Reuters: FDA to screen all imports, exemptions for low-value shipments revoked

[Delta]

Quick question... I have a 10mg vial of Reta. How much water do I put in it? 😉

 

[m100568]

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/fda-screen-all-imports-exemptions-low-value-shipments-revoked-2025-07-15/

Can also read here

https://www.ajot.com/news/fda-to-screen-all-imports-exemptions-for-low-value-shipments-revoked

They are coming for the grey market guys, this might be a big deal

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that de minimis shipments, valued at $800 or less and exempt from duties and certain taxes, totaled over 1.36 billion in Fiscal Year 2024, or over 113 million per month. This may go down after the change in the law, but it is physically impossible for them to scrutinize them all. Maybe a company gets tagged and has its imports prohibited. So, they start a new company until they get caught again. Maybe this will have some impact, but I don't see anyway they are going to stop it.

 

[tncc_rn]

I watched TV show two nights ago "Contraband: Seized at the airport", a 2025 episode. Because they had a bunch of small boxes of same sizes, and a few other queues that made it suspicious, they opened some boxes. Saw labels with BT10, CU50, etc, in 2 part plastic trays for peptides. "research, not for humans.... etc". The CBP agents saw CU50 as Hyaluronic injectables, with no documentation. Because it was going to individual homes/apartments, and not labs, it was seized. "beauty stuff" in their comments. They had a van with a mobile scanner but was more to find drugs. They did not use a Gemini on the CU50 content. They were sending the lot to a centralized CBP lab, to be analyzed. They were inspecting UPS, DHL, mail, etc. I watch each week, and it was the first show where 'injectables' were the subject of inspections. Yes, possibly because the exemption was revoked. But CBP was not familiar with peptides, or the 10 vial trays commonly used.

Unless its a trademark infringement, class A drug, porn material, or whatever is on the hit list for that month, a lot of the freight will make thru. Until the boxes are automatically processed by a scanner, with some AI algorithm, they don't have enough staff to make a dent in the volume the forwarders are shipping. But your home address could be flagged for future imports, has some are reporting on other forums.

I actually went backwards and started at the end of the season to find this. What a mistake. That show is PAINFUL to watch.

Its episode 3 at the 30:43 mark. Starts with some unlucky slob getting their Korean Botox confiscated (better luck next time MedSpa). Then they get to the boxes and boxes of peptides. Packaging looks like Ava/LSPL specials. Probably was LSPL product.

What's really painfully is how absolutely clueless the CBP agents are as to what they are handling/dealing with. They cut into stuff without anything other than exam gloves and N95s on at best. No PE gowns, no negative air pressure hood when examining easily aerosolized powders, just reckless abandon.

When you see CBP doing its utmost job while being filmed you will come to appreciate the fact that anything gets collected at all.

Watch here so you don't gouge your eyes out surfing this show....

 

[Rated_rko]

Ugh, who has a reliable Canadian shipper. This stresses me out

 

[AndyPanda]

I actually went backwards and started at the end of the season to find this. What a mistake. That show is PAINFUL to watch.

Its episode 3 at the 30:43 mark. Starts with some unlucky slob getting their Korean Botox confiscated (better luck next time MedSpa). Then they get to the boxes and boxes of peptides. Packaging looks like Ava/LSPL specials. Probably was LSPL product.

What's really painfully is how absolutely clueless the CBP agents are as to what they are handling/dealing with. They cut into stuff without anything other than exam gloves and N95s on at best. No PE gowns, no negative air pressure hood when examining easily aerosolized powders, just reckless abandon.

When you see CBP doing its utmost job while being filmed you will come to appreciate the fact that anything gets collected at all.

Watch here so you don't gouge your eyes out surfing this show....

I can barely even understand what they are saying in the video. They are like two steps beyond ESL.

 

[RocketGotRobbed]

The article specifically mentions 'social media postings' regarding their data about the gray market.

This is why I have been telling ever creator I see to stop. And guess what, noone of them will stop. Clout chasing ruins everything. literally.

 

[RocketGotRobbed]

In 22 mins just now, I found 63 peptide posts from just the last hour on TikTok. It will be ruined soon. I am not sure what the port man power is like but the focus will be strong for a while now that they have turned their interest to it. I wouldn't be surprised if all oof the TikToks start getting flagged, which would be great! But until then, I would estimate that if the group does not have a stash in the US already, it probably ain't getting through. They are likely flagging specific shippers, box sizes from certain areas, and if it catches one, it will flag all similar. BIG PHARMA $$ is bottomless.

 

[Calm Logic]

If this started July 9th, they really are doing nothing right. It will take them a while to even pretend they are hitting targets.

In 22 mins just now, I found 63 peptide posts from just the last hour on TikTok. It will be ruined soon. I am not sure what the port man power is like but the focus will be strong for a while now that they have turned their interest to it. I wouldn't be surprised if all oof the TikToks start getting flagged, which would be great! But until then, I would estimate that if the group does not have a stash in the US already, it probably ain't getting through. They are likely flagging specific shippers, box sizes from certain areas, and if it catches one, it will flag all similar. BIG PHARMA $$ is bottomless.

Have you seen the video posted by @tncc_rn? We are fine.

These employees are in no rush at all, working at a federal employee pace. Over a billion packages a year anyway, which would be a challenge even for AI.

 

[RocketGotRobbed]

If this started July 9th, they really are doing nothing righ

Have you seen the video posted by @tncc_rn? We are fine.

No, I will go check it out.

 

[byefatlicia]

An overweight German shepherd approaches the open box. He picks up the vials with his paw, looks at the camera with janky pop beat playing in the background and says..."look what i just got..."

 

[MadisonB]

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This is why I have been telling ever creator I see to stop. And guess what, noone of them will stop. Clout chasing ruins everything. literally.

Oops, angry fingers! And they never understand that they are ruining it for everybody and they are included in that!

 

[Keeperofthekeys]

The article specifically mentions 'social media postings' regarding their data about the gray market.

Pisses me off

 

[leokitcat]

You know it was likely Big Pharma that pushed the government for this

 

[AndyPanda]

In 22 mins just now, I found 63 peptide posts from just the last hour on TikTok. It will be ruined soon. I am not sure what the port man power is like but the focus will be strong for a while now that they have turned their interest to it. I wouldn't be surprised if all oof the TikToks start getting flagged, which would be great! But until then, I would estimate that if the group does not have a stash in the US already, it probably ain't getting through. They are likely flagging specific shippers, box sizes from certain areas, and if it catches one, it will flag all similar. BIG PHARMA $$ is bottomless.

I really wish that TikTok ban would have gone through. I would wager that part of the justification for keeping it is that people do a wonderful job telling on themselves and providing free intelligence to government agencies.

 

[conzopiriani]

I actually went backwards and started at the end of the season to find this. What a mistake. That show is PAINFUL to watch.

Its episode 3 at the 30:43 mark. Starts with some unlucky slob getting their Korean Botox confiscated (better luck next time MedSpa). Then they get to the boxes and boxes of peptides. Packaging looks like Ava/LSPL specials. Probably was LSPL product.

What's really painfully is how absolutely clueless the CBP agents are as to what they are handling/dealing with. They cut into stuff without anything other than exam gloves and N95s on at best. No PE gowns, no negative air pressure hood when examining easily aerosolized powders, just reckless abandon.

When you see CBP doing its utmost job while being filmed you will come to appreciate the fact that anything gets collected at all.

Watch here so you don't gouge your eyes out surfing this show....

Like watching a yard full of adhd chickens...

 

[ZippityDooDah]

Like watching a yard full of adhd chickens...

Please stop spying on me.

 

[PackmanJohnny]

I might be reading in too deep here...

"will now review all imports of the products it regulates regardless of their quantity or value"

"The new rules will apply to all FDA-regulated products, including medicines, food, beverages, dietary supplements, cosmetics, medical devices and biological samples."

Im already spinning up a dozen loopholes for this. FDA doesnt have the time or the manpower to go through every small parcel that gets imported. they also dont have the jurisdiction to go that nutty on imports like the DEA can.

Shipments can get reclassified to get out of their purview, theres probably a handful of things that can be done. no matter what they tried to do about HGH people still kept buying it and overseas vendors kept finding ways to get it in here.