- Frozen fruit
- Edible oil and oilseeds
- Stuffed pastry products
- Edible grains and Rice
- Grain milling industrial products and malt
- Fresh and dehydrated vegetables dried beans
- Natural plant spices(Seasonings)
- Nuts and seeds
- Fresh&Dried Fruits
- Unroasted coffee&cocoa beans
- Special Dietary Foods
- Functional foods
- Eggs and egg products
- Meat and meat products
- Aquatic products
- Aquatic Animals
- Dairy
- Casings
- Bird's Nest
- Bee products
- Crops
- GMO
- Non-edible animal products
- Chinese herbal medicine
- Self-registration
- GACC Evaluates CA
- Cotton Supplier Registration
Edible grains and Rice
Oats, buckwheat, quinoa, barley etc. (Although rice is a grain, it is still registered through the cifer system of the Food Bureau because of its characteristics)
GACC registration conditions for overseas manufacturers of imported foods are as follows:
1. The food safety management system of the country/region where the manufacturer is located has passed GACC's equivalence assessment and/or review;
2. The manufacturer was established with approval by the competent authority of the country/region, and the manufacturer is under effective regulation by the competent authority;
3. The manufacturer has an established, effective food safety and sanitation management system and protection system, legally produces and exports food in the country/region, and ensures that foods exported to China comply with relevant Chinese laws, regulations, and national food safety standards;
4. Food exporting to China conforms with relevant inspection and quarantine requirements that have been agreed upon after discussion by the GACC and the competent authorities of the country/region.
· GACC registration process (text description)
· The flow chart for the GACC registration of imported food of overseas producers
The General Administration of Chinese Customs, overseas official regulatory agencies and production enterprises will jointly promote:
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Confirm the HS code and the applicable access method.
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Obtain the account and password officially granted by the supervisor or account re-authentication.
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Preparing documents in strict accordance with the Conditions and Key Points of Control Inspection for Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Edible Grains,and conduct self-assessment and fill in the registration application form.
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Submit an electronic application, fill in the enterprise elements and upload relevant materials as required; if necessary, include but not limited to floor plan of factory and workshop, process flow chart, etc.
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The competent authority reviews the summary and forwards the electronic application with other support materials required by GACC.
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The GACC office will review whether the materials are complete and in compliance with the legal form, and decide whether to accept it or issue a correction notice to the competent authority.
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The expert group evaluates and reviews, including a combination of document review and on-site review or other reasonable review methods, and forms a review report.
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Review by the General Administration of Chinese Customs whether it meets the statutory requirements and standards.
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GACC approve or disapprove the registration, and feedback the information to the competent authority and Enterprise (enterprise applicants can receive the registration feedback in Cifer system).
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The enterprises approved for registration, China Customs will publish them online in due course.
Our assistance includes but is not limited to:
1. Assist in product classification, determine the corresponding registration method and the best implementation plan; confirm the applicable official competent authority approval number, enterprise type, precise customs code and inspection and quarantine code details.
2. Assist enterprises to obtain account numbers and passwords.
3. Assist enterprises to check the registration elements according to the "Registration Requirements and Comparison Check Points for Overseas Manufacturers of Edible Grains", complete the self-assessment, and provide continuous improvement plans based on the assessment results, so that they meet the registration conditions check points and China's national food production and product standards. Assist in sorting, screening, editing, and translating the required materials, so that the application materials meet the integrity, authenticity and validity.
4. Assist in filling out the "Application for Registration of Overseas Competent Authority Recommendation for Manufacturers of Imported Foods", submit an electronic application and upload relevant certification materials.
5. Follow up the application submitted by the competent authority, the basic status report on animal and plant epidemics, veterinary hygiene, public health, plant protection, pesticide and veterinary drug residues related to the exporting country (region), the registration management of food production enterprises and the requirements of enterprise hygiene standards, etc. The laws, regulations and standards of the exporting country (region), the organization and personnel of the competent authority of the exporting country (region), the quarantine of the exporting country (region) competent authority of its recommended enterprises, the assessment answer sheet of the actual situation of sanitation control, the exporting country (regional) competent authority's assessment of the actual situation. A statement that the companies that are recommends comply with Chinese laws and regulations.
6. Materials correction, when the written materials do not meet the registration requirements, assist the enterprise to complete the interpretation, sorting, screening, editing, translation, calibration and other standards and laws and regulations of the required materials within the specified time.
7. Acceptance by Chinese Customs and follow-up and communication of technical review by expert group, preparation and coordination before on-site review or video review.
8. Assist in successful access and follow up on the use of registration data for customs clearance, and respond immediately if there are any problems.
9. According to the change of the enterprise, assist the change application.
10. Other enterprise access and follow-up related support.
1. National Standard for Food Safety Food Additive Use Standard GB 2760-2014
2. National Food Safety Standard Limitation of Mycotoxins in Food GB 2761-2017
3. National Food Safety Standard Limits of Contaminants in Food GB 2762-2017
4. National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in Food GB 2763-2021
5. National Food Safety Standard: Hygienic Standard for Drinking Water GB 5749-2006
6. National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Enhancer Use Standard GB 14880-2012
7. National Food Safety Standard General Hygienic Specification for Food Production GB 14881-2013
8. National Food Safety Standard Limits of Pathogenic Bacteria in Food GB 29921-2013
9、National Food Safety Standard Grains GB/T 2715-2016
10、National Food Safety Standard Hygienic Specification for Cereals Processing GB 13122-2016
11、Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) System General Requirements for Food Manufacturers GB/T 27341
(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)
Classification by quality: brown rice, white rice, broken rice
Classification by license: within quota, out-of-quota
Classification by process: cooking rice, white rice, processing rice
Regulatory measures:
1. Exporting countries shall obtain market access to China;
Solution: The official of the exporting country shall file an application with China Customs.
2. Overseas manufacturing enterprises shall register with China Customs;
Solution: Overseas Overseas manufacturing enterprises shall apply to China Customs through the CIFER system.
3、Record-keeping for overseas exporters
Solution: Overseas exporters shall submit applications through the“Internet + Customs”-“Record System for Importers and Exporters of Imported Food”.
4. Record-keeping for Chinese importers
Solution: Chinese importers shall submit applications through the Record System for Importers and Exporters of Imported Food of“Internet + Customs" .
Information required for Customs declaration:
1. Certificate of Origin
2. Plant quarantine certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country
3. Health Certificate/Certificate of Free Sale or Sanitary Certificate
4. Contract
5. Invoice
6. Packing List
7. Bill of Lading
8. Chinese label or foreign label and translation (pre-packaged products)
9. Importers shall provide quota related information (within quota)
10. Other possible supporting information or declaration elements (such as quality guarantee certificate and translation, test report, fumigation certificate, etc.)
The following imported edible grains are monitored by Decree 248:
| HS Codes | Prodcut Name | CIQ Codes | Inspection and quarantine name | Product Category |
| 1004900000 | Other oats | 101 | Other oats (edible) | Edible grains |
| 1006202001 | Long Grain Rice Brown Rice | 999 | Long grain rice brown rice (within quota) | Edible grains |
| 1006202090 | Long Grain Rice Brown Rice | 999 | Long grain brown rice (with extra) | Edible grains |
| 1006208001 | Other brown rice | 999 | Other brown rice (within quota) | Edible grains |
| 1006208090 | Other brown rice | 999 | Other brown rice (with extra) | Edible grains |
| 1006302001 | Long grain rice | 201 | Long grain rice polished rice (whether polished or polished (within quota)) (edible white rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006302001 | Long grain rice | 202 | Long grain rice polished rice (whether polished or polished (within quota)) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006302001 | Long grain rice | 203 | Long grain rice polished rice (whether polished or polished (within quota)) (eating other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006302090 | Long grain rice | 202 | Long grain rice polished rice (whether polished or polished (with extra)) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006302090 | Long grain rice | 203 | Long grain rice polished rice (whether polished or polished (with extra)) (consumption of other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006302090 | Long grain rice | 201 | Long grain rice polished rice (whether polished or polished (with extra)) (edible white rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006308001 | Other polished rice | 201 | Other polished rice (whether polished or polished (within quota)) (edible rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006308001 | Other polished rice | 202 | Other polished rice (whether polished or polished (within quota)) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006308001 | Other polished rice | 203 | Other polished rice (whether polished or polished (within quota)) (consumption of other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006308090 | Other polished rice | 201 | Other polished rice (whether polished or polished (with extra)) (edible white rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006308090 | Other polished rice | 202 | Other polished rice (whether or not polished or polished (with extra)) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006308090 | Other polished rice | 203 | Other polished rice (whether or not polished or polished (with extra)) (Eat other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006402001 | Broken Long Grain Rice | 201 | Broken long grain rice (within quota) (edible white rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006402001 | Broken Long Grain Rice | 203 | Broken long grain rice (within quota) (eating other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006402001 | Broken Long Grain Rice | 202 | Broken long grain rice (within quota) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006402090 | Broken Long Grain Rice | 201 | Broken long-grain rice (with extra) (edible white rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006402090 | Broken Long Grain Rice | 202 | Broken long grain rice (with extra) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006402090 | Broken Long Grain Rice | 203 | Broken long-grain rice (with extra) (eat other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006408001 | Other broken rice | 201 | Other broken rice (within quota) (edible white rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006408001 | Other broken rice | 202 | Other broken rice (within quota) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006408001 | Other broken rice | 203 | Other broken rice (within quota) (eating other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006408090 | Other broken rice | 201 | Other broken rice (with extra) (edible white rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006408090 | Other broken rice | 202 | Other broken rice (with extra) (edible steamed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1006408090 | Other broken rice | 203 | Other broken rice (with extra) (eat other processed rice) | Edible grains |
| 1007900000 | Other edible sorghum | 103 | Other edible sorghum (edible, shelled) | Edible grains |
| 1007900000 | Other edible sorghum | 102 | Other edible sorghum (edible, in shell) | Edible grains |
| 1008100000 | Buckwheat | 102 | Buckwheat (edible, shelled) | Edible grains |
| 1008100000 | Buckwheat | 101 | Buckwheat (edible, in shell) | Edible grains |
| 1008290000 | Other millet | 101 | Other millet (edible, in shell) | Edible grains |
| 1008290000 | Other millet | 102 | Other millet (edible, shelled) | Edible grains |
| 1008409000 | Other straight long crabgrass (Cratagrass) | 999 | Other straight long crabgrass (Critters) | Edible grains |
| 1008509000 | Other Quinoa | 999 | Other Quinoa | Edible grains |
| 1008909000 | Other grains | 105 | Other grains (consumption of other grains) | Edible grains |
| 1008909000 | Other grains | 106 | Other grains (wild rice) | Edible grains |
| 1008909000 | Other grains | 104 | Other cereals (edible ears) | Edible grains |
| 1008909000 | Other grains | 102 | Other grains (edible, shelled millet) | Edible grains |
| 1008909000 | Other grains | 108 | Other grains (quinoa) | Edible grains |
| 1008909000 | Other grains | 107 | Other grains (barley) | Edible grains |
| 1008909000 | Other grains | 103 | Other grains (edible, shelled millet) | Edible grains |
Special reminder for the registration process
1. Not applicable to the registration management system of overseas manufacturers of imported food (cifer), and different from other imported food registration process.
2. Apply according to the new documents requirements and submission method.
3. Accepted by the new management department of GACC, different categories are reviewed by different experts in the department.
FAQs
1. Is the registration completed in the registration management system of overseas manufacturers of imported food (cifer) still valid?
A: The registration status is still valid.
2. Is the newly obtained registration status updated in ciferquery?
A: No, it will not be updated; it will be posted on a new page and updated through an Excel sheet (including the list of companies already registered in ciferquery).
3. Will the applications that have been submitted through the registration management system of imported food overseas manufacturers (cifer) be affected?
A: For applications that have been accepted by GACC, the Food Bureau will continue to complete the review, and subsequently the Food Bureau will slowly take away the content published in this category in ciferquery.
4. 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)
It is recommended to communicate with us for confirmation before registration in order to get the correct guidelines and not to be misled by other network information or deceived by fraudulent websites pretending to be official.
HS code for imported edible grains
| No. | HS Codes | Prodcut Name | CIQ Codes | Inspection and quarantine name | Product Category |
| 1 | 1004900000 | Other oats | 101 | Other oats (edible) | Edible grains |
| 2 | 1007900000 | Other edible sorghum | 103 | Other edible sorghum (edible, shelled) | Edible grains |
| 3 | 1007900000 | Other edible sorghum | 102 | Other edible sorghum (edible, in shell) | Edible grains |
| 4 | 1008100000 | Buckwheat | 102 | Buckwheat (edible, shelled) | Edible grains |
| 5 | 1008100000 | Buckwheat | 101 | Buckwheat (edible, in shell) | Edible grains |
| 6 | 1008290000 | Other millet | 101 | Other millet (edible, in shell) | Edible grains |
| 7 | 1008290000 | Other millet | 102 | Other millet (edible, shelled) | Edible grains |
| 8 | 1008409000 | Other straight long crabgrass (Cratagrass) | 999 | Other straight long crabgrass (Critters) | Edible grains |
| 9 | 1008509000 | Other Quinoa | 999 | Other Quinoa | Edible grains |
| 10 | 1008909000 | Other grains | 105 | Other grains (consumption of other grains) | Edible grains |
| 11 | 1008909000 | Other grains | 106 | Other grains (wild rice) | Edible grains |
| 12 | 1008909000 | Other grains | 104 | Other cereals (edible ears) | Edible grains |
| 13 | 1008909000 | Other grains | 102 | Other grains (edible, shelled millet) | Edible grains |
| 14 | 1008909000 | Other grains | 108 | Other grains (quinoa) | Edible grains |
| 15 | 1008909000 | Other grains | 107 | Other grains (barley) | Edible grains |
| 16 | 1008909000 | Other grains | 103 | Other grains (edible, shelled millet) | Edible grains |
GACC Access Remedy
Agent Remedy
Data remedy
In October 2021, GACC arranged to open a "green channel" for registration of 18 categories of food for one month. Some overseas competent authorities submitted incomplete or confusing enterprise elements, such as the address of the enterprise, the country name as the business license number, and the type of product as Names of people, etc., so that the corresponding overseas producers are still unable to use valid GACC codes to assist in customs declaration. Our agency has reasonably relieved many cases.
Remedy for overseas competent authority's administrative account
Training, translating and Consultants
Customs Clearance reject and early warning remedy
List of registered enterprises exporting edible grains to China:
Australia registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Paraguay registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Bolivia registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Russia registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Finland registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Kyrgyzstan registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Canada registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
USA registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Peru registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Myanmar registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Nigeria registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
Thailand registered enterprises of edible grains with GACC
