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On 14-April 2021, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) released two regulations;

The first is the GACC Decree 248 - "Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food " , which require all overseas food producers, processors, and storage facilities to register with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).

The second is the GACC Decree 249 - "Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety" , which covers a broad range of requirements on food exports to China, including overseas facilities registration, record filing by importers and exporters, quarantine and inspection, and product labeling.

According to the provisions of GACC Decree 249 Article 15, the GACC registration number of overseas production enterprises needs to be printed on the Chinese Labeling of imported food, then can pass the China Customs Clearance process normally.

In accordance with the provisions of GACC Decree 248 and 249, Imported food products must meet the following three necessary conditions, then can be legally imported into China.
1. GACC-2 type registration of overseas exporters (18 digits number)
2. GACC-1 type registration of overseas producers (18 digits number)
3. GACC-5 type prodct listing of imported food (13 digits HS-CIQ code)

Specifically, for some primary agricultural products, such as Edible grains(rice, wheat, corn, etc.), Nuts and seeds, Unroasted coffee/cocoa beans, Oilseeds(Soya, peanut, sesame, etc.), Plant spices, Vegetables, Fruits, Animal feed (including pet food), Live animals and plants etc.,
If the exporter purchases from individual farmers, then sorting, packaging and storage these agricultural products, and export to China.
In that way, the process of sorting, packaging and storage belong to the kinds of processing products,
then the exporter needs to assume the quality responsibility of these primary agricultural products, So the export Enterprise also need to apply for the ：

4.GACC-2-2 Quarantine registration of animal & plant products (GACC Whitelisting:17 digits registration number )

If the overseas exporter, need to designate a CRA (Chinese Representative Agency) to apply GACC registration.

Both Decree 248 and Decree 249 are slated to enter into force on January 1, 2022 !

GACC New Announcement

On 13 August 2024, GACC (General Administration of Customs of China) issued Announcement No. 105 of 2024, ‘ Announcement on Matters Relating to the Filing Function of Importers and Exporters of Imported Foods’,

GACC No. 105 Announcement state that the Former 11-digits registration number of overseas exporters of imported foods will be abolished on 5 September 2024; GACC will issue New 18-digits registration number for overseas exporters of imported foods, which will be used for China Customs clearance process.

Overseas exporters need to Upgrade old 11-digits AQSIQ registration number to new 18-digits GACC registration number ASAP to avoid affecting their products exported to China!

According to Announcement No. 105, the GACC registration for foreign exporters has to be applied through a CRA (Chinese Representative Agency).

提示 Notice

不同类型的GACC注册，海外申请人可以根据自身情况，选择不同的渠道进行注册申请。
1. 如果你精通GACC注册流程也懂中文，可以直接向中国海关提交申请，其网站为：www.customs.gov.cn or www.singlewindow.cn；
2. 如果你是第一次申请，不清楚GACC注册的程序流程，申请文件要求等，建议通过CRA中国代理机构渠道申请注册，CRA会提供专业的注册咨询服务，帮助你顺利通过GACC注册审查，尽快获得GACC注册号。

Different types of GACC registration, overseas applicants can choose different channels to apply for :
1. If you and specialise in the GACC registration process and Knowing Chines, you can submit application to China Customs directly, website: www.customs.gov.cn or www.singlewindow.cn;
2. If you are not clear about the registration process of GACC registration, application document requirements, etc., advice you apply for registration through the channel of CRA (Chinese Representative Agency) , CRA will provide professional registration services to help you successfully pass the GACC registration review and get the GACC registration number quickly.

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Please note: For producers GACC registration, Each of the food category requires a separate GACC registration number, Each facility address requires a separate GACC registration number ！
For each type of GACC registration, Requirements for GACC registration application documents,GACC registration process, GACC registration approval time, GACC registration cost, CRA service fee, etc. are all different , Please see below:

GACC register types	GACC-1-1	GACC-1-2	GACC-1-3	GACC-2-1
GACC registration item	General GACC registration for Overseas producers	GACC registration for Overseas Producer of Medium risk Food	GACC registration for Overseas Producer of High risk Food	General GACC registration for Overseas Exporter
Type of enterprise	Food Processing plants, producers, producers, processors, packers, re-packers, cold stores, storage operations,	Food Processing plants, producers, producers, processors, packers, re-packers, cold stores, storage operations,	Food Processing plants, producers, producers, processors, packers, re-packers, cold stores, storage operations, Fishing Vessels of Freezing or Transporting or Factory, etc.	Overseas exporters, shippers, traders, agents, consignor,etc.; For GACC-1-2 & GACC-1-3 food categories, exporter’s CS-cold storage or DS-dry storage facilities need appy GACC register of CS or DS .
Risk level	Low risk level	Medium risk llevel	High risk llevel	All level
Food category of GACC registration	Vegetables and their products (except fresh and dehydrated vegetables) Processed grain and their products Tea Processed Nuts and seed products Liquor Beverages and frozen drinks Biscuits, pastries, bread Sugars (including raw sugar, table sugar, lactose, syrup, etc.) Candy, chocolate (including chocolate, cocoa butter substitute chocolate and its products) Condiments (not including sugar) Roasted coffee beans, cocoa beans and their products (excluding chocolate) Fruit products (excluding dried fruits) Other processed food	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, plant spices nuts and seeds, frozen fruits, dried fruits, unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans,	Meat products, Aquatic products, Dairy products, Bird nest products, foods for special dietary purposes, health foods,	Meat Aquatic Products And Preserved Aquatic Products Pelagic Fishery Dairy Products Bird Nest Products Food for Special Dietary Use * Processed Flavorings Of Plant Origin * Bee Products * Egg And Egg Products * Grains And Grain Products * Dried Fruits And Nuts * Vegetable And Vegetable Products * Oil And Oil Seeds * Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials Of Animal And Plant Origin * Processed Flavorings Cigarette Soft Drinks And Drinking Water Canned Foods Tea Other Processed Foods Other Plant Origin Food Pastry Biscuits And Crackers Candied (Preserved) Fruits Sugar Alcoholic Beverage Other foods
GACC registration valid eriod	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
GACC registration process	GACC register process flow chart	GACC register process flow chart	GACC register process flow chart	GACC register process flow chart
GACC registration process time	1-2 months	2-4 months	4-12 months	2-4 weeks
GACC register price, cost, service fee
Note		Require an additional recommend registration procedure by the competent authority of the country of origin	This type GACC registration process is very complicated, and the cost depends on the type of Facility and foods, usually be quoted by staff; Require producers have food safety management system (such as, HACCP, GMP,BRC, SQF, Freshcare, ISO 22000,etc.) For some production facilities, GACC-CNCA maybe arrange site-inspection; Each production facility and cold storage facility needs to apply for a separate GACC registration number;	Food cannot be exported to China only with the exporter's registration number. In addition to the exporter's registration number, the producer's registration number and the CIQ code of the product listing are required. All three types of registration are indispensable. If exporter nvolve in the trade of grain (rice, wheat, soybeans, corn, etc.), live animals and plants, animal feed (including pet food), etc., the exporter shall also be included in the export to China “Whitelist” of the country of origin before exporting to China. If the producer wants to directly export to China, it also needs to apply GACC registration for exporter ;
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