OMB control number

Voluntary Qualified Importer Program

OMB 0910-0840 · HHS/FDA.

OMB 0910-0840

This information collection supports implementation of FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP), a voluntary fee-based program that provides expedited review and import entry of human and animal foods into the United States. Program participants may import products to the United States with greater speed and predictability, avoiding unexpected delays at the point of import entry. Respondents to the information collection are persons that bring food, or cause food to be brought, from a foreign country into the customs territory of the United States (section 806 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 384b)) as a VQIP importer. Respondents submit applications electronically utilizing the online VQIP application.

The latest form for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program expires 2026-09-30 and can be found here.

OMB Details

Initial VQIP applications

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Health - Consumer Health and Safety