Government Links for Customs, Importers and Exporters
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Washington, DC 20250
Tel. 202.720.8998
www.ams.usda.gov
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS)
Animals: USDA-APHIS-VS
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231
Tel. 301.734.7885
Plants: USDA-APHIS-PPQ
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231
Tel. 301.734.8896
www.aphis.usda.gov
Food Safety and
Inspection Service
Import Inspection Division
Landmark Center
1299 Farnam, Suite 300
Omaha, NE 68102
Tel. 402.221.7400
Foreign Agricultural
Service
Room 5531-S
Washington, D.C. 20250-1000
Tel. 202.720.2916
Fax 202.720.8076
www.usda.gov
U.S. Department of
Commerce
Exporter Counseling Division
14th Street & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20230
Tel. 202.482.4811
www.bxa.doc.gov
National Marine
Fisheries Service Headquarters
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel. 301.713.2289
NMFS
Southwest Region
Protected Species Management Division
501 West Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213
Tel. 562.980.4019
www.kingfish.ssp.nms.gov
Federal Communications
Commission
Laboratory Division
7435 Oakland Mills Road
Columbia, MD 21046
Tel. 301.362.3000
www.fcc.gov
U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission
Office of Compliance
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel. 301.504.0608
Fax 301.504.0359
www.cpsc.gov
Environmental Protection
Agency
Hazardous Materials Hotline 1.800.424.9346
TSCA Assistance Information Service Tel. 202.554.1404
Motor Vehicles Investigation/Imports Section (6405-J)
Washington, D.C. 20460
Tel. 202.564.9660
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration
Center for
Biologies Evaluation and Research
1401 Rockville Pike
Suite 200 North
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. 301.827.6201
www.fda.gov/cber
Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research
7520 Standish Place
Rockville, MD 20855
Tel. 301.594.3150
www.fda.gov/cber
Center
for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel. 301.594.4692
www.fda.gov/cber
Division
of Import Operations and Policy (HFC-170)
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Tel. 301.443.6553
Fax 301.594.0413
www.fda.gov/ora/import
Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Office
of Food Labeling (HFS-156)
200 "C" St.
NW Washington, DC 20204
Tel. 202.205.4606
http//vm.cfsan.fda.gov
Office of Seafood
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. 202.418.3150
U.S. Public Health
Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office of Health and Safety
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Tel. 404.639.3235
www.cdc.gov
U.S. Department of
Energy
Office of Codes and Standards
Washington, DC 20585
Tel. 202.586.9127
www.eren.doe.gov
U.S. Department of the
Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Office of Management Authority
4401 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
Tel. 703.358.2093
www.fws.gov
U.S. Department of
Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
700 Army-Navy Drive
Arlington VA 22202
Tel. 202.307.7977
Fax 202.307.7965
www.usdoj .gov/dea
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Office of International Programs
One White Flint North
11555 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. 301.415.7000
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Consumer
Protection
Washington, DC 20580
Tel. 202.326.2996
Division of Enforcement
Washington, DC 20580
Tel. 202.326.2996
www.ftc.gov
International Trade
Commission
500 "E" Street SW
Washington, DC 2043
Tel. 202.205.2000
www.usitc.gov
U.S. Department of State
Office of Defense Trade Controls
Bureau of Political/Military Affairs
2401 "E" Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel. 202.663.2700
www.pmdtc.org
U.S. Department of
Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (NEF-32)
400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20590
Tel. 1-800-424-9393
Fax 202.366.1024
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
U.S. Coast Guard
Office of Boating Safety
2100 Second Street SW
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Tel. 202.267.1077
National
Vessel Documentation Center
792 T.J. Jackson Drive
Falling Waters, W.Va. 25419-9502
Tel. 304.271.2400
Fax 304.271.2405
Office of Hazardous
Materials
400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20590-0001
Tel. 202.366.4488
U.S. Department of the
Treasury
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Washington, DC 20226
Tel. 202.927.7920 (arms and ammunition)
202.927.8110 (alcoholic beverages)
www.atf.treas.gov
U.S. Customs Service
Office of Regulations and
Rulings
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20229
Tel. 202.927.0760
National
Commodity Specialist Division
One Perm Plaza
ll th Floor
New York, NY 10119
Tel. 201.443.0367
Fax 201.443.0595
Office
of Field Operations Trade Programs Division
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20229
Tel. 202.927.0300
www.customs.gov
Important Links