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1.8¢/kg

On $50,000 of goods — assumed, put your invoice value in above.

Goods value (FOB)As entered

$50,000

Ocean freight, 40ftIndicative Ambarlı (Istanbul) → New York / Newark

$3,500

Customs duty1.8¢/kg · HTS code 0813.10.00.00

$288

Merchandise Processing Fee0.3464% of value, capped

$173

Harbor Maintenance Fee0.125% of value, ocean entries

$63

Customs brokerageTypical single entry

$175

Destination port and handlingIndicative

$650

Payable

$54,849

Net once VAT returns

$54,849

• Commercial invoice — Sellerbefore it sails
• Packing list — Sellerbefore it sails
• Bill of lading / air waybill — Carrierbefore it sails
• CBP Form 7501 — Entry Summary — Customs broker
• Customs bond — Surety, via brokerbefore it sails
• ISF 10+2 filing — Importer or brokerbefore it sails
• FDA Prior Notice confirmation — Filer, via FDAbefore it sails
• Food facility registration number — FDA, held by the producerbefore it sails
• FSVP records — US importer
• Aflatoxin test certificate — Accredited laboratorybefore it sails
• Sulphur dioxide analysis — Accredited laboratorybefore it sails

• ISF is due 24 hours before the container is loaded — not on arrival — Liquidated damages of USD 5,000 per late filing, plus holds on subsequent shipments.
• The US importer carries the FSVP duty, and most first-timers do not know they have it — Refusal of entry, and FSVP inspection findings that follow the importer across all future shipments.
• Turkish nuts and dried fruit are on FDA’s watch list for aflatoxin — Detention Without Physical Examination: every future shipment held at the importer’s cost until cleared by private lab analysis.
• Valuation must be defensible, not convenient — Retroactive duty demand plus penalties, often years later.
• Facility registration lapses silently — Entry refused on arrival. Nothing can be fixed while the container sits.
• Sulphites above 10 ppm must be declared on the label — Refusal of entry, and recall exposure if the goods reach retail.

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