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Administrative Provisions of the People's Republic

Official title

Administrative Provisions of the People's Republic of China on Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food (Draft for comment)

China issued an addendum on 26 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHN/1964. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 10 January 2025. The comment period closed on 11 March 2025.

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At a glance

Products

food

HS codes
  • 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
    • 02
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 03
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 04
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 07 EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
  • 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
    • 09 COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES
  • 10 · Cereals
    • 10
  • 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
    • 11 PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; STARCHES; INULIN; WHEAT GLUTEN
All 17 codes
  • 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
    • 12 OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER
  • 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
    • 15
  • 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof
    • 16 PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH, OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, OR OF INSECTS
  • 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
    • 17
  • 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
    • 18
  • 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
    • 19
  • 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
    • 20
  • 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
    • 21
  • 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
    • 22
Notifying member
China
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CHN/1964Latest notice: G/TBT/N/CHN/1964/Add.2
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 March 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 March 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHN/1964/Add.2; it can take them up with China.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/CHN/1964/Add.2⁩, 26 March 2026)

Implementation Notification about Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Customs Administration of Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food

In order to implement the relevant provisions of Article 96 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, adapt to China's further expansion of opening-up and the rapid growth of imported food trade, safeguard the safety of imported food and promote trade facilitation, the existing Administrative Provisions of the People's Republic of China on Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food (GACC Decree 248) will be optimized and improved. The main amendments include: 1.Based on the recognition of equivalence of the exporting countries (regions)’ food safety inspection systems, GACC will approve the officially recommended registration manufacturers lists in bulk as well as optimize and simplify the registration procedures; 2.Following the principle of risk management, GACC will add the Food Manufacturers List that Requires A Recommendation Letter from the Competent Authority and adjust it dynamically, while improving the registration classification and categorization management; 3.GACC will optimize the pre-registration assessment and review, the verification of registration information at border posts, the post-registration review, and problems sorting after finding them; 4.Following the principle of being prudent and pragmatic, GACC will optimize the expression of some provisions such as suspension, modification, and extension etc., to enhance the flexibility and operability of the provisions; 5. An exemption clause will be included, which allows…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/CHN/1964/Add.2

    Implementation Notification about Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Customs Administration of Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/CHN/1964/Add.1

    Administrative Provisions on the Customs Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food in the People's Republic of China(Final Version)

    On October 11, 2025, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) issued the revised 'Administrative Provisions on the Customs Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food in the People's Republic of China' (Decree No. 280), which shall take effect on June 1, 2026. The Provisions enhance food safety oversight while comprehensively considering trade facilitation principles. In accordance with international governance standards, GACC actively fosters mutual recognition of food safety systems, food connectivity and promotes trade facilitation among countries (regions). Participating parties may mutually agree to implement streamlined measures for batch registration and Manufacturers list management. Based on risk management principles, the Provisions establish differentiated registration methods, evaluation procedures, and management requirements according to the risk levels of exporting countries (regions), manufacturers, and products. The registration system for food products has been transformed from official recommendation to a catalog-based management framework with dynamic adjustments. Maintaining rigorous and pragmatic principles, the Provisions optimize procedures for re-examination, suspension, modification, and renewal, incorporating an automatic renewal mechanism to further streamline manufactures registration management. The revision process demonstrated transparency and alignment with international norms and practices…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CHN/1964

    Comment deadline: Closed on 11 March 2025

    Administrative Provisions of the People's Republic of China on Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food (Draft for comment)

    In order to implement the relevant provisions of Article 96 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, adapt to China's further expansion of opening-up and the rapid growth of imported food trade, safeguard the safety of imported food and promote trade facilitation, the existing Administrative Provisions of the People's Republic of China on Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food (GACC Decree 248) will be optimized and improved. The main amendments include: 1.Based on the recognition of equivalence of the exporting countries (regions)’ food safety inspection systems, GACC will approve the officially recommended registration manufacturers lists in bulk as well as optimize and simplify the registration procedures; 2.Following the principle of risk management, GACC will add the Food Manufacturers List that Requires A Recommendation Letter from the Competent Authority and adjust it dynamically, while improving the registration classification and categorization management; 3.GACC will optimize the pre-registration assessment and review, the verification of registration information at border posts, the post-registration review, and problems sorting after finding them; 4.Following the principle of being prudent and pragmatic, GACC will optimize the expression of some provisions such as suspension, modification, and extension etc., to enhance the flexibility and operability of the provisions; 5. An exemption clause will be included, which allows…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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