After a PGA-regulated product has been configured in the BoxC Customs Products database, use the resulting BoxC product ID when creating shipments for that product. This allows the shipment to reference the maintained customs/PGA product record rather than requiring the full data set to be rebuilt for every shipment.
Before using a saved product ID
- Confirm the physical product is the same SKU/configuration represented by the saved product.
- Confirm the manufacturer and regulatory parties have not changed.
- Confirm the FDA Product Code and Intended Use Code are still appropriate.
- Confirm registration/listing/FSVP/Prior Notice information that may vary by shipment is current.
- Do not reuse a product ID for a materially different formulation, intended use, manufacturing site or FDA classification.
Shipment-level data still matters
Some FDA information is inherently shipment-specific. Prior Notice, quantities, arrival information, consignee/importer circumstances and other entry data may change even when the underlying product master is unchanged.