FDA Filing Service prepares and submits FDA Food Facility Registration filings for foreign and domestic food and wine facilities through FURLS — the FDA's registration system. The flagship package, foreign facility registration plus the first year of U.S. Agent service, is $199 flat — and every other service is a published flat fee too, so importers can keep their suppliers' registrations current without doing the paperwork themselves.
About this service
FDA Filing Service is a filing service for FDA Food Facility Registration. It is used by wine importers and food importers whose foreign suppliers must stay registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in order to ship food and wine to the United States.
What's included
Every service below is a published flat fee — the price you see is the price you pay, with no hourly billing and no add-ons. Filings include preparation, submission through FURLS, and written confirmation sent to you when the FDA record is updated.
For facilities outside the United States that ship food or wine into the U.S. We prepare and file the facility's FDA registration through FURLS and serve as its U.S. Agent for the first year — designation and confirmation included, so the registration is complete, not just submitted.
$199 — includes year 1 of U.S. Agent service Pay nowFrom year two onward, we continue as the facility's U.S. Agent: the designation stays confirmed in FURLS, FDA communications are received and passed on to you, and the registration is kept in good standing between renewal cycles.
$149 per year Pay nowFDA food facility registrations must be renewed every two years, between October 1 and December 31 of each even-numbered year. We verify the facility's information on file, update anything that has changed, and submit the renewal before the deadline — so the registration is not cancelled.
$149 per facility Pay nowFor facilities located in the United States that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food. We prepare the registration from the facility's legal name, address, and activity details, and submit it through FURLS — a domestic facility needs no U.S. Agent.
$149 per facility Pay nowSwitching U.S. Agents, or moving a foreign facility's registration to us from another agent. We file the change in FURLS and confirm the new designation, so there is no gap in the facility's registration or its FDA point of contact.
$149 per facility Pay nowNo PIN, no filing — and PINs are often lost between renewal cycles. We run the FDA's PIN retrieval first; if the email address on file is out of date, we handle the FDA's manual verification with a signed letter on the facility's letterhead instead. Either way, you get access to the account back.
$99 per facility Pay nowHow it works
Tell us which facility needs filing and send its FDA registration number and PIN. For a new registration, send the facility's name, address, and what it produces.
We check the facility's current FDA record, flag anything that has changed or is missing — including an unconfirmed U.S. Agent — and confirm the details with you before submitting.
We submit the filing to the FDA and send you written confirmation for your records. Most filings are submitted within 1–2 business days.
Pricing
$199 flagship package
Foreign facility registration plus the first year of U.S. Agent service — the package most foreign facilities need — is $199 flat. Every other service is a flat fee too, confirmed before work starts. If a facility needs two services, each is priced at its listed fee; nothing is bundled, stacked, or added later.
The FDA charges nothing for facility registration — registration itself is free, and facility owners may file directly with the FDA through FURLS at no charge. Our fees pay for the preparation, filing, and follow-through described here.
Managing several supplier facilities? Send the list — each facility is filed and confirmed individually at the same published rates.
Why importers use it
If a foreign facility's FDA registration lapses, its goods can be refused at the U.S. port of entry. The usual causes are ordinary: a PIN nobody can find, a U.S. Agent who never confirmed, a renewal window that closed on December 31. This service exists to handle exactly those details.
Every filing is submitted through the FDA's own registration system, and you get written confirmation of the result — the document your customs broker and your files need.
The service is run by people who manage foreign winery and food facility registrations as part of importing wine into the United States — including the U.S. Agent confirmations and stale-PIN problems that stall renewals.
We verify the facility's details with you before anything goes to the FDA, and we tell you plainly if something — a missing PIN, an unconfirmed agent — has to be resolved first.
Questions
Every service is a published flat fee. Foreign facility registration with the first year of U.S. Agent service is $199. U.S. Agent annual service from year two, biennial renewals, domestic facility registration, and U.S. Agent changes are $149 each. PIN recovery is $99. The FDA itself does not charge a fee for registration — these are our service fees. There is no hourly billing and there are no additional charges.
Most filings are submitted within 1–2 business days once we have the facility's registration number and PIN. If a PIN has to be recovered or a U.S. Agent confirmation is outstanding, we tell you up front — those steps depend on the facility's contact or agent responding, and we follow up until they are done.
For an existing facility, we need two things: the facility's FDA registration number and its registration PIN. For a new facility registration, we need the facility's legal name, address, and a description of its food activities instead. We confirm all details with you before submitting anything to the FDA.
The PIN can be recovered, two ways. First we request a PIN retrieval in FURLS, and the FDA emails the PIN to the contact email address on file for the registration. If that address belongs to a former agent or employee and can't be reached, we use the FDA's manual verification instead: a signed letter on the facility's letterhead from the owner, operator, or agent in charge. PIN recovery is $99 flat. A PIN shown on an old document may no longer be valid if it was reset in a later renewal — a fresh retrieval resolves that.
FDA food facility registrations must be renewed between October 1 and December 31 of every even-numbered year. The current renewal period runs October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. A registration that is not renewed by December 31 is cancelled, and the facility must register again before it can ship food to the United States.
Yes. Every foreign food facility registered with the FDA must designate a U.S. Agent, and the agent must confirm the designation in the FDA's system before the registration is complete. A designation that was never confirmed is a common reason a registration is not in good standing — we check for it on every filing.
From the second year onward, we remain the facility's designated U.S. Agent for $149 per year: the designation stays confirmed in FURLS, FDA communications sent to the agent are received and passed on to the facility, and we flag the biennial renewal window before it opens. The fee is confirmed with you each year — there is no auto-renewal charge.
The FDA cancels registrations that are not renewed by December 31 of the renewal year. Food shipped by a facility with a cancelled registration can be refused admission at the U.S. port of entry. The facility can register again, but shipments should not move until the new registration is in place.
Start a filing
Tell us which facility needs a registration, a renewal, a U.S. Agent filing, or a PIN recovery. We reply with exactly what we need — for existing facilities, the registration number and PIN — and confirm the flat fee before any work starts.
This document is provided in English. The English version controls.
Effective date: October 16, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the services offered by FDA Filing Service ("we," "us," or "our"). FDA Filing Service is a trade name of Magical Unicorn Imports. By purchasing a service on fdafilingservice.com, you agree to these Terms.
Contact: FDA Filing Service, 2179 Sol Legare Rd, Charleston, SC 29412, USA · contact@fdafilingservice.com · +1 404-313-6640
FDA Filing Service is a private, independent filing-preparation service. We are not the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the FDA or any government agency.
You can register a food facility with the FDA directly, free of charge, through the FDA's own systems. Our fees pay for our work: preparing, submitting, and managing your filing for you, and — where purchased — serving as your U.S. Agent.
We offer the following flat-fee services, priced in U.S. dollars and payable in advance through our website:
All services are one-time payments. We do not offer subscriptions and we never charge you automatically. Renewal and agent-service reminders are sent by email; any future service requires a new purchase by you.
Our work depends on the information you give us. You agree to:
We begin work when we receive your completed intake form and payment. We normally submit a filing within 2 business days of receiving complete and accurate information. FDA processing times are outside our control and are not guaranteed.
Where you purchase U.S. Agent service, we agree to be designated as your facility's U.S. Agent in the FDA's registration system for the applicable term (the first year is included with a foreign registration; each subsequent year is a separate $149 purchase).
As U.S. Agent, our role is the one defined by FDA regulation (21 CFR 1.227): to serve as the FDA's point of contact for communications with your facility, and to pass those communications on to you at the contact details you provide.
The U.S. Agent is not responsible for your facility's compliance with FDA requirements, the safety or labeling of your products, or the accuracy of the information in your registration. Responsibility for your facility and its compliance remains entirely yours.
If your U.S. Agent service term ends and is not renewed, you must designate another U.S. Agent. The FDA may void the registration of a foreign facility that has no valid U.S. Agent.
We prepare and submit filings carefully and in accordance with the information you provide, but FDA decisions — including registration, confirmation, or enforcement outcomes — are made solely by the FDA and are not guaranteed.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability arising from a service is limited to the fee you paid for that service. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential losses, including lost profits or losses arising from FDA action taken on information you provided.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, USA.
We may update these Terms from time to time. The version in effect when you purchase a service governs that service.
This document is provided in English. The English version controls.
Effective date: October 16, 2026
FDA Filing Service is a trade name of Magical Unicorn Imports ("we," "us"). This policy explains what information we collect when you use fdafilingservice.com and our filing services, and how we use it.
Contact: contact@fdafilingservice.com · 2179 Sol Legare Rd, Charleston, SC 29412, USA · +1 404-313-6640
We keep filing records and correspondence for as long as needed to provide the service, support your renewals, and meet legal and bookkeeping obligations. You may ask us what information we hold about you, or ask us to delete information we are not required to keep, at contact@fdafilingservice.com.
Access to intake information is limited to the people working on your filing. No internet transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we use reputable providers and reasonable safeguards.
We may update this policy from time to time; the current version will always be posted on this page.