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The Second Half of Getting Food into US Supermarkets: After FDA Comes the COI, UPC/GS1, W-9 and Slotting Fees the Channel Actually Wants

FDA compliance is only the entry ticket. What a US retail buyer actually reviews is a different stack of documents: the Certificate of Insurance for product liability, UPC barcodes properly licensed through GS1, the W-9 tax form, and whether you will pay a slotting fee. This article walks through the second-half paperwork of supermarket listing so you are ready before the buyer asks.

Importing Japanese Seafood into the US: What FDA Requires, How Toyosu Market Direct Shipping Works — SKYCARGO’s Actual Flow

Search in Chinese for how Japanese seafood enters the US and you find years-old nuclear-wastewater news, nothing useful. Following FDA seafood HACCP and import rules, this article covers the documents Japanese seafood needs, the parasite-freezing requirement for sashimi-grade fish, where radiation screening stands today, and the actual flow our group runs from Toyosu Market by air to the US and Taiwan.

Does a Taiwanese Company Need a US Entity? Two Roads into the US Market — Your Own Company vs an IOR Agent, With the Costs Side by Side

"Do we have to incorporate in the US before we can sell there?" For most Taiwanese SMEs the answer is: not yet. This article lays the two roads side by side — setting up your own US company versus appointing an IOR agent — across one-time costs, annual costs and hidden obligations, explains at what stage to switch from agent to entity, and how the hybrid arrangement works.

US→China and China→Taiwan, the Legal Way: Where Compliant Triangular Trade Ends and Illegal Transshipment Begins

Since the tariff war, goods between the US, China and Taiwan increasingly move in triangles — and US Customs has made origin-washing transshipment an enforcement priority, naming Taiwan a high-risk hub. This article draws the line between legal triangular trade and illegal transshipment: what determines origin, what substantial transformation means, what documents to keep, and how SKYCARGO runs its US→China and China→Taiwan lanes.

US to Hong Kong Business Shipments: FedEx Direct, Local Collection via E.SUN Bank Hong Kong, and the Logistics-Plus-Payment Setup for Taiwan–HK Trade

Every US-to-Hong-Kong guide is written for online shoppers. A business shipment needs three other things: a stable direct lane, Hong Kong’s duty-free clearance, and a way to collect payment in Hong Kong. This article explains SKYCARGO’s US→HK FedEx contract-rate lane, Hong Kong’s role as an entrepôt, and how local collection through E.SUN Bank’s Hong Kong branch closes the money loop.

How to Use a US Warehouse: The LA Port Warehouse + Oregon Tax-Free Warehouse Split, and the US Inventory Play for Taiwanese B2B

Almost every Chinese-language article about US warehouses is about Amazon FBA. What a Taiwanese B2B maker actually needs is "where the goods sit once they are in the US, and how they ship out." This article explains the roles of the port warehouse and the tax-free warehouse, the path one shipment takes from port to customer, the three costs a US warehouse removes, and at what scale US inventory starts to pay.

Sea, Air or FedEx? The Decision Matrix for Commercial Cargo from Taiwan to the US

The sea-versus-air comparisons online are written for personal parcels. Commercial cargo has different variables: weight brackets, delivery-window penalties, customs entry type, and the cost of capital sitting on the water. This article gives B2B shippers one decision matrix — what weight goes by express, when to consolidate, when a full container is actually cheaper — and how a mixed strategy is arranged.

Signing a customs entry document as Importer of Record, with a container ship behind

Importer of Record (IOR) Explained: Duties, Entry Filing, the Customs Bond, and What a Taiwanese Exporter Should Look For in a US Importer

The Importer of Record is the party that answers to US Customs for everything: filing the entry, paying duties, holding a customs bond, keeping records for five years and bearing the penalties for false declarations. From the perspective of a Taiwanese B2B exporter, this article explains the boundaries of IOR responsibility, how a bond is purchased, who pays the 15% reciprocal tariff, and the difference between acting as a foreign IOR yourself and appointing a US company.

Frozen food products held in an industrial freezer awaiting FDA inspection

Exporting Frozen Food to the US: FDA Product Classification, Why Meat Filling Hits FSIS, Listeria, and Temperature During Inspection

Frozen food exports to the US most often capsize in three places: the product code is filed as ambient, the filling contains meat and runs straight into FSIS, or a ready-to-eat product tests positive for Listeria. Following FDA and USDA rules, this article lays out how frozen products are classified, the no-go zone for meat, the microbiological focus and how temperature is handled during inspection — with GoodMall scallion pancakes as the example.