China Feed Regulation

1. Competent authority

Competent authority	Responsibility
General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)	Customs inspection, quarantine, and declaration Overseas food manufacturer registration
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair (MoARA)	Regulation drafting Release of permitted ingredient catalogs Imported pet food product registration (MoARA registration)
Local feed management authority	Market supervision

2. Market access approval

2.1 Import permit at state level

Please follow the negative and positive lists below.

Negative list:

List of Animals, Animal Products and Sourcing Origins Prohibited from Importation

Positive list:

Lists of Feed and Sourcing Origin Countries/Regions Eligible for Importation Excluding Plant-sourced Feed
Lists of Grain Feedstuff and Plant-sourced Feed and Sourcing Origin Countries/Regions Eligible for Importation
List of Feed Additives, Additive Premix, Sourcing Origins Countries/Regions and Producers Eligible for Importation

2.2 Overseas manufacturer registration

Before selling pet food (also pet feed) to China, manufacturers shall get themselves registered with GACC. A list of approved manufacturers can be found here.

2.3 Inspection and quarantine

All kinds of pet food, including canned compound food, other compound food, and pet feed additives, are subject to imported plant and animal product quarantine requirements. Feed additives also need to receive imported commodity inspection according to Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection.

2.4 Exporter and importer filing

Overseas exporters (or their agents) and importers in China dealing with pet food importation business shall log into this system and get themselves filed with GACC.

2.5 MoARA registration

According to Administrative Measures for Pet Foods, imported pet food shall get themselves registered with MoARA prior to the importation.

3. Product compliance

3.1 Product requirements

All ingredients used in pet food shall be the one permitted in Catalogue of feed raw material and Catalogue of feed additive. Sanitation requirements shall meet the rules in Provisions on the Hygiene of Pet Food. More requirements related to production, operation and use can be found in Administrative Measures for Pet Foods.

3.2 Label

Provisions on the Labeling of Pet Foods in China is the only regulation specifying the labeling requirements for all types of pet foods, such as compound pet food, pet additive premix, etc.

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