Product range:

Nuts refer to the seeds of woody plants with a hard shell, and seeds refer to the seeds of melons, fruits, vegetables and other plants, such as Brazil nuts, abalone nuts, white melon seeds, pecans, almonds, almonds, black melon seeds, red melon seeds, bitter almonds, sweet almonds, lotus seeds, pistachios, pine nuts, pine nut kernels, walnuts, chestnuts, macadamia nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, torreya grandis, watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc.

Regulatory Measures of China Customs:

2. Overseas manufacturing enterprises shall register with China Customs and obtain registration number in China;

3.Record-keeping for overseas exporters;

4. Record-keeping for Chinese importers;

Solutions for meeting the regulatory requirements of China Customs:

Solutions: The intended exporter (exporting region) shall file a written application to the General Customs Administration for export of dried nuts to China. The General Customs Administration will, in accordance with the general principles of Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures issued by WTO and depending on the conditions of plant pests and food safety in the exporter’s country(region), decide whether or not to go through the approval procedures.Once the approval procedure is started, the intended exporter(exporting region) will be sent a questionnaire and the General Customs Administration will convene an expert panel to conduct a risk assessment of the official responses and relevant technical information provided by the intended exporter(exporting region) for issuance of the assessment report. If necessary, the intended exporter (exporting region) may be suggested during the assessment to agree on on-the-spot or confirmatory investigation conducted by the expert panel to confirm the authenticity or consistency of relevant information and practices. Based on the assessment results, both parties shall negotiate about the requirements for inspection and quarantine of the products exported to China and finalize them until a consensus is reached (including conclusion of the inspection and quarantine protocols, memorandums, or release of the issued inspection and quarantine requirements), and agree on the content and format of the quarantine permit for plant products exported to China.

2. Overseas manufacturing enterprises shall register with China Customs and obtain registration number in China;

Solutions: The applicants shall file an application to the General Customs Administration via cifer registration system and meet the standards and requirements specified in the Conditions of Registration for Overseas Manufacturing Enterprises of Imported Nuts and Seeds and Key Points of Comparative Inspection; the General Customs Administration shall, upon receipt of the application, order the expert panel to conduct an assessment review on the applicants by written inspection, video inspection, on-the-spot inspection and any combined way, the qualified overseas manufacturing enterprises of the imported foods will be permitted for registration and assigned their registration numbers in China.

3.Record-keeping for overseas exporters;

Solutions: The overseas exporters shall submit their applications through the "Internet & Customs" record-keeping system for importers and exporters of imported foods.

Solutions: The Chinese importers shall submit their applications through the "Internet & Customs" record-keeping system for importers and exporters of imported foods.

Documents required for import declaration:

1. Certificate of origin;

2. Plant quarantine certificate;

3. Contract, invoice, packing list, bill of lading;

4. Label (including country of origin, weight of goods, manufacturer registration number, etc. If it is a pre-packaged food, a sample of the imported food label and a translation should also be provided)

5. Health certificate (needed for cooked nuts or daily nut products that are ready to eat after opening the bag)

6. Other auxiliary materials or declaration elements;

1. What are the common mistakes in registration?

(1) The product was classified incorrectly, and the wrong access method and procedure were applied.
(2) Failure to strictly follow the "GACC Registration Requirements and Key Checkpoints of Control and Inspection for Overseas Manufactures of Imported Nuts and Seeds" to inspect the elements of the enterprise and conduct feasibility assessments.
(3) The electronic application has not been submitted. "Application for Registration of Overseas Competent authority Recommendation Manufacturers of Imported Food"

(4) Registration application materials or attachments submitted are not in English or Chinese.

(5) The file format is incorrect and cannot be opened.

(6) There is a vacancy in the application materials where the signature and seal of the competent authority is required.

(7) The necessary parts of the application form are incomplete.

(8) The attachments of the application form are incomplete or do not correspond to the description of the content of the application form, which cannot prove the validity of the content of the application form.

(9) There are descriptions in the application form and attached materials that are obviously inconsistent with Chinese regulations.

(10) The information of the exported products cannot be accurately listed in the application, so that the customs clearance failure and needs to be urgently added. (Overseas manufacturers generally register according to the actual product strictly corresponding to the HS CODE, but Chinese brokers or freight agencies generally classify HS CODE according to the most preferential tax rate or the lowest supervision conditions or the simplest operation methods. There are cases that different ports and different freight agencies use different HS CODE for the same foods. There is a possibility of different classification, and our agency have to deal with many emergencies caused by the reasonable but misplaced demands of different market entities.)

(11) The application materials provided are contradictory.

(12) The country/origin where the overseas producers is located export firstly some foods has not yet conducted conformity equivalent assessment of the GACC official regulatory system.

2.  An example of GACC does not approve review feedback?

3. Do exporters or shippers need to record?
A: Yes, the exporter of the trade contract or shipper of BL has to do ire (Original AQSIQ) record. After recording will get an 11-digit record number, the record does not issue certificate nor validity limit. It should be noted that this record is very easy, we are obliged to help applicant record free of charge. Watch out for fraudulent websites.
(In China's administrative reform, AQSIQ no longer exist)

The Chinese national standards and regulations for nuts and seeds include but are not limited to:
1. National Food Safety Standard   Nuts and Seeds Food GB 19300-2014

2. National Standard for Food Safety Food Additive Use Standard GB 2760-2014

3. National Food Safety Standard Limitation of Mycotoxins in Food GB 2761-2017

4. National Food Safety Standard Limits of Contaminants in Food GB 2762-2017

5. National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in Food GB 2763-2021

6. National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Enhancer Use Standard GB 14880-2012
(If you need to obtain the English version of the above regulations or technical standards, or the official language version of your country, feel free to contact us)