Fish and Fishery Products for Importer and Foreign Processor (Manufacturer) Combinations

Why FDA issued it

Note: The revision of this Import Alert (IA) dated 06/25/2026 updates the guidance section including agency contacts. Changes to the import alert are bracketed by asterisks (***). In 21 CFR Part 123, "Fish and Fishery Products" the regulation provides special requirements for imported products under 21 CFR 123.12. Importers who import fish or fishery products and fail to meet these requirements may have their entries subject to detention without physical examination (DWPE), until such time as verification of compliance by the importer is provided, as noted in the "Guidance" section of this Import Alert. For compliance with 21 CFR 123.12 "Special Requirements for Imported Products," the term "importer" is defined by 21 CFR 123.3(g) as "...either the U.S. owner or consignee at the time of entry into the United States, or the U.S. agent or representative of the foreign owner or consignee at

Quoted from the “Reason for Alert” section of the FDA page for 16-119, mirrored 30 August 2026. The quotation is truncated at the length this copy carries.