Companies exporting food and beverages to China – remember new requirements
China requires companies to register their products and label packages according to the renewed regulations. Get to know with the requirements, guidelines, and watch info sessions. New regulations have been effective since 1 January 2022.
Companies should follow Finnish food authority and Finnish custom's process and policy as usual; it is also mandatory to comply the recent registration policy. The Registration Administration of Overseas Manufactures of Imported Foods (Decree 248) and Administrative Measures on Safety of Import and Export Food (Decree 249) published by General Administration of Customs in China are applied to all manufactures overseas, it is recommended by Finnish authority to reserve time for the processing of self-application through CIFER system and approval shall be granted by GACC.
Under these two Decrees, all companies importing food into China, especially the manufactures of imported foods, need to comply with the new requirements by 1 January 2022.
Updated information is available in Finnish Food Authority's website in Finnish.
Training to support
Upon specific background and instruction to registration, two training sessions were organized in 2021, the recordings are available here:
- Insight China - Policy and Market changes 21.10.2021
- Team Finland Training GACC Food Registration and EU Innovation Funding 1.12.2021
Useful documents and information:
- List of HS codes, CIFER registration manual, GACC Decree 248 English translation, and introductory presentations
- Food from Finland program events and fairs 2022
Contact
kiina (at) ruokavirasto.fi
