Main Chinese government departments for import and export trade

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CFDA ????	China Food and Drug Administration ????????????/td>	Functional health foods, nutritional supplements, infant formula milk powder, formula foods for special medical purposes, etc. Drugs, APIs, Pharmaceuticals excipients, pharmaceutical packaging materials, medical devices, diagnostic reagents, cosmetics, etc. The supervision function has been split into NMPA and SAMR since 2018	www.cfda.gov.cn
CIQ ??????/td>	China entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau ?????????/td>	Inspection and quarantine for all import and export goods, GACC affiliated institutions.	www.gacc.gov.cn
GACC ??????d>	General Administration of Customs of PRC ????????????	All Overseas and domestic importers, exporters, manufacturers, customs agents related to import & export trade of China.	www.gacc.gov.cn
MOA ????	Ministry of Agriculture of China ????????????	Primary agricultural products, GMO agricultural products, Animal feed, Pet food, etc.	www.moa.gov.cn
MOFCOM ????	Ministry of Commerce of PRC ????????????	Import license, import quota, certificate of origin, etc.	www.mofcom.gov.cn
NHC ????	National Health Commission of the PRC ????????????????????td>	New resource food, disinfectant	www.nhc.gov.cn
CNCA ???	Certification & Accreditation Administration of China ????????????????td>	Overseas Manufacturer of dairy products, meat products, and aquatic products, China compulsory certification etc.	www.cnca.gov.cn
SAMR ????????/td>	State Administration for Market Regulation of China ???????????/td>	Functional health foods, nutritional supplements, infant formula milk powder, formula foods for special medical purposes, etc.	www.samr.gov.cn
NMPA ???	National Medical Products Administration of China ????????	Drugs, APIs, Pharmaceuticals excipients, pharmaceutical packaging materials, medical devices, diagnostic reagents, cosmetics, etc.	www.nmpa.gov.cn
AQSIQ ?????/td>	General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of PRC ??????????td>	AQSIQ has been abolished??The supervision function has been split into GACC and SAMR since 2018	www.aqsiq.gov.cn

Related Administrative Licensing Items:

Project Code	Subject Category	Project Name	License Name	License Valid	Approval Time	Service fee
CFDA-1-1	Food ??????/td>	Imported infant formula milk powder CFDA registration ??????????td>	CFDA Certificate for Imported infant formula milk powder ??????????????	5 Year	2-3 Year	$***
CFDA-1-2	Food ??????	Imported functional health food registration ?????????td>	CFDA Certificate for Health Food ?????????????	5 Year	2-3 Year	$***
CFDA-1-3	Food ??????	Imported nutritional supplyment CFDA Filing ???????????	CFDA Certificate for Health Food filing ????????????????	5 Year	1-2 Year	$***
CFDA-1-4	Food ????????	Imported Foods for Special Medical Purpose (FSMP) CFDA registration ????????????DA	CFDA FSMP certificate ????????????	5 Year	1-2 Year	$***
CFDA-2-1	Cosmetics ?????????	Imported non-special purpose cosmetics Filing ???????????????????	CFDA filing certificate for Imported Non-Special Purpose Cosmetics ????????????????	No limit	4-6 Month	$***
CFDA-2-2	Cosmetics ????????	Imported Special Cosmetics CFDA registration ?????????td>	CFDA register certificate for Special Purpose Cosmetics ??????????	4 Year	9-12 Month	$***
CFDA-3-1	Medical Device 1????��	Imported Class I Medical Device CFDA Filing ??????�� ?????????	CFDA Filing Certification for Class I Medical Device 1????��??????	/	4-8 Month	$***
CFDA-3-3	Medical Device 3????��Class III Medical Device	Imported Class II Medical Device CFDA registration ??????�� ????????td>	CFDARegistration Certificate for Medical Device ?????????��???	5 Year	2-3 Year	$***
CFDA-3-4	Medical Device ???????/td>	CFDA Registration of In Vitro Diagnostics Reagents (IVD) ????????????????td>	Registration Certificate for Medical Device ????��???	5 Year	1-2 Year	$***
CFDA4004	Pharmaceuticals ????d>	Imported Drug packaging CFDA DMF Filing ??????	Drugs packaging DMF NBR ???????????/td>	5 ?	1?	$***
CFDA-4-1	Pharmaceuticals ??	Imported drug CFDA registration ??????td>	Import Drug License ???????	5 Year	3-5 Year	$***
CFDA-4-2	Pharmaceuticals ???	Imported API CFDA DMF Filing ????????	API DMF NBR ????API??????/td>	5 Year	1Year	$***
CFDA-4-3	Pharmaceuticals ?????	Imported Pharma Excipient CFDA DMF Filing ??????????	Pharma Excipient DMF NBR ???????????/td>	5 Year	1Year	$***
CIQ-1-1	Food ??	CIQ registration for Food impoter within border ?????????	CIQ registration number for Food impoter within border ???????????/td>		2-4 weeks	$***
CIQ-1-3	Food ????	Quarantine license for imported animals and plants ?????????/td>	Quarantine license for imported animals and plants ??????????		1-2 month	$***
CNCA-1-1	Food ??	CNCA registration for Dairy oversea Food manufacturer ????????????td>			6 months - 1 year	$***
CNCA-1-2	Food ??	CNCA registration for Meat oversea Food manufacturer ????????????td>			6 months - 1 year	$***
CNCA-1-3	Food ???td>	CNCA registration for Aquatic product oversea Food manufacturer ???????????td>			6 months - 1 year	$***
MOA-1-1	Feed ????	MOA registration of Animal Feed(Dog, cat, pet food etc.) ????(??x??��x)???????????/td>	MOA Imported Feed Register License ?????????????	5 Year	6-23 Month	$***
MOA-1-2	Feed ???????td>	MOA registration of Animal Feed ???????????/td>	MOA Imported Feed Register License ?????????????	5 Year	6-23 Month	$***
MOA-2-1	Agricultural products ?????td>	GMOs Bio-safety certificate for each import batch ???��???????????????????	GMOs Bio-safety certificate ???????????	each import batch	2-3Month	$***
MOA-2-2	Agricultural products ??????	Approval to Labeling of Agricultural GMOs ????????????????	MOA Labeling Certificate of GMO products ????????????	3 Year	1-3 Month	$***
NHC-1-1	Disinfection products ?????sinfectant Products	NHFPC Register of Disinfectant Products ????r?????????	NHFPC??????????Disinfectant Products?	4 Year	3-6 Month	$***
TEST-1-1	Food ????	Product Test ????td>	Test report ??????td>	1 year	1 month	$***


	GACC Approved Overseas Food Manufacturers
	GACC Registered Overseas Food Exporters
	GACC Registered Food Chinesse Importers
	GACC National White List for Agricultural Products
	China Food Classification System
	China National Standard for Food Safety
	China Permitted Food Ingredients
	China Imported GMOs Biosafety Certificate List
	China Permitted Cosmetics Ingredients
	China National Standards Search
	World HS code & Tariff Search

Step	General Food Export China Process
1	GACC Registration for Overseas Exporter
2	GACC Registration for Food Manufacturer
3	CIQ Inspection for Food Chinese Labeling
4	CIQ Inspection for Food Formula Ingredients
5	CIQ Testing for Imported Food Product
6	CIQ Quarantine for Imported Fresh Food
7	GACC China Customs Clearance

Risky Food Export China Process

In China, the imported food is divided into 4 risk levels from low to high : A, B, C, D ; Different levels of supervision are adopted for foods with different risk levels;

The medium to high risky imported food categories include:Meat products, aquatic products, dairy products, sausage casings, bird nest products, bee products, egg products, edible oils and fats, oilseeds, stuffed wheaten products, edible grains, milled grain industry products and malt, fresh and dehydrated vegetables and dried beans, condiments, nuts and seeds, dried fruits, unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans, foods for special dietary purposes, and health foods, Animal feed etc.

Dairy Products	Meat Products	Aquatic Products
Animal Feeds	GMO Agriculturals	Dietary Supplements
Infant Formula	Fresh Foods	More...

In addition to the above-mentioned general food import procedures, the risky imported food also need to go through other government procedures of Manufacturer Registration / Certifcation, Pre-market approval of the product etc.

The common China's government departments include :

GACC	CIQ	CNCA	MOA
SAMR	MOFCOM	CFDA	AQSIQ

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