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Location
Gateway America Air Cargo Perishable Treatment Center
Interstate Access:
3 minutes from I-10
45 minutes from I-59
1 hour from I-65
2.5 hours from I-20
Ports:
PORT OF ENTRY
EXPORTS
DOMESTICS
On-Site Facility Features
USDA-APHIS-PPQ
USDA-APHIS-PPQ Identifier
Cold Storage and Staging
20,000sq.ft. of cold storage
Facility Services:
• Food Irradiation
• Fumigation
• Pre-Cooling
• Track & Trace
• 3rd Party Logistics
• Re-Pack
• Cross Docking
• Labeling
• Specialty Sorting
• Aircraft Ground Handling
• Nation Wide Trucking
• Freight Forwarding
• Foreign Trade Zone No. 92
Direct Air Cargo
Gateway America Equipment:
Host Countries
National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO)
USDA- APHIS
To establish the necessary dialog to build and implement their Framework Equivalency
Work Plan (FEWP). This is a basic trade reciprocity agreement.
Once that is complete we will work with the growers and importers to establish the
Operational Work Plan (OWP). This is a simple document stating intentions and project
overview.
This covers:
USDA now works directly with the treatment facility to setup Compliance
Agreements for new importers.
Gateway America
4300 Air Cargo Rd.
Gulfport, MS. 30501
Once that is complete we will build a customer profile. We will discuss your
routing and logistics options.
Information needed for compliance
agreements
Thank you for your interest to import commodities using irradiation upon arrival.
Please provide the following information:
1. Name (and Company)
2. Mailing address
3. Phone number
4. Fax number
5. Commodity for import
6. Country of origin
7. Port of entry. Note: No cargo can enter into CA or FL at this time.
8. Route to treatment facility. Note: No cargo can travel through CA or FL at this time. You must use a
sealed, refrigerated conveyance to carry commodity to treatment facility. After leaving the port of entry,
commodity cannot be trans-loaded into another means of conveyance.
Before the compliance agreement will be issued, PPQ must receive notice from the treatment facility that
they are prepared to irradiate your product. Please contact the facility to ensure that there is an APHIS
approved package (this includes pest proofing material) and process configuration for your commodity. The
facility will contact PPQ if a new package or process configuration approval is needed.
Pest Proof Packaging
For pest proof packaging (PPP), PPQ requires a mesh size of < 0.6 x 0.6 mm, or a pore
size < 0.8mm (for largest dimension, i.e. the hypotenuse). If PPP bags are used, the PPP must
be knotted or heat sealed (folding or rolling bag is not sufficient). If PPP mesh is used to
cover holes and openings on boxes, the PPP must be glued to the box (there can be no gaps
between the box and PPP). If cardboard boxes with no openings or holes are used, then box
seams can be taped shut. Packaging and PPP cannot create modified atmospheres with O2
concentrations < 18%.
Please keep in mind that the NPPO will work with USDA to while setting up the Operational
Work Plan to establish the specific Pest Proof Packaging regulations, these are the general
guidelines.
Import Permits
3. Next we will help you find qualified Customs Broker that specializes in
Perishables Imports for Ocean or Air cargo. Gateway America will help locate
the best Customs Broker for your operation.
4. If you need any help with during your permitting process please feel free to
contact us anytime.
Port of Entry Treatments
Due to some of the complexities of handling (POE)
treatments it is important to understand some of the
steps and actions to be taken.
For many of our importers this may be the first time
they have ever imported product into the US. We
work with the importer and USDA to ensure that all of
the protocol steps are followed such as:
eAuthentication and applying for level 2 access for
ePermits
Routing, Compliance Agreements, and Permitting
Labeling Requirements
Logistics
Example:
http://www.freshplaza.com/article/159372/Mexico-Puebla-achieves-record-
breaking-pitahaya-exports
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