All food imported into China, whether it is general food, risk food or special food, must go through these following procedures. This is the most basic requirements:
Nuts and seeds is/are belong to Food Category, so, need to go through this procedure
Additional procedures for Risky food export to China
In China, the food Manufacturers are divided into
4 risk levels from low to high :
A, riskless; B, low risk; C, moderate risk; D, high risk; ; Different levels of supervision are adopted for foods with different risk levels;
This kind risky food categories include: meat products, sausage
casings, aquatic products, dairy products, 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, health foods, animal feed etc.
In addition to meeting the general requirements of all foods, manufacturers of such foods must also undergo additional GACC-CNCA registration;
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If Nuts and seeds is/are belong to Risky Food Category, then need to go through this procedure
Additional procedure for Fresh food export to China
Before exporting to China, the fresh food Exporter and Importer must apply to CIQ for an "Quarantine license for imported animals and plants" more than 3 months in advance, Only after obtain the "Quarantine license for imported animals and plants" , the fresh food can be conduced quarantine process after arrive Chinese port;
If Nuts and seeds is/are belong to Fresh Food Category, then need to go through this procedure
Pre-market approval
procedures for Special food export to China
Special foods mainly include infant formula
food, functional health foods, dietary supplements, foods for special medical purposes, pet foods, GMOs
food products, etc.;
In addition to complying with general food and risky food requirements for manufacturers, such products also need to obtain Pre-market approvals from different government departments before they can be exported to China;
These government departments usually include:
The Risky food categories include:
meat
products **
sausage casings **
aquatic products ** dairy products,
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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,
health foods,
animal feed etc.
Overseas producers of the above Risky food category, need to establish
a food quality management system that meets the requirements of
China's corresponding food category regulations (such as
GMP or
HACCP, etc.), shall be Reviewed, Endorsed by the competent
food authority of the Country of origin, then recommend to GACC
for registration, after GACC-CNCA review or Site-audit;
If qualified, the Overseas producers will be listed into the"List of GACC-CNCA Qualified Overseas producers
exporting to China", commonly known as the "GACC-CNCA Whitelist"
This type GACC registration is very complicated, the application
documents requiements, time and cost are depend on the type of
food production facility, the cost is about
$5,000 to $30,000,
time usually need about 6 months to 1 year .
GACC Code
GACC-1-1
GACC-1-2
GACC-1-3
GACC-2-1
GACC register item
General GACC registration for Overseas Producer of Imported Food
GACC registration for Overseas Producer of Imported Food
GACC registration for Overseas Producer of Imported Food
General GACC registration for Overseas
Exporter of Imported Food
Type of enterprise
Overseas Food Producer
Overseas Food Producer
Overseas Food Producer
Overseas Food Exporter
Risk level
Low level
Medium level
High level
All level
Food category
All foods except medium and high risk level
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,
health foods,
Meat products,
Aquatic products,
Dairy products,
Bird nest products,
All food
Cost (USD)
$1,000
$2,000 ~ $ 5,000
$5,000 ~ $20,000
$500
Process time
1-2 months
3-6 months
6-12 months
2 Weeks
Apply Online
If Nuts and seeds is/are belong to Risky Food Category, then need to go through this procedure
Additional requirements for Fresh food export to China:
Before exporting to China, the fresh food Exporter and Importer must apply to CIQ for an "Quarantine license for imported animals and plants" more than 3 months in advance, Only after obtain the "Quarantine license for imported animals and plants" , the fresh food can be conduced quarantine process after arrive Chinese port;
Quarantine license for imported animals and plants
1-2 month
$***
If Nuts and seeds is/are belong to Fresh Food Category, then need to go through this procedure.
Pre-market approval requirements for Special food export to China:
Special foods mainly include infant formula milk powder, functional health foods, dietary supplements, foods for special medical purposes, pet foods,
GMOs products etc.;
In addition to complying with general food and risky food requirements for manufacturers, such products also need to obtain Pre-market approvals from different government departments before they can be exported to China;
These government departments usually include:MOA、CFDA、SAMR、NMPA
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.
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 :
China CFDA Permitted Foods Ingredients Search
meat
products **
