Chinese food export and customs

As food exports to China increase every year, Chinese customs procedures are becoming more important.

In March 2018, China underwent organizational reorganization to strengthen the food safety management system by clarifying relevant departments, responsibilities and procedures. Therefore, the current body in charge of customs clearance of imported food is the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (海关总署) under the State Administration for Market Regulation (国家市场监督管理总局).

Due to stricter Chinese food customs clearance procedures, required documents and requirements have increased for foreign companies exporting to China.

Therefore, there are companies that have difficulties in exporting due to impossibility or delay in customs clearance, and these companies can easily advance into China through the Chinese food export service of IGC Certification.

• Export and customs procedure

  Procedure	Contents
  Prior review	After reviewing the submitted documents, check the possibility of proceeding and the service requested by the customer
  Document review and other services	Chinese factory registration, label translation, etc. according to application services if necessary, Supplement documentation
  Document final review	Review Chinese partners and supplement documents if necessary
  Product loading and departure	Product shipment photos must be submitted
  Chinese port entry and customs inspection	If necessary, submit additional data at the request of the customs
  Completed of inspection
  Shipment and transportation within China

  **If there are no supplements/non-conformities after departure from Korea, it will take about 1 week to complete the inspection, and the export procedure and period may change depending on circumstances.

• Required document

  Materials required for prior review of export	Additional materials required for product export
  Product Label (Chinese)	Certificate of Origin
  Manufacturing process flow chart	Health Certificate
  Product ingredient list (Chinese/English)	Packing List
  Product packaging volume (length/width/height)	Commercial Invoice
  Total number of product boxes	CoA (Certificate of Analysis)
  Total price of products to be exported	Product Ingredient Content List
  Product export route (departure/arrival)
  Product photo (inner/outer packaging)
  Registered as an exporter/factory in China

  **Depending on the product, additional documents may be required during the export process, which will be notified during the actual process.

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  IGC contributes to the continuous development of customers by accurately evaluating the suitability of product certification through technology and expertise accumulated over many years. IGC has up-to-date knowledge of a variety of specific scopes and legal requirements in key markets around the world, providing the knowledge and services to support your entire global operation.
  
  When exporting to China, it is essential to check whether the local buyer company has an import license registered with the Chinese customs, as well as the manufacturer's factory registration in China. If there is no license, normal customs clearance will not take place.
  
  For smooth export of products, we, IGC, contact the exporting country's company to carry out customs clearance on behalf of the exporting country, and provide practical trade work necessary for export, communication with buyers, preparation of trade documents and consulting throughout trade work, delivery, customs clearance, etc. can apply. In addition, it is possible to prepare in advance by exchanging the most suitable cost according to the characteristics of the product and the method of prompt customs clearance.