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i’m getting all of my products sorted with DDP and cusma in Stallion, and all items that have this hs code (6117.80.95.40) have a PGA FD1 flag.. i asked support and they said my products need to be FDA approved, which doesn’t make sense to me since they’re keychains.

I’m just confused since on FDA’s site an FD1 flag means they may or may not be regulated by the FDA, and if not, a broker can disclaim the product since it’s purely for decorative purposes and for non-regulated/general use. None of the materials on the keychains are organic, are deemed a cosmetic or for any medical/industrial use.

I’m assuming this hs code has this general flag, and when the product is handed off, someone will determine if it needs to be disclaimed or not, right? I shouldn’t need to get FDA approval beforehand on an item that shouldn’t need to be FDA regulated.. am I understanding this correctly or doing something wrong? This is the hs code support told me to use, it was approved for DDP shipping and cusma, but they also mentioned since it’s flagged it needs approval before entering the US.

Can someone PLEASE help me understand this? 🥹

i’m a 1-person small biz selling small handmade keychains, pins and stationery. i’m currently shipping out items originating in canada, and ship them out to the us with stallion express - postnl international packet tracked.

i have 2 questions!!

1. i haven’t gone through with cusma certification, but my items still ship and deliver as normal. am i doing this correctly? i just provide the hs code, description and coo and click ship. i haven’t been hit with any extra tariffs or duties either? why?

2. i want to start shipping items originating from china (enamel pins that i designed but had manufactured in china and shipped to me). how would i go about doing this? i’ve upped my shipping price slightly to account for fees, but i’m just pretty confused with all of this and it’s hurting my head lol

please help!