Status Quo of Imported Health Food Registration/Filing in China, up until 2022 H1

In 2017, China implemented a dual track system to regulate the market access of imported health food. The system allows imported products to enter the Chinese market by filing or registration with SAMR. Since then, every year dozens of imported products entered the market successfully. However, due to strict barriers, the registration approval for imported health food became stagnant just one year after its implementation. As a consequence, product filing becomes the only way that actually works for imported products when exporting to China.