China Customs Details Rules and Facilitation Measures for the 2nd China International Import Expo

On July 9, 2019, China General Administration of Customs (GAC) publicized two documents titled Facilitation Measures and Rules of Customs Clearance in support of the upcoming 2019 China International Import Expo (CIIE) in November.^[1]

To improve the 2019 expo the GAC will implement 13 new measures to accelerate customs clearance for exhibitors, including formulating lists of prohibited items and restricted items, setting up a customs service in the expo avenue, using an intelligent supervision system, streamlining the quarantine process etc. ^[2]

Rules of Customs Clearance^[3]details exhibit filing rules, review and expo access, declaration, inspection and approval, supervision during expo, disposal of items on display, equipment of journalists. Lists of prohibited items and restricted items were attached as appendixes at the end of this document along with the catalogue of plant-origin and animal-origin products and other special stuff subject to pre-approval requirement.

List of items subject to restrictions (excerpt)

Category	Requirements
Plant and plant product (grain & grain products, fresh fruit and vegetable, nuts and etc.)	For display and sale Have inspection and quarantine access approval; Obtain License for Quarantine of Entry Animals and Plants prior to entry; Overseas manufacturer shall be in the list of “catalogue of overseas manufacturers of imported food”; Attach plant quarantine certificate issued by exporting countries/regions.
Animal-origin products including meat, honey product, casing, dairy products, aquatic products, bird nest	Have inspection and quarantine access approval; Obtain License for Quarantine of Entry Animals and Plants prior to entry Overseas manufacturers shall be listed into “overseas food manufacturer registration catalogue” Attach animal quarantine certificate or official hygienic certificate issued by exporting countries/regions
Infant formula	Overseas manufacturers shall be listed into “overseas food manufacturer registration catalogue” Attach official hygienic certificate issued by exporting countries/regions The formula shall be registered by SAMR (former CFDA)
Prepackaged food	For display: be exempt from sampling No Chinese label required For free trial and taste: Conduct sampling according to inspection results no Chinese label required For sale: Chinese label is required Health food shall be filed or registered

List of prohibited items (excerpt)

Prohibited items	Prohibited practice
Foods imported from high risk areas of Japan, potentially impacted by the Fukushima nuclear leakage accident	Display and sale
Any animal/plant product from epidemic countries/regions	Display and sale

Special stuff subject to pre-approval

1. Animals and their products	Alive animals, meat, egg, dairy products, aquatic products, bird nest etc.
2.Plants and their products	Fresh fruits, solanaceae vegetables, wheat, corn, rice, sorghum, bean, potato etc.
3.Genetically modified animal and plant products	Animal and plant products within the range of GMO label catalogue should label “GMO” or “non-GMO”. If it contains Genetically modified ingredients, GMO safety certificate issued by Ministry of Agriculture shall be provided.
4.Special stuff	Microorganism, blood etc.

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