself as an FSVP agent for Italian companies, maintaining the documentation related to supplier verification. Before we can act as your FSVP agent, it may be necessary to provide documentation related to food safety and quality. After a formal assessment of these documents, we can operate as your FSVP importer

Cost of the FSVP Agent Service

The fee for FSVP agent services depends on the product category and anticipated annual sales volumes in the United States. To receive a proposal for FSVP agent services, please contact ExportUSA via the contact form and you will be reached out to as soon as possible.

FSVP Customs Documentation

As a designated and qualified FSVP agent, ExportUSA will perform all necessary actions to ensure that the products to be imported meet FSVP regulatory requirements, by creating and maintaining specific FSVP plans for each product line and providing the producer with a signed Letter of Consent, affirming acceptance of the FSVP Agent role for the importation of each product. The acceptance letter of the FSVP Agent role for the producing company contains all the necessary information for FSVP purposes for customs clearance with the United States Customs.

Need for an FSVP Agent

An American Agent or representative under FSVP regulation is required when there is no registered importer at the time of importation to America.

Obligation of the FSVP import control procedure

The FSVP program is mandatory to import food specialties into the United States.