- 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
Unroasted coffee and cocoa beans
According to the list of food products exported to China from countries or regions that meet the assessment and review requirements or have traditional trade, countries or regions that can directly export unroasted coffee beans (green coffee beans) to China: Ethiopia, Austria, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Panama , Brazil, Bolivia, Germany, Timor-Leste, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Philippines, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Canada, Cameroon, Kenya, Laos, Rwanda, United States, Peru, Myanmar, Mexico, Nicaragua, Switzerland, El Salvador, Tanzania, Guatemala, Uganda, Spain, Singapore, Jamaica, Italy, India, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Taiwan.
Countries that can currently export unroasted cocoa beans (raw cocoa beans) directly to China: Papua New Guinea, Belgium, Togo, Ecuador, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Singapore, Indonesia.
Please note that if the origin is not in the above countries or regions, it is recommended to consult and assist in communicating the conformity assessment of the overseas official supervision system.
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.
The Chinese national standards and regulations that GACC is required to comply with include but are not limited to:
1. National Food Safety Standard Nuts and Seeds Food GB 19300-2014
2. National Standard for Food Safety Food Additive Use Standard GB 2760-2014
3. National Food Safety Standard Limitation of Mycotoxins in Food GB 2761-2017
4. National Food Safety Standard Limits of Contaminants in Food GB 2762-2017
5. National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in Food GB 2763-2021
6. National Food Safety Standard: Hygienic Standard for Drinking Water GB 5749-2006
7. National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Enhancer Use Standard GB 14880-2012
8. National Food Safety Standard General Hygienic Specification for Food Production GB 14881-2013
9. 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)
Special reminder for the registration process:
1. Not applicable to the registration management system of overseas manufacturers of imported food (cifer), and different from other imported food registration process.
2. Apply according to the new documents requirements and submission method.
3. Accepted by the new management department of GACC, different categories are reviewed by different experts in the department.
It is recommended to communicate with us for confirmation before registering in order to get the correct guidelines; we remind you that if there is a discrepancy between the information on the internet and our description, our information must prevail!
GACC Access Remedy
Agent Remedy
Data remedy
Remedy for overseas competent authority's administrative account
Training, translating and Consultants
Customs Clearance reject and early warning remedy
The Chinese national standards and regulations that is required to comply with include but are not limited to:
1. National Food Safety Standard Nuts and Seeds Food GB 19300-2014
2. National Standard for Food Safety Food Additive Use Standard GB 2760-2014
3. National Food Safety Standard Limitation of Mycotoxins in Food GB 2761-2017
4. National Food Safety Standard Limits of Contaminants in Food GB 2762-2017
5. National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in Food GB 2763-2021
6. National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Enhancer Use Standard GB 14880-2012
(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 import of unroasted coffee and cocoa products with the following customs codes is controlled by Decree 248:
HS codes | Product name | Inspection and Quarantine Code | Inspection and quarantine name | Product Category |
0901110000 | Unroasted coffee, not decaffeinated | 999 | Unroasted coffee, not decaffeinated | unroasted coffee beans |
0901110000 | Unroasted coffee, not decaffeinated | 101 | Unroasted coffee, not decaffeinated (extracted (other than sun-dried), pressed, cooked, roasted, freeze-dried, dehydrated, candied, fermented, frozen (bleached and fixed, and below -18°C) frozen), pickling, pickling, frying and other processes for processing) | unroasted coffee beans |
0901120000 | Unroasted coffee decaffeinated | 999 | Unroasted coffee decaffeinated | unroasted coffee beans |
0901120000 | Unroasted coffee decaffeinated | 101 | Unroasted coffee, decaffeinated (extracted (other than sun-dried), pressed, cooked, roasted, freeze-dried, dehydrated, sugar-coated, fermented, frozen (bleached and fixed, and below -18°C) frozen), pickling, pickling, frying and other processes for processing) | unroasted coffee beans |
1801000000 | Raw or roasted whole or broken cocoa beans | 101 | Whole or broken cocoa beans (raw), raw or roasted (extracted (other than sun-dried), pressed, cooked, roasted, freeze-dried, dehydrated, candied, fermented, frozen (bleached and finalized) , and frozen below -18 degrees), pickled, pickled, fried and other processes for processing) | Unroasted cocoa beans |
1801000000 | Raw or roasted whole or broken cocoa beans | 999 | Whole or broken cocoa beans (raw), raw or roasted (other processes) | Unroasted cocoa beans |
1. Is the registration completed in the registration management system of overseas manufacturers of imported food (cifer) still valid?
A: The registration status is still valid.
2. Is the newly obtained registration status updated in ciferquery?
A: No, it will not be updated; it will be posted on a new page and updated through an Excel sheet (including the list of companies already registered in ciferquery).
3. Will the applications that have been submitted through the registration management system of imported food overseas manufacturers (cifer) be affected?
A: For applications that have been accepted by GACC, the Food Bureau will continue to complete the review, and subsequently the Food Bureau will slowly take away the content published in this category in ciferquery.
4. Does the overseas producers of roasted coffee beans (cooked coffee beans) and cocoa beans (cooked cocoa beans) need to be registered?
A: Yes, they can register themselves or entrust us.
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)
It is recommended to communicate with us for confirmation before registration in order to get the correct guidelines and not to be misled by other network information or deceived by fraudulent websites pretending to be official.