Briefing for Indian food exporters to the US

Trade Promotion Council of India partnered with Consulate General of India, NY, US Customs and Border Protection, US Food & Drug Administration, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Entry India to host an exclusive Briefing for Indian F&B exporters to the United States on March 4, 2022. 

Trade Promotion Council of India partnered with Consulate General of India, NY, US Customs and Border Protection, US Food & Drug Administration, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Entry India to host a Briefing for Indian F&B exporters to the United States on March 4, 2022. 

The focus topics for the webinar were:

• Flow of food cargo from India to the Port of NY NJ by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Regulating food imports: best practices, safety, licenses, labels and more
• Dos and Don’ts, Penalties
• Using Port of NY & NJ by Port Authority of NY NJ
• Facilities, Services and Capabilities
• Why Port of NY-NJ: access to consumers in US, US-India Trade volume and managing in COVID time

The speakers for the session were as follows:

• Hon. Randhir Jaiswal, Consul General of India in NY, Govt. of India
• Vijay Kumar Gauba, Additional Director General in TPCI
• Cory Wyatt, Mid Atlantic Account Manager, PANYNJ
• Nicol Polidoro, Northeast Regional Account Manager, PANYNJ
• Theresa Smedley, Supervisor Consumer Safety Officer, FDA
• Navin Pathak, Chief Operating Officer, Entry India
• Basil Liakakos, Branch Chief Trade Operations Division, US CBP

The session was well received and witnessed strong engagement. F&B exporters got an opportunity to understand the procedures and regulations at US ports, and also address their specific queries.