To export general food or special food to China, you must comply with China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).
Make sure to follow
these steps before exporting your products:
1. Prepackaged General Food
General dairy products (general milk powder, yoghurt, cheese, etc.), candy, chocolate, beverage, wine, instant noodles, crisps, etc.
Before Exporting
- Unnecessary to apply any product registration/filing;
- Confirm the applicable GB of the product;
- Check if each ingredient and its dosage level has been complied;
- Testing on the nutrition test, and GB (National Standard) test to confirm the products’ quality;
- Testing on the food contact materials of food package (Optional);
- Review and revise the original label, prepare the Chinese version of the original label;
- Prepare a standard Chinese label under GB (National Standard) and other requirements;
- Overseas manufacturers, Overseas Exporters/Agents and Importers GACC information filing;
- The overseas food manufacturers shall register the factory at GACC before entering China market;
- Trademark registration (Optional).
2. Special Food-Health Food
China health foods (knowing as Food Supplements in Europe) have a specific health function or supply vitamins and/or minerals. They cannot be used to treat diseases as medicines.
Classification of Health Food
2.1 Nutrition supplement
Food that replenishes the
vitamins and/or minerals but without providing energy or other active
ingredients.
Before Exporting
- Need to apply filing certification (Except CBEC)
- Checking the ingredients, raw materials and their dosage levels are under requirements. [If the ingredient or raw material is not allowed to be used in China, you may need to remove it or apply to the new food raw material registration]
- Testing:
- Stability test(testing on vitamins and/or minerals content)
- Compliance test of all items
- Review and revise the original label, prepare the Chinese version of the original label;
- Prepare a standard Chinese label under GB (National Standard) and other requirements;
- Overseas manufacturers, Overseas Exporters/Agents and Importers GACC information filing;
- Trademark registration (Optional).
2.2 Functional Health Food
Food that is labeled with a health function claim and has physiological effects on the human body.
Before Exporting
- Need to apply registration certification (Except CBEC)
- Checking the ingredients, raw materials and their dosage levels are under requirements. [If the ingredient or raw material is not allowed to be used in China, you may need to remove it or apply to the new food raw material registration]
- Testing:
- Compliance test of all items;
- Stability test;
- Methodological validation on functional components or characteristic ingredients test methods;
- Toxicology testing;
- Animals function and (or) human function testing;
- Review and revise the original label, prepare the Chinese version of the original label;
- Prepare a standard Chinese label under GB (National Standard) and other requirements;
- Overseas manufacturers, Overseas Exporters/Agents and Importers GACC information filing;
- Trademark registration (Optional).
3. Special Food-Infant Formula Milk Powder
It refers to the powder product that is mainly made from milk, milk powder, milk protein products, etc., with added appropriate vitamins, minerals, etc., produced by a physical method, and suitable for normal infant.
Classifications
- Infant formula milk powder (0-6 months, stage 1);
- Elder baby infant formula milk powder (6-12 months, stage 2);
- Young children formula milk powder (12-36 months, stage 3).
Before Exporting
- Need to apply to registration certification；
- Checking the ingredients, raw materials and their dosage levels are under requirements;
- Test:
- Compliance test of all items listed in GB 10765 or GB 10767 and relevant laws and regulations
- Stability test
- Uniformity test
- Review and revise the original label, prepare the Chinese version of the original label;
- Prepare a standard Chinese label under GB (National Standard) and other requirements;
- Overseas manufacturers, Overseas Exporters/Agents and Importers GACC information filing;
- The overseas food manufacturers shall register the factory at GACC before entering China market;
- Trademark registration (Optional).
Contact
Ms. Ran Liu
Email: ran.liu@cirs-reach.com
Tel.: +353 (1) 4773709
