What applies in every country
- Register each facility that makes, packs or stores food for the U.S. with FDA. Each address is registered separately.
- Name a U.S. Agent located in the United States. Regovant does this for you.
- Have a D-U-N-S number for the facility's exact address. It is free from Dun & Bradstreet but can take weeks.
- Renew on time: food facility registrations are renewed between October 1 and December 31 of every even-numbered year.
- File Prior Notice for every food shipment before it arrives in the U.S.
- Label in English: all information FDA requires must appear in English, in the U.S. format.
Cosmetics, medical devices and drugs have their own FDA registrations. See cosmetics (MoCRA), medical devices and drugs.
Questions
Are the FDA rules different for each country?
No. The same U.S. rules apply to every facility outside the United States: register with FDA, name a U.S. Agent, renew on time and file Prior Notice for each shipment. Our country pages explain how this fits with your local authority and common local questions.
My country is not listed. Can you still help?
Yes. We register facilities in any country and act as U.S. Agent for them. Start your registration or ask us a question, and we reply within one business day.
Does my local food authority approval replace FDA registration?
No. Approvals at home cover your own country. To sell food in the U.S., each facility that makes, packs or stores it must also be registered with the U.S. FDA.