Seafood import Monitoring Program (SIMP) establishes permitting, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for imports of certain seafood products.
The list of HTS and 3-alpha codes that will be flagged for SIM, and other program requirements can be found here. ASFIS List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes provides a downloadable list of all 3-alpha codes.
Under SIMP, an International Fisheries Trade Permit (IFTP) will need to be acquired. An IFTP holder must be an individual or a company with a U.S. address. Brokers that do not have a U.S. address will need to work with an IFTP holder to import product subject to SIMP requirements. The IFTP holder is responsible for retaining chain of custody records for two years and for readily producing those records in the event of an audit.
For questions and technical assistance, please contact SIMP support by email (SIMPsupport@noaa.gov) or the toll-free line (833.440.6599). The SIMP support team can set up a call or webinar with your company to walk through the requirements if helpful.
Additional resources are available on the SIMP website under Resources Materials.