Please note the Customs Letter in the Downloads list to the right. Feel free to fill in your company name and use this letter with your entry shipments.
Clearing Customs
International entries for the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest must clear through United States Customs.
Your company may work with a national dairy export corporation such as those listed below or through a United States customs broker.
We strongly suggest that companies without the assistance of an export corporation or a U.S. customs broker contact Transgroup Worldwide Logistics, a transport and customs brokerage company located in the U.S. Their contact information is below:
Transgroup Worldwide Logistics
ATTN: Eugen Miu – Import Manager
1400 N. Mittel Blvd., Ste. A
Wood Dale, IL 60191 USA
Tel: 1-630-521-9801
Fax: 1-630-521-9880
Email:Eugenm.ord@transgroup.com
Website: www.transgroup.com
Without exception, all duty payments and clearance fees must be paid prior to the delivery of goods to the contest.
Listed below are suggestions you may find helpful when preparing to ship your cheese to the contest.
1. If your country is listed on the reverse side of this page, contact the agency to learn more—they may have specific information for you about procedures, documentation and shipping.
2. U.S. Customs will need the following documents in order to release your cargo:
• Commercial invoice—listing types of cheese and value for each individual item.
• Packing list—listing gross and net weight of each item shipped.
• Health certificate—issued by specific country government agency responsible for food exports.
• United States Food and Drug Administration Prior Notice Requirement. See instructions on this page.
3. Mark your product as “SAMPLES ONLY, NO COMMERCIAL VALUE. FOR EXHIBIT & TASTING.”
4. Under ‘Value for Customs Purposes Only’ indicate a small value amount.
5. Some countries require additional documentation when exporting products; check with your government, broker, dairy association or transporting company to learn what documentation is required for your country.
6. Some countries have exporting quotas for sample products; check with your government, broker, dairy association or transporting company to learn if there are quotas for the product you will be shipping.
7. If cooling packs will be used, use liquid cooling packs rather than dry ice; most transporting companies will not accept packages containing dry ice.
8. Choose a courier with the shortest transit time. If possible, use Chicago, Illinois as your port of entry.
9. Ship your products to arrive at the shipping deadline of February 24, 2012.
10. Please be sure your customs broker has a Power of Attorney for your company on file. Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association will not act as the importer of record for any shipment.
Registration & Prior Notice
In 2002, the United States Congress passed the Bioterrorism Act. This Act, effective January 1, 2004 includes two requirements for foods (including contest entries) imported into the United States. These two requirements are Food Facility Registration and Prior Notice of Shipment.
Please Note: These requirements were initiated in 2004 and your company may have completed the Food Facility Registration.
Also, your broker or import/export partner likely routinely executes the Prior Notice requirement. The instructions below apply only to companies that have not met these requirements to date.
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Food Facility Registration
If your company imports cheese or butter to the United States, you may have already fulfilled this requirement. If not, your facility is asked to visit the website for the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at www.access.fda.gov and register your facility in the Food Facility Registration Module.
Prior Notice of Shipment
Companies, brokers and importing firms that ship food into the United States must give the U.S. government Prior Notice of each incoming shipment. A Prior Notice is a notification to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of imported shipments of articles of food prior to their arrival in the United States. It includes information about the product, quantity, and packaging, and related facilities, such as the manufacturer, shipper, owner, and ultimate consignee.
This practice is routinely handled by import associations and brokers. Companies that do not have support from an importer or broker can directly give prior notice of shipment on the website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prior Notice is required on the day that air freight is shipped to the United States.
Accessing the Prior Notice System Interface
To give Prior Notice, log into the FDA Industry Access page at www.access.fda.gov and click on the Login” button below Prior Notice System Interface. Instructions are available in the PNSI Help section.
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Country Contacts
For updates and additional contacts, refer to our website: www.worldchampioncheese.org
ARGENTINA
Centro de la Industria Lechera
Medrano 281
Buenos Aires, C1179AAC, ARGENTINA
ATTN: Jorge Secco
Tel: 5411-49-83-6149 Fax: 5411-4958-4056
Email: cilarg@cil.org.ar Web: www.cil.org.ar
AUSTRALIA
Dairy Australia
Level 5, IBM Centre
60 City Road
Southbank Victoria 30006 AUSTRALIA
ATTN: Gilda Guerra
Tel: 61-3-9694-3704 Fax: 61-3-9694-3733
Email: gguerra@dairyaustralia.com.au Web: www.dairyaustralia.com.au
AUSTRIA
Agrarmarkt Austria Marketing GesmbH
Dresdner Strasse 68A
A-1200 Vienna, Austria
ATTN: Dolly Blach
Tel: 43-1-33151-403 Fax: 43-1-33151-498
Email: dolly.blach@ama.gv.at Web: www.ama.at
CANADA
Canadian Consulate General of Chicago
180 N. Stetson Ave., Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60601,
ATTN: Chris Bigall
Tel: 312-327-3625 Fax: 312-616-1878
Email: chris.bigall@international.gc.ca Web: www.chicago.gc.ca
QUÉBEC CANADA
Québec Delegation
444 North Michigan Ave., Ste. 3650
Chicago, IL 60611-3977
ATTN: Joan Kimball
Tel: 312-645-0395 x 59717 Fax: 312-645-0542
Email: joan.kimball@mri.gouv.qc.ca Web: www.quebecusa.org or www.foodsofquebec.com
CHILE
Exporlac Chile AG
Av. El Bosque Sur 73 – Depto. B
Las Condes – Santiago, Chile
ATTN: Cristián González C.
Tel: 562 251-5775/76
Fax: 562 251-5777
Email: admin@exporlacchile.cl Web: www.exporlacchile.cl
CROATIA
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Svetosimunska 25
Zagreb, 10000 Croatia
Attn: Samir Kalit
Tel: +38 598 182 6521 Fax: 38 512 39 3988
Email: skalit@agr.hr
DENMARK
Danish Agriculture & Food Council
Sector |Dairy
Agro Food Park 15, Skejby
DK 8300 Århus N
ATTN: Teamleader Sven Ålborg
Email: saa@mejeri.dk
FINLAND
Valio LTD
PO Box 10
FIN-00039, Valio, Finland
ATTN: Ilkka Nivari
Tel: 358-10381-2287 Fax: 358-10381-2323
Email: firstname.lastname@valio.fi Web: www.valio.fi
IRELAND
Irish Dairy Board
Gratton House, Lower Mount St.
Dublin 2, Ireland
ATTN: Robert Markham
Tel: 353-1-602-2200 Fax: 353-1-662-1193
Email: rmarkham@idb.ie Web: www.idb.ie
THE NETHERLANDS
CSK Food Enrichment B.V.
P.O. Box 225, 8901 BA
Pallasweb 1, 8938 AS
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Attn: Jurgen Bouter
Tel: +31 58 2844 212
Fax: +31 58 2844 210
Email: j.bouter@cskfood.com
Web: wwwcskfood.com
NEW ZEALAND
Fonterra
Private Bag 885
Cambridge 2351 New Zealand
ATTN: Chris Vickers
Tel: 64-7 823 3708 Fax: 64-7 823 3709
Email: chris.vickers@fonterra.com Web: www.fonterra.com
SOUTH AFRICA
Agri-Expo
11 Queen Street
Durbanville, 7551
Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA
Attn: Kobus Mulder
Tel: 27 21 975 4440
Fax: 27 21 975 4446
Email: kobus@agriexpo.co.za
Website: www.cheesesa.co.za
SPAIN
Federacion Nacional de Industrias Lacteas
C/ Ayala 10, 1Ëš Izda
28001 Madrid, SPAIN
ATTN: Almudena López Matallana
Tel: 34-91-576-2100 Fax: 34-91-576-2117
Email: almudena@fenil.org Web: www.fenil.org
SWEDEN
Swedish Dairies Association
Box 210
111 52 Stockholm SWEDEN
ATTN: Joakim Larsson
Email: Joakim.Larsson@ostframjandet.se Web: www.ostframjandet.se
UNITED KINGDOM
Specialist Cheesemakers Association
Provision Trade Federation
17 Clerkwell Green
London EC1R 0DP, United Kingdom
Email: info@provtrade.co.uk
Web: www.provtrade.co.uk
SWITZERLAND
Fromarte Swiss Specialist Cheesemakers
Gurtengasse 6, Postfach 8257
CH-3001 Bern, SWITZERLAND
ATTN: Jacques Gygax, Andréas Leibundgut
Tel: 41-31-390-3333 Fax: 41-31-390-3335
Email: info@fromarte.ch Web: www.fromarte.ch
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