FDA'S Prior Notice: Definitions

• International Mail - foreign national mail services

  • Does not include express carriers, express consignment operators, or other private delivery services
    

• Port of Arrival - water, air, or land port at which the article of food is imported or offered for import into the U.S. (i.e., the port where the article of food first arrives in the U.S.)

  • Note: May be different from the port where food is entered for CBP purposes