On Apr. 10, 2019, China GAC announced the risk level system as well as inspection and quarantine supervision mechanism for imported & exported feed and feed additives. Risk is assigned based on the ingredients used in a product and stratified into four tiers each with corresponding supervision requirements.
Regulatory compliance obligations: Tier 1-4
Level 1
Apply for and obtain “Permit for Quarantine of Entry Animals and Plants” (hereinafter “Quarantine Permit”) prior to import
Check the “Quarantine Certificate” and conduct quarantine during the import
Conduct quarantine supervision of the processing sites after import
Level 2
Apply for and obtain “Quarantine Permit” prior to the import
Check the “Quarantine Permit” and conduct quarantine during the import
Level 3
Check the “quarantine certificate” and conduct quarantine during the import
Level 4
Conduct quarantine during the import
Feed Type and Corresponding Tier
| Category | Type | Risk level | |
| Animal-origin feed | Live animal used for bait | Level 1 | |
| Chilled and frozen animal products used for feed (including bait) | Level 1 | ||
| Aquatic products used for feed (including bait) | Level 3 | ||
| Processed animal protein and oil | Level 2 | ||
| Pet food and pet chews | Raw pet food | Level 1 | |
| Others | Level 2 | ||
| Plant-origin feed | Feed grains | Level 1 | |
| grass seed used for feed | Level 1 | ||
| forage grass | Level 2 | ||
| Processed plant protein, bran meal dregs | wheat bran from TCK affected area | Level 1 | |
| Others | Level 2 | ||
| silage | Level 3 | ||
| Plant powder | Level 3 | ||
| compound feed | Level 2 | ||
| Feed additives, additive premix | Contains animal-origin ingredients | Level 2 | |
| Not contains animal-origin ingredients but contains plant-origin ingredients | Classified based on the plant-origin ingredient that it contains | ||
| Others | Level 4 | ||
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