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Product range: pig casing, sheep casing, cow casing, deer casing, other animal casing.


Salted casings: Salted Pig Casings, Salted Sheep Casings, Salted Goat Casings, Salted Horse Casings, Salted Beef Casings, Salted Pig Large Intestines, Salted Pig Fat Sausages, Salted Pig Guts, Salted Beef Guts, Salted Lamb Stomach, Salted Cattle Field, Salted Pig Bladder.

Dried casings: Dry pig casings, dry beef casings, dry pig bladders, dry sheep casings, dry pig casings, dry sheep casings.


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:

National Food Safety Standard Natural Casing GB/T 7740-2006

National Food Safety Standard Hygienic Specification for Livestock and Poultry Slaughtering and Processing GB 12694-2016

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

(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 registration process (text description)
• The flow chart for the GACC registration of imported food of overseas producers

• GACC Conditions and Key Points of Control Inspection for Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Casings

• GACC Application for Registration for Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Casings

The General Administration of Chinese Customs, overseas official regulatory agencies and production enterprises will jointly promote:

  • 01

    Confirm the HS code and the applicable access method.

  • 02

    Obtain the account and password officially granted by the supervisor or account re-authentication.

  • 03

    Prepare documents in strict accordance with Conditions and Key Points of Control Inspection for Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Casings and conduct self-assessment and fill in the registration application form.

  • 04

    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.

  • 05

    The competent authority reviews the summary and forwards the electronic application with other support materials required by GACC.

  • 06

    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.

  • 07

    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.

  • 08

    Review by the General Administration of Chinese Customs whether it meets the statutory requirements and standards.

  • 09

    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).

  • 10

    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 Key Points of Control Inspection for Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Casings", 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. Assisting client with extension applications. "Extension Application for Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Casings"

11. Other enterprise access and follow-up related support.

1. The exporting countries and their products need to obtain the market admittance and they should be listed in the List of Countries and Regions That Export Sausage Casing to China and Meet the Evaluation and Review Requirements and Have Traditional Tradition, it should be applied to China Customs by the responsible authority of the exporting countries. 

Country/region

Product name

Admittance status

Canada 

Pig casing (salted)

Normal

USA 

Sheep casing (salted)

Normal

Pig casing (salted)

Normal

Austrilia  

Sheep casing (salted, frozen)

Normal

Pig casing (salted, frozen)

Suspend

New Zealand

Sheep casing (salted, frozen)

Normal

Chile

Pig casing (salted, dried)

Normal

Ireland 

Pig casing (salted)

Normal

Denmark

Pig casing (salted)

Normal

France

Sheep casing (salted)

Normal

Pig casing (salted)

Normal

Netherlands

Sheep casing (salted)

Normal

Pig casing (salted)

Normal

Spain

Pig casing (salted)

Normal

Uzbekistan 

Beef casing (salted)

Normal

Sheep casing (salted)

Normal

2. Overseas manufacturing enterprises shall register with China Customs and obtain registration number in China; To register through the cifer system, the applicant enterprise should meet the standards and requirements stipulated in Registration Conditions and Control Inspection Points for Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Casings; After the General Administration of Customs receives the application, the expert group evaluates and reviews the applicant enterprises through written inspection, video inspection, on-site inspection and other forms and their combinations, and shall give a registration number in China to the food import oversea manufacturers that meet the requirements.

3. Chinese importers shall apply the Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants in advance. Importers login “Internet + customs” integration on-line service platform to handle the affair (platform address: http://online.customs.gov.cn).

4. Recordation of designated processing enterprises for imported sausage casing; The applicant applies to the competent customs and uploads materials through logging on “Internet + customs” integration platform (https://online.customs.gov.cn) or logging on the singlewindow for China international trade (https://www.singlewindow.cn); The competent customs shall set up an expert group to evaluate and accept the conditions for epidemic prevention of the applicant enterprises; The approved enterprises shall be published on the website.

5. Designate the import port and supervision site for inspection and quarantine. For details, please inquire the List of Designated Sites for Supervision of Imported Meat

6.Record-keeping for overseas exporters; Apply through the “Internet + Customs” Import Food importer and exporter filing system.

7. Record-keeping for Chinese importers; Apply through the “Internet + Customs” Import Food importer and exporter filing system.


Information required for customs declaration:

1. Certificate of origin;

2. Official quarantine (health) certificate of the exporting country (region);

3. Contract. Invoice. Packing list. Bill of lading;

4. Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants;

5. Chinese label;

6. Other auxiliary information and declaration elements;

The following imported casings are monitored by Decree 248.

HS Codes Prodcut Name CIQ Codes Inspection and quarantine name Product Category
0504001100 Whole or diced salted pig casings (except pig large intestines) 999 Whole or diced salted pig casings (except pig large intestines) Pig casings
0504001200 Whole or cut salted sheep casings 999 Whole or cut salted sheep casings Sheep casing
0504001300 Whole or cut salted goat casings 999 Whole or cut salted goat casings Sheep casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 107 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, frozen goat casings) Sheep casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 108 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (dry and smoked goat casings) Sheep casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 114 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, and frozen goat casings) (goat casings (frozen)) Sheep casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 106 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (dry and smoked sheep casings) Sheep casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 105 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, frozen sheep casings) Sheep casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 104 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (dried, smoked, salted or pickled beef casings) Cow casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 103 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, frozen beef casings) Cow casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 113 Other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) whole or cut ) Cow casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 109 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, frozen deer casings) Deer casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 116 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, and frozen sheep casings) (sheep casings (frozen)) Sheep casing
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 152 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (dry and smoked pig casings) (pork casings (dry)) Pig casings
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 115 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, frozen pig casings) (pork casings (frozen)) Pig casings
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 101 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, frozen pig casings) Pig casings
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 102 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (dry and smoked pig casings) Pig casings
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 112 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (dry, smoked, salted or pickled other animal casings) Other animal casings
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 111 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (fresh, cold, frozen other animal casings) Other animal casings
0504001900 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) 110 Whole or cut other animal casings (including fresh, cold, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or salted, except fish) (dry, smoked, salted or pickled deer casings) Deer casing
HS codes of imported casings 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 Key Points of Control Inspection for Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Casings" 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 Casings"

(4) Registration application materials or attachments submitted are not in English or Chinese.

(5) The file format is incorrect and cannot be opened.

(6) There is a vacancy in the application materials where the signature and seal of the competent authority is required.

(7) The necessary parts of the application form are incomplete.

(8) 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.

(9) There are descriptions in the application form and attached materials that are obviously inconsistent with Chinese regulations.

(10) 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.)

(11) The application materials provided are contradictory.

(12) 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 is the warning notification form of GACC casing inspection and quarantine supervision?

For example:

Subject

Warning notice on strengthening the inspection and quarantine supervision of French casing exported to China

Reason for warning 

     In August 2021, Tianjin Customs found a batch of French salted pig casing products exported to China with sheep casing products.The name of the problem product manufacturer is "BOYAUDERIE BLESOISE SAS FOLLET" (registration number is FR 41018004 CE), and the signed veterinary officer attached with the veterinary health certificate is "Viviane MARIAU".

Involving products 

Salted Pig Casings、Salted Sheep Casings、Salted Goat Casings

Involving country

French

Early warning measures 

1.The import declaration of "BOYAUDERIE BLESOISE SAS FOLLET" (French registered number is FR 41018004 CE) will be suspended.

2. The acceptance of the French veterinary health certificate issued by the French signed veterinary officer Viviane MARIAU will be suspended。

3.Strengthen the documents of imported casing products audit and on-site inspection, carefully check the attached documents and goods labels on the country, product name, enterprise name and registration number, shipment date, signature veterinary official handwriting and other key information, it is strictly prohibited to access products and has been suspended enterprise products, such as illegal behavior, for unqualified products return or destroy measures.

4. Report any problems to the Food Bureau of the General Administration.

Remarks 

This warning notice is valid until its termination.


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)

Imported Food Compliance Services

1. Feasibility analysis of food import

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 remedy here is a self-definition or appellation of the institution for the following business conditions, and does not mean that the official expression and is not related to any other third-party and economic remedy.

GACC Access Remedy

According to GACC Decree No. 248 from January 1 2022, overseas manufacturers of imported food will be admitted in accordance with new policies, regulations and procedures. We provide all-round consultation and analysis. After adjustment and verification, the enterprises meet China's food production safety and hygiene standards, product pesticide and veterinary drug residues and other laws and regulations, but also according to the country (region) and product, free assistance to check the conformity assessment and give non-binding and pragmatic market access feasibility suggestions for reference.

Agent Remedy

The original agent caused unacceptable losses due to lack of technical level and experience; the original agent voluntarily canceled the entrustment or lost contact, resulting in application interruption and economic losses. According to the specific situation, we can continue to register and application service or give free reference suggestions.

Data remedy

In October 2021, GACC arranged to open a "green channel" for registration of 18 categories of food for one month. Some overseas competent authorities submitted incomplete or confusing enterprise elements, such as the address of the enterprise, the country name as the business license number, and the type of product as Names of people, etc., so that the corresponding overseas producers are still unable to use valid GACC codes to assist in customs declaration. Our agency has reasonably relieved many cases.

Remedy for overseas competent authority's administrative account

Due to the different organizational structure and supervision system of each country, some countries cannot effectively transmit the new GACC regulations and practical guidelines, some are completely unaware of the new GACC regulations, and some have heard of them but they do not know how to obtain the management account granted by GACC and which ones in their own countries. The institution should obtain a management account and conduct classified management; for this reason, our institution will participate in the assistance of embassy personnel when necessary through email, telephone, video conference, etc., fully publicize and implement the essentials of the laws and regulations, understand and discuss the country's governance and supervision system, and successfully implement remedy for multiple cases. Provide in-depth explanations on the use of training and operation guidelines for the management terminal of overseas competent authorities, so that they can fully understand the positive significance of the human-friendly architecture GACC Cifer system as a supporting measure for GACC Decree No.248. more+

Consultant Appointment

The team is well established, familiar with the evolution of all regulations, rich in technical reserves, smooth in multilingual communication, convenient in handling affairs, mastering key compliance points, and understanding trade customs clearance and quarantine matters. Consultant appointment is only invited, those who can meet the assessment and analysis would be invited by us. more+

Training and translation

We can assist and provide client with paid training and translation service when they inquired about the China’s inspection system, laws and regulations of Food, registration application etc,to ensure client has better understandings about the laws and regulation so to apply for the registration on their own. Or can be invited as our annual partnership of consulting. more+

Customs Clearance reject and early warning remedy

Misjudgment caused by enterprise qualification problems, product technology non-compliance, label non-compliance or self-perceived compliance or misclassification in the process of food trade. Sanctions such as return request of shipments, suspension of imports, and revocation of qualifications caused by triggering risk warnings. We can try to assist producer and companies in product compliance, corporate rectification, training, re-certification, re-communication and other measures to promote the process of removing sanctions.

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