Taevas
United StatesFood & Dietary Supplements
Imports & Shipments
Imports & Shipments for Food & Dietary Supplements in United States
Taevas Global helps food and dietary supplement manufacturers navigate FDA import requirements, prior notice obligations, and supply chain complexities to bring products to market in the United States with speed and confidence. From facility registration
Market
United States
Industry
Food & Dietary Supplements
Service
Imports & Shipments
Regulator
FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Timeline
4-8 weeks
What We Deliver
Six Pillars of United States Food & Dietary Supplements Intelligence
Our six interconnected pillars give food and dietary supplement importers a complete operational and regulatory picture of the United States market so every shipment arrives compliant, on time, and commercially ready.
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FDA Regulatory Mapping
We decode the full spectrum of FDA requirements that apply to imported food and dietary supplements, including FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification Program rules, Prior Notice obligations, and facility registration under Bioterrorism Act Section 305. Our team tracks regulatory updates from CFSAN and translates them into actionable compliance checklists for your product category. This pillar ensures your team understands exactly what is required before the first shipment departs origin.
FSMA FSVP importer-of-record obligations
Prior Notice submission via FDA PNSI system
Food facility registration and biennial renewal requirements
How It Works
From Brief to Board-Ready Intelligence
Our structured four-step engagement transforms your import ambition into a fully documented, compliance-ready market entry plan for the United States food and dietary supplements market.
Step 1 · Day 1-2
Discovery & Scope Alignment
We begin with a structured intake session to understand your product portfolio, origin countries, target United States channels, and existing compliance documentation. Our team reviews any prior FDA correspondence, existing facility registrations, and label assets to establish a precise scope. This baseline prevents duplicated effort and ensures every subsequent workstream is calibrated to your specific situation.
Taevas Approach
The discovery session covers product category classification, ingredient inventory review, intended use and claims strategy, supply chain origin points, and a gap assessment against known FDA import requirements. Deliverable at this stage is a signed scope-of-work document with defined milestones and a dedicated project manager assigned.
Market Snapshot
United States Food & Dietary Supplements Market at a Glance
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U.S. Dietary Supplement Market Size (2023)
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Projected Annual Market Growth Rate
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Dietary Supplement Products on Market
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FDA Import Alerts Active for Food & Supplements
Largest Supplement Market Globally
The United States is the world's largest dietary supplement market, accounting for roughly one-third of global supplement sales. Consumer demand is driven by aging demographics, preventive health trends, and a well-established retail infrastructure spanning natural specialty stores, mass market chains, and a rapidly growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel. Foreign manufacturers face intense domestic competition but also significant volume opportunity.
FDA FSMA Creates High Import Bar
The Food Safety Modernization Act fundamentally shifted the United States import framework from reactive to preventive, placing legal responsibility on importers to verify that foreign suppliers produce food and supplements in compliance with FDA standards. The Foreign Supplier Verification Program requires importers to conduct hazard analysis, supplier audits, and ongoing monitoring, creating substantial documentation burdens for first-time United States importers. Non-compliance can result in Import Alert listing and automatic detention of all future shipments.
Growing Enforcement on Label Claims
FDA and FTC have intensified joint enforcement actions targeting unsubstantiated structure-function claims and disease claims on dietary supplement labels and in digital advertising. Warning letters to supplement importers have increased year over year, with particular scrutiny on immune support, weight management, and cognitive health claims. Importers must ensure claims are substantiated, properly disclaimed, and consistent across all labeling and marketing assets before market entry.
E-Commerce Reshaping Distribution
Online sales now account for over 35 percent of United States dietary supplement revenue, with Amazon, direct-brand websites, and subscription models driving growth. This shift creates new import and fulfillment considerations, including Amazon FBA compliance requirements, third-party seller product listing standards, and state-level sales tax obligations. Foreign manufacturers entering through e-commerce channels must align their import and logistics architecture with platform-specific requirements in addition to FDA rules.
What's Included
Everything in Your Report
Every Taevas Global import intelligence engagement for the United States food and dietary supplements market delivers eight structured deliverables designed to move your team from uncertainty to action.
Regulatory Compliance Matrix
A product-by-product mapping of all applicable FDA requirements including FSMA, FSVP, labeling rules under 21 CFR Part 101 and 111, and Prior Notice obligations. Each requirement is tied to its CFR citation and current FDA guidance document.
Label Audit & Remediation Report
A line-by-line review of your existing labels against FDA Supplement Facts panel requirements, allergen declarations, net quantity statements, and claim substantiation standards, with annotated markup and specific revision recommendations.
Import Alert Risk Register
A screening of your foreign supplier facilities against the FDA OASIS Import Alert database, with a risk-scored register identifying any active alerts, prior detention history, and recommended remediation steps before shipment.
HTS Classification & Duty Analysis
A defensible Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for each product SKU, with applicable duty rates, Section 301 tariff exposure, anti-dumping order screening, and USMCA or other FTA preferential treatment eligibility.
Port-of-Entry & Logistics Route Plan
A comparative analysis of recommended United States ports of entry based on FDA district workload, transit time, cold chain capability, and cost, with a preferred routing recommendation and contingency options.
FSVP Program Documentation Templates
Ready-to-use Foreign Supplier Verification Program procedure templates including hazard analysis worksheets, supplier audit checklists, corrective action records, and importer-of-record attestation forms formatted for your QMS.
Competitive Market Positioning Brief
A snapshot of the competitive landscape for your product category in the United States, covering key domestic and imported brands, retail price benchmarking, channel distribution patterns, and white-space opportunity identification.
Distributor & Broker Identification List
A curated list of qualified United States natural products distributors, food brokers, and e-commerce fulfillment partners relevant to your category, with contact information, channel focus, and minimum volume requirements.
Who This Is For
Built for These Situations
First-Time U.S. Importer
Foreign Manufacturer Entering the United States Market
You produce food or dietary supplements outside the United States and are preparing your first commercial shipment to American buyers or retailers. FDA's layered import framework, including FSMA, Prior Notice, and facility registration, is unfamiliar territory and the cost of a shipment refusal or Import Alert listing would be significant. You need a clear, sequenced compliance roadmap before your first container departs.
Outcome
Complete import readiness in 6 weeks with zero port-of-entry holds on your first shipment.
Next Steps
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Ready to Map Your United States Opportunity?
Taevas Global combines deep FDA regulatory expertise with practical import logistics intelligence to help food and dietary supplement manufacturers enter the United States market compliantly and commercially. Contact us today to discuss your import program and receive a tailored proposal.
FDA FSMA and FSVP compliance roadmap tailored to your product portfolio
Import Alert risk screening and pre-shipment detention prevention
HTS classification, duty analysis, and port-of-entry logistics planning
Label audit and Supplement Facts panel remediation before first shipment