Exporting Food and Cosmetics
from the United States

General Information

• Certificates for Export of Foods and Cosmetics: Questions and Answers May 23, 2007
  • Exporting Cosmetic Products August 7, 2006
  • Criteria Needed With Request for Certificate of Free Sale for Dietary Supplement(s), Infant Formula(s), & Medical Food(s) December 7, 2006
• Import for Export
• International Activities (including Codex)
• List of U.S. Dairy Product Manufacturers/Processors With Interest in Exporting to Chile March 2008
  • Guidance in Establishing the List
• Food Export Certificate Project
  • Directory of State Food Export Certificate Authorities

Selected Documents

• Consideration of Codex Alimentarius Standards Federal Register Notice, July 7, 1997
• Draft Guidance on Equivalence Criteria for Food Federal Register Notice, June 4, 1997

Selected Topics

• Biotechnology
• Ceramics: Food Compliance Program: Toxic Elements in Foods and Foodware - Import and Domestic
• Color Additives
• Cosmetics
• Dietary Supplements
• Food Ingredients and Packaging
• Food Labeling and Nutrition
• Pesticides, Metals, Chemical Contaminants, & Natural Toxins
• Seafood Imports and Exports

Other Federal Agencies with Responsibility for Exports

• Export.gov The U.S. Government Export Portal
• Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  • APHIS Plant and Protection Quarantine
  • International Services
  • National Center for Import and Export (NCIE) Veterinary Services Import/Export
• EPA: What the Pesticide Residue Limits are on Food
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Foreign Agriculture Service
  • Meat and Poultry Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • FDA/USDA Jurisdictional Chart
• National Marine Fisheries