- Frozen fruit
- Edible oil and oilseeds
- Stuffed pastry products
- Edible grains and Rice
- Grain milling industrial products and malt
- Fresh and dehydrated vegetables dried beans
- Natural plant spices
- Nuts and seeds
- Dried fruits
- Unroasted coffee and cocoa beans
- Special Dietary Foods
- Functional foods
- Eggs and egg products
- Meat and meat products
- Aquatic products
- Dairy
- Casings
- Bird's nest and Bird's nest products
- Bee products
- Crops
- Traditional Chinese medicine
- Self-registration
- GACC Evaluation of Overseas Authorities
Meat and meat products
Meat refers to all parts of livestock and poultry that are intended for human consumption or that have been judged to be safe and suitable for human consumption, including livestock and poultry carcasses, meat cuts and edible by-products. , fat, blood, bone, skin, head, hoof (or claw), tail and other edible products.
Meat products refer to the use of livestock and poultry meat or its edible by-products as the main raw materials, with or without auxiliary materials, which are marinated, marinated, sauced, steamed, boiled, smoked, roasted, baked, dried, fried, shaped, fermented, and prepared. Raw or cooked meat products processed by relevant production processes.
GACC registration conditions for overseas manufacturers of imported foods are as follows:
1. The food safety management system of the country/region where the manufacturer is located has passed GACC's equivalence assessment and/or review;
2. The manufacturer was established with approval by the competent authority of the country/region, and the manufacturer is under effective regulation by the competent authority;
3. The manufacturer has an established, effective food safety and sanitation management system and protection system, legally produces and exports food in the country/region, and ensures that foods exported to China comply with relevant Chinese laws, regulations, and national food safety standards;
4. Food exporting to China conforms with relevant inspection and quarantine requirements that have been agreed upon after discussion by the GACC and the competent authorities of the country/region.
• GACC registration process (text description)
• The flow chart for the GACC registration of imported food of overseas producers
• Application for Registration for Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Meats and Meat Products
The General Administration of Chinese Customs, overseas official regulatory agencies and production enterprises will jointly promote:
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Confirm the HS code and the applicable access method.
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Obtain the account and password officially granted by the supervisor or account re-authentication.
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Preparing documents in strict accordance with the Conditions and Key Points of Control Inspection for Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported meats and meat products and conduct self-assessment and fill in the registration application form.
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Submit an electronic application, fill in the enterprise elements and upload relevant materials as required; if necessary, include but not limited to floor plan of factory and workshop, process flow chart, etc.
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The competent authority reviews the summary and forwards the electronic application with other support materials required by GACC.
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The GACC office will review whether the materials are complete and in compliance with the legal form, and decide whether to accept it or issue a correction notice to the competent authority.
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The expert group evaluates and reviews, including a combination of document review and on-site review or other reasonable review methods, and forms a review report.
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Review by the General Administration of Chinese Customs whether it meets the statutory requirements and standards.
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GACC approve or disapprove the registration, and feedback the information to the competent authority and Enterprise (enterprise applicants can receive the registration feedback in Cifer system).
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The enterprises approved for registration, China Customs will publish them online in due course.
Our assistance includes but is not limited to:
1. Assist in product classification, determine the corresponding registration method and the best implementation plan; confirm the applicable official competent authority approval number, enterprise type, precise customs code and inspection and quarantine code details.
2. Assist enterprises to obtain account numbers and passwords.
3. Assist enterprises to check the registration elements according to the "Conditions and Control Inspection Points for Registration of Foreign Enterprises Meats and meat products", complete the self-assessment, and provide continuous improvement plans based on the assessment results, so that they meet the registration conditions check points and China's national food production and product standards. Assist in sorting, screening, editing, and translating the required materials, so that the application materials meet the integrity, authenticity and validity.
4. Assist client to fill in all required application form and submit the related documents.
5. Follow up the application submitted by the competent authority, the basic status report on animal and plant epidemics, veterinary hygiene, public health, plant protection, pesticide and veterinary drug residues related to the exporting country (region), the registration management of food production enterprises and the requirements of enterprise hygiene standards, etc. The laws, regulations and standards of the exporting country (region), the organization and personnel of the competent authority of the exporting country (region), the quarantine of the exporting country (region) competent authority of its recommended enterprises, the assessment answer sheet of the actual situation of sanitation control, the exporting country (regional) competent authority's assessment of the actual situation. A statement that the companies that are recommends comply with Chinese laws and regulations.
6. Materials correction, when the written materials do not meet the registration requirements, assist the enterprise to complete the interpretation, sorting, screening, editing, translation, calibration and other standards and laws and regulations of the required materials within the specified time.
7. Acceptance by Chinese Customs and follow-up and communication of technical review by expert group, preparation and coordination before on-site review or video review.
8. Assist in successful access and follow up on the use of registration data for customs clearance, and respond immediately if there are any problems.
9. According to the change of the enterprise, assist the change application.
10. Assist client to apply for extension under the new decree.
11. Other enterprise access and follow-up related support.
National Standard for Food Safety Food Additive Use Standard GB 2760-2014
National Food Safety Standard: Hygienic Standard for Drinking Water GB 5749-2006
National Food Safety Standard General Hygienic Specification for Food Production GB 14881-2013
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) System General Requirements for Food Manufacturers GB/T 27341
(If you need to obtain the English version of the above regulations or technical standards, or the official language version of your country, feel free to contact us)
GACC Access Remedy
Agent Remedy
Data remedy
Remedy for overseas competent authority's administrative account
Consultant Appointment
training and Translation
Customs Clearance reject and early warning remedy
Laws and regulations for imported meat and meat products shall include but are not limited to:
National Standard for Food Safety Food Additive Use Standard GB 2760-2014
Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Animal Foods
National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food GB31650-2019
National Food Safety Standard Hygienic standard for fresh (frozen) meat of livestock GB 2707-2016
National Food Safety Standard Hygienic standard for cooked meat products GB 2726-2016
(If you need to obtain the English version of the above regulations or technical standards, or the official language version of your country, feel free to contact us)
Imported Food Compliance Services
2. Regulatory requirements and compliance procedures related to food import
3. Special product pre-license consultation
4. Consultation on other food import problems
Product technical compliance support
Purpose: To determine whether food can be imported into China
1. Determine the product classification and whether it can be imported
2. Check whether the product is illegally added or the dosage and content are not compliant
3. Whether the imported food meets the national food safety standards
4. If there is any non-compliance, propose amendments
Product Label Review
Purpose: To ensure that the Chinese labels of imported products meet the requirements
1. Review the original product standard and give suggestions for revision
2. Review Chinese labels, translate and make Chinese labels
New food raw material declaration and consultation
1. New food raw material compliance consultation and training
2. Identification of new food raw materials
3. Substantial Equivalence Argument
4. New food raw material declaration
The following imported meats and meat products are monitored by Decree 248:
HS codes of imported meats and meat products in GACC system (Download)1. What are the common mistakes in registration?
(1) The product was classified incorrectly, and the wrong access method and procedure were applied.
(2) Failure to strictly follow the "Conditions and Control Inspection Points for Registration of Foreign Enterprises Meats and meat products” to inspect the elements of the enterprise and conduct feasibility assessments.
(3) Electronic application has not been submitted. "Application for Registration for Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Meats and Meat Products"
(4) The List of Animals and Their Products Prohibited from Importing from Animal Disease-Endemic Countries and Areas has not been circumvented.
(5) Registration application materials or attachments submitted are not in English or Chinese.
(6) The file format is incorrect and cannot be opened.
(7) There is a vacancy in the application materials where the signature and seal of the competent authority is required.
(8) The necessary parts of the application form are incomplete.
(9) The attachments of the application form are incomplete or do not correspond to the description of the content of the application form, which cannot prove the validity of the content of the application form.
(10) There are descriptions in the application form and attached materials that are obviously inconsistent with Chinese regulations.
(11) The information of the exported products cannot be accurately listed in the application, so that the customs clearance failure and needs to be urgently added. (Overseas manufacturers generally register according to the actual product strictly corresponding to the HS CODE, but Chinese brokers or freight agencies generally classify HS CODE according to the most preferential tax rate or the lowest supervision conditions or the simplest operation methods. There are cases that different ports and different freight agencies use different HS CODE for the same foods. There is a possibility of different classification, and our agency have to deal with many emergencies caused by the reasonable but misplaced demands of different market entities.)
(12) The application materials provided are contradictory.
(13) The country/origin where the overseas producers is located export firstly some foods has not yet conducted conformity equivalent assessment of the GACC official regulatory system.
2. An example of GACC does not approve review feedback?
3. How to continue the GACC registration after the original CNCA-approved enterprise expires?
Answer: Data in CNCA system had been transferred in GACC and the original license is still valid. However, before the expiry date, the enterprise has to make the expansion procedures according to Decree 248 and 249’s requirements.
4. What else is required to apply for the record filling of imported meat consignee?
Answer: According to the 《Announcement on Cancellation of Record Filling for Overseas Meats and Cosmetics Consignees》, from January 1, 2022, the record filling application of consignees of imported meat and cosmetics will be canceled. If an enterprise needs to import meat, it needs to complete the registration of import and export receipt and delivery, and check the meat in the food category in the import food importer filing link.
5. Do exporters or shippers need to record?
A: Yes, the exporter of the trade contract or shipper of BL has to do ire (Original AQSIQ) record. After recording will get an 11-digit record number, the record does not issue certificate nor validity limit. It should be noted that this record is very easy, we are obliged to help applicant record free of charge. Watch out for fraudulent websites.
(In China's administrative reform, AQSIQ no longer exist)
