Overview
NOAA Fisheries established the SIMP-Compliant Importers List in September 2020-- a valuable complement to the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program. SIMP, a seafood traceability program for thirteen species groups that are particularly vulnerable to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing or seafood fraud, requires importers to adhere to reporting and recordkeeping requirements to import these products into the United States.
SIL recognizes U.S. importers with a demonstrated history of excellent audit compliance with the SIMP requirements. There is no cost to importers to be included on SIL; and qualified importers have reduced frequency of audits based on their compliance record. SIL reduces costs to both the government and industry while incentivizing importers to maintain the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of SIMP.
Eligibility
International Fisheries Trade Permit (IFTP) holders maintaining the qualifications are included on the SIL:
- Have a valid IFTP; and
- Three consecutive completed SIMP audits with no findings of noncompliance in the preceding 365 days;
- Provided chain of custody records requested for SIMP remote audits in a timely manner;
- No pending enforcement actions with NOAA; and
- No violations during the preceding five years of any trade requirement under any statute administered and enforced by NOAA that resulted in a final enforcement action.
Eligible IFTP holders will remain on SIL as long as eligibility requirements are met. Quarterly updates of the SIL will include any new qualified importers, and disqualified importers will be removed in a timely manner as needed.
SIMP-Compliant Importers List
The requirements for SIL are specific including passing three consecutive SIMP audits with no findings of noncompliance in the preceding 365 days. Since SIL is a relatively new policy, many importers have not yet met these qualifications for various reasons and will be added to SIL quarterly once eligibility requirements are met. We anticipate the SIL to grow each quarter as more companies successfully pass audits and meet the eligibility requirements.
Q1 2024
A D S SEAFOOD, LLC
AEL SEAFOOD ENTERPRISES, LLC
ALFA INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD, INC.
AQUAFISK, INC.
AUGELLO ENTERPRISES, LLC
BLUE ORCA TRADING CO
BLUE RAY FOODS, LLC
BMR SEAFOOD, LLC
CCXPRESS, INC.
CINCINNATI SEAFOOD
C.P.FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
COFOODS, INC.
DEVI FISHERIES, INC.
DEVI SEAFOODS, INC.
THE FISHIN' COMPANY
FREIGHT BROKERS GLOBAL SERVICES
FRESH CATCH, INC.
FRESH ISLAND FISH CO, INC.
GLOBAL SEAFOOD CONNECTION, INC.
JENSEN TUNA, INC.
LA GLORIA SEAFOOD IMPORTS, LLC
MAZZETTA COMPANY, LLC
MRB TRADING CORP
MSEAFOOD CORPORATION
NORMAN'S AIR FREIGHT SERVICE
ORE-CAL
PACIFIC MARINE SEAFOOD, LLC
QUIRCH FOODS
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION
SEA PORT PRODUCTS CORP
SEATTLE SHRIMP & SEAFOOD COMPANY
SOUTHWIND FOODS LLC DBA GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD IMPORTS CO.
STANLEY PEARLMAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
TAMPA BAY FISHERIES, INC.
THANH VY HUYNH
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Contact Us
For more information contact SIMPsupport@noaa.gov or the SIMP support line at (301) 427-8301 (toll) or (833) 440-6599 (toll-free).
