Foreign Activity Operations Guide

Import Controls

Faculty / investigators must adhere to U.S. import requirements and should familiarize themselves with the regulations for importing items into the United States. An overview of these requirements is available on the U.S. Customs and Borders Protection web site.

It may be advisable to enlist the services of a customs broker, especially if shipments will be arriving by sea and thus subject to the Importer Security Filing 71730, also known as ISF 10+2. Stanford, at present, has relationships with import brokers Kamino International Transports and Schneider Logistics.