Compliance and Regulations

Introduction Your container has arrived at the port after waiting for weeks. But instead of a delivery confirmation, you receive a notice “your shipment has been detained for FDA inspection”. The cost of storage is mounting, your customers are waiting and you are left wondering: “what went wrong?”. Below are the FDA requirements for importing…

Introduction The last time a buyer told me their Nigerian ginger shipment arrived with molds, I wasn’t surprised. I was angry. Because it didn’t have to happen. If you have ever sourced agricultural products from overseas, you know the feeling. You wait several weeks for a shipment, you keep tracking the container, you clear customs,…