International Supply Chain
We source, import and distribute packaged food from manufacturers worldwide into the retail, grocery and convenience channel of the United States East Coast. We buy finished, retail-packed product — and we are the importer of record.
We were established to build long-term commercial relationships with reliable international manufacturers — through direct import, private label, maquila and wholesale distribution. We purchase finished goods at an agreed Incoterm, carry them into the United States under our own name, warehouse them here, and sell by the case into retail.
The manufacturer’s responsibility ends at the agreed Incoterm. We do not ask suppliers to manage United States import formalities on our behalf.
FDA Prior Notice
Filed by us for every shipment, with the product, facility and shipment data required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Entry and clearance
Customs entry, duty, and the commercial documentation set for each consignment arriving in the United States.
FSVP file
The Foreign Supplier Verification Program file — the importer’s record on each foreign supplier — maintained on our side.
Warehousing and distribution
U.S. warehousing and wholesale distribution by the case into the retail channel, including route and account coverage.
Core market — the northeastern United States, concentrated in the Tri-State area: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, extending into Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. Florida is our next phase.
We sell by the case to:
- Ethnic and international grocery markets
- Bodegas and independent grocery stores
- Gas station convenience stores and gas marts
- Independent supermarkets and impulse points of sale
- Wholesale food distributors
- Multi-site convenience operators
Savoury snacks
Chips, extruded and corn snacks, and impulse-format savoury lines.
Cookies & wafers
Filled biscuits, wafers, cookies and single-serve biscuit formats.
Chocolate & confectionery
Chocolate bars, wafer chocolate, confectionery and gum.
Grocery lines
Nuts, preserved vegetables and shelf-stable grocery items for the same channel.
- Finished, retail-packed products with good shelf life and attractive packaging
- An FDA-registered manufacturing facility with a designated U.S. Agent
- Recognised food safety certification — FSSC 22000, BRCGS, IFS or SQF
- Capacity for U.S.-format labelling in English, or willingness to develop it
- Proven export experience and consistent production capacity
- Transparency on price, minimum order quantity and lead time from the first conversation
Our objective is a serious, transparent and long-term relationship — beginning with a technical, commercial and logistical evaluation of the product, and samples before any commitment.
FDA food facility registration
Initial registration of a food facility with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the biennial renewal, and keeping the facility record current between cycles.
U.S. Agent
Avera HQ LLC acts as the U.S. Agent of record for a foreign facility — the United States point of contact through which the FDA communicates with that facility, including for emergency contact.
Unique Facility Identifier
Obtaining or verifying the D-U-N-S number that the FDA requires as the Unique Facility Identifier on every food facility registration.
U.S. label review
Review of the U.S. retail label before print against federal food labelling requirements — panel layout, ingredient statement, allergen declaration, nutrition facts and net contents.
Manufacturers & exporters
Send your catalogue, pack formats, shelf life, certifications and export prices. We evaluate and respond.