Registration process for foreign manufacturers of imported food

The following 18 types of food require overseas production enterprises to be recommended for registration by the competent authorities of their respective countries (regions) to the General Administration of Customs:

Meat and meat products, casings, aquatic products, dairy products, bird's nest and bird's nest products, bee products, eggs and egg products, edible oils and oilseeds, stuffed pasta, edible grains, grain milling industrial products and malt, preserved and dehydrated vegetables, as well as dried beans, seasonings, nuts and seeds, dried fruits, unbaked coffee and cocoa beans, special dietary foods, and health foods.

Submit the following application materials:

（1） Recommendation letter from the competent authority of the country (region) where it is located;

（2） List of enterprises and application for enterprise registration;

（3） Enterprise identification documents, such as business license issued by the competent authority of the country (region) where it is located;

（4） Declaration recommended by the competent authority of the country (region) where the enterprise is located that it meets the requirements of this regulation;

（5） The review report of the competent authority of the country (region) conducting audit and inspection on the relevant enterprises.

When necessary, the General Administration of Customs may require the provision of enterprise food safety, hygiene, and protection system documents, such as floor plans of the enterprise's factory area, workshop, and cold storage, as well as process flow diagrams.

For overseas production enterprises of food products other than Class 18 that adopt the simplified "enterprise self application" model, they should apply for registration with the General Administration of Customs themselves or entrust agents to submit the following application materials:

（1） Application for Enterprise Registration;

（2） Enterprise identification documents, such as business license issued by the competent authority of the country (region) where it is located;

（3） The statement that the enterprise promises to comply with the requirements of this regulation.

（4） Product photos and process flow

（5） Enterprise related information

Attention: The registered HS and CIQ must be consistent with the subsequent import declaration, otherwise it will result in a refund. The current registration is valid for 5 years.