How to import cheese

So you want to be a cheese magnate, purveying the finest French delicacies to your favorite posh wine bars, fine dining establishments and up-market organic grocery stores.   It turns out, importing cheese is not so easy.

The first step is to obtain import licenses from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the Office of Food Labeling and the Department of Agriculture.  Yes, that’s right, you need permits from all of those agencies before you can import any cheese into this country!

And don’t even think about bringing the best French cheeses to this country.  Almost all the artisanal French cheeses that you loved and adored on your last trip across the pond are unpasteurized, and therefore forbidden from import.

If you still want to proceed despite all these obstacles (a mountain of red-tape just to import a second rate product!!), then more power to you.  We at CustomsHQ.com love helping determined entrepreneurs who won’t be dissuaded from their dream.  So if you have the patience and the deep pockets required to comply with all the regulations and permitting requirements, give us a call.

We can help you get the permits you need to start importing like the big cheese that you are.