Customs Labeling - Seafood Inspection Program

A. General
1. Use of U.S. Grade and/or PUFI marks or statement(s) is acceptable on products
processed from imported raw material.
2. Use of the statement "Product of U.S.A." or "Product of the U.S." is acceptable IF
the product is processed from domestically harvested raw material.
3. Use of the statement "Processed in the U.S." or "Processed in the U.S.A." is
acceptable on products processed from domestic and imported raw material.
B. Marking Options - The marking requirements may be satisfied through:
1. the use of permanently printed labels bearing the specific country or countries of
origin,
2. the stamping of the country or countries of origin in a blank area of the permanent
printed label, or
3. some other equally permanent method (for example, the use of a sticker identifying
the country or countries of origin affixed to the printed label. If paper stickers or
pressure sensitive labels are used, they must be affixed in a conspicuous place and be
so secure that unless deliberately removed they will remain on the article while it is in
storage or on display and until it is delivered to the ultimate purchaser.)
C. Specific Product Labels
1. Raw peeled and P&D shrimp processed from imported raw material:
a. must bear country(ies)-of-origin statement. Identification of more than one
country of origin is appropriate in the statement provided that the lot of product
in fact is composed of the countries identified (e.g., "Product of China, Ecuador,
and Thailand").
b. must NOT bear "Product of U.S.A." or "Product of U.S." statement. May bear
"Processed in U.S.A." or "Processed in the U.S." statement.
c. may bear U.S. Grade and/or PUFI mark(s).
2. All other shrimp and fishery products processed from imported raw material:
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