China Customs GACC Registration

In April 2021, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) released two revised decrees;

The first decree is the "Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food " (GACC Decree 248), which will require all overseas food manufacturers, processors, and storage facilities to register with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).

The second decree is the "Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety" (GACC Decree 249), which covers a broad range of requirements on food exports to China, including overseas facilities registration, record filing by importers and exporters, quarantine and inspection, and product labeling.

According to the provisions of GACC Decree 249 Article 15, the GACC registration number of overseas production enterprises needs to be printed on the Chinese Labeling of imported food, then can pass  the China Customs Clearance process normally.

Both Decree 248 and Decree 249 are slated to enter into force on January 1, 2022.

According to the requirements of the "Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food " (GACC Decree 248), all overseas food manufacturers, processors, and storage facilities need to register with the GACC, the GACC registration number of overseas production enterprises needs to be printed on the Chinese Labeling of imported food, the CIQ will inspect the Chinese Labeling of imported food in the China Customs Clearance process;

There are 3 types of GACC registration for Overseas Producers of imported food:

☼ GACC-1-1: General GACC registration for Overseas Manufacturer

â–º Low-risk food categories (GACC-1-1 type )

Other processed food

This type GACC registration is easy, about cost $400-$600, time need 2~4 weeks.

List of GACC-1-1 Registered Overseas Manufacturer of Imported Food
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☼ GACC-1-2: GACC registration for Medium Risk Food Producer

â–º Medium-risk food categories (GACC-1-2 type ):

According to the requirements of the "Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety" (GACC Decree 249), all overseas exporters of imported food need to register with the GACC.

If the overseas exporters of imported food does not have a branch in China, need to apoint a CRA (Chinese Representative Agent) to apply GACC registration.
After this filing, the overseas exporter will get a GACC filing number, In each import customs clearance process, need fill this filing number in customs declaration and CIQ inspection application forms.

This type GACC registration is easy, cost about $400-$600, time 1~2 weeks.

List of GACC Registered Overseas Exporter of Imported Food

According to the requirements of the "Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety" (GACC Decree 249), all Chinese importer of imported food need to register with the GACC.

Chinese importer need to establish a Food Products Sales quality management system Including source protection, quality control, product traceability and recall, risk information reporting, risk information emergency plan,Organizational structure, department functions and responsibilities of Food safety technical personnel, management personnel,etc.

This type GACC registration is complicated , cost about $1,000-$1,500, time need about 1 month.

List of GACC Registered Chinese Importer of Imported Food