Main Chinese government departments for import and export trade

缩写	机构名称	监管范围	网址
CFDA 食药监局	China Food and Drug Administration 国家食品药品监督管理总局	Functional health foods, nutritional supplements, infant formula milk powder, formula foods for special medical purposes, etc. Drugs, APIs, Pharmaceuticals excipients, pharmaceutical packaging materials, medical devices, diagnostic reagents, cosmetics, etc. The supervision function has been split into NMPA and SAMR since 2018	www.cfda.gov.cn
CIQ 检验检疫局	China entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau 出入境检验检疫局	Inspection and quarantine for all import and export goods, GACC affiliated institutions.	www.gacc.gov.cn
GACC 海关总署	General Administration of Customs of PRC 中华人民共和国海关总署	All Overseas and domestic importers, exporters, manufacturers, customs agents related to import & export trade of China.	www.gacc.gov.cn
MOA 农业部	Ministry of Agriculture of China 中华人民共和国农业部	Primary agricultural products, GMO agricultural products, Animal feed, Pet food, etc.	www.moa.gov.cn
MOFCOM 商务部	Ministry of Commerce of PRC 中华人民共和国商务部	Import license, import quota, certificate of origin, etc.	www.mofcom.gov.cn
NHC 卫健委	National Health Commission of the PRC 中华人民共和国国家卫生健康委员会	New resource food, disinfectant	www.nhc.gov.cn
CNCA 认监委	Certification & Accreditation Administration of China 中华人民共和国认证监督委员会	Overseas Manufacturer of dairy products, meat products, and aquatic products, China compulsory certification etc.	www.cnca.gov.cn
SAMR 市场监管总局	State Administration for Market Regulation of China 国家市场监督管理总局	Functional health foods, nutritional supplements, infant formula milk powder, formula foods for special medical purposes, etc.	www.samr.gov.cn
NMPA 药监局	National Medical Products Administration of China 国家药品监督管理局	Drugs, APIs, Pharmaceuticals excipients, pharmaceutical packaging materials, medical devices, diagnostic reagents, cosmetics, etc.	www.nmpa.gov.cn
AQSIQ 质检总局	General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of PRC 国家质量监督检验检疫机构	AQSIQ has been abolished，The supervision function has been split into GACC and SAMR since 2018	www.aqsiq.gov.cn

Related Administrative Licensing Items:

Project Code	Subject Category	Project Name	License Name	License Valid	Approval Time	Service fee
CFDA-1-1	Food 婴儿配方奶粉	Imported infant formula milk powder CFDA registration 进口婴儿配方奶粉注册	CFDA Certificate for Imported infant formula milk powder 食药监局进口婴儿配方奶粉注册证	5 Year	2-3 Year	$***
CFDA-1-2	Food 保健食品	Imported functional health food registration 进口保健食品注册	CFDA Certificate for Health Food 食药监局进口保健食品注册证	5 Year	2-3 Year	$***
CFDA-1-3	Food 营养补充剂	Imported nutritional supplyment CFDA Filing 进口营养补充剂备案	CFDA Certificate for Health Food filing 食药监局进口保健食品备案凭证	5 Year	1-2 Year	$***
CFDA-1-4	Food 特殊医疗用途食品	Imported Foods for Special Medical Purpose (FSMP) CFDA registration 进口特殊医疗用途食品注册CFDA	CFDA FSMP certificate 进口特殊医疗用途食品注册证	5 Year	1-2 Year	$***
CFDA-2-1	Cosmetics 非特殊用途化妆品	Imported non-special purpose cosmetics Filing 进口非特殊用途化妆品中国食药监局备案	CFDA filing certificate for Imported Non-Special Purpose Cosmetics 进口非特殊用途化妆品备案凭证	No limit	4-6 Month	$***
CFDA-2-2	Cosmetics 特殊用途化妆品	Imported Special Cosmetics CFDA registration 进口特殊化妆品注册	CFDA register certificate for Special Purpose Cosmetics 进口特殊化妆品注册证	4 Year	9-12 Month	$***
CFDA-3-1	Medical Device 1类医疗器械	Imported Class I Medical Device CFDA Filing 进口一类医疗器械中国食药监局备案	CFDA Filing Certification for Class I Medical Device 1类医疗器械备案凭证	/	4-8 Month	$***
CFDA-3-3	Medical Device 3类医疗器械Class III Medical Device	Imported Class II Medical Device CFDA registration 进口三类医疗器械中国食药监局注册	CFDARegistration Certificate for Medical Device 食药监局进口3类医疗器械注册证	5 Year	2-3 Year	$***
CFDA-3-4	Medical Device 体外诊断试剂	CFDA Registration of In Vitro Diagnostics Reagents (IVD) 进口体外诊断试剂中国食药监局注册	Registration Certificate for Medical Device 进口医疗器械注册证	5 Year	1-2 Year	$***
CFDA4004	Pharmaceuticals 药用包材	Imported Drug packaging CFDA DMF Filing 进口药用包材备案	Drugs packaging DMF NBR 药用包材产品备案号	5 年	1年	$***
CFDA-4-1	Pharmaceuticals 药品	Imported drug CFDA registration 进口药品注册	Import Drug License 进口药品许可证	5 Year	3-5 Year	$***
CFDA-4-2	Pharmaceuticals 原料药	Imported API CFDA DMF Filing 进口原料药备案	API DMF NBR 进口原料药API备案号	5 Year	1Year	$***
CFDA-4-3	Pharmaceuticals 药用辅料	Imported Pharma Excipient CFDA DMF Filing 进口药用辅料备案	Pharma Excipient DMF NBR 药用辅料产品备案号	5 Year	1Year	$***
CIQ-1-1	Food 食品	CIQ registration for Food impoter within border 进口食品收货人备案	CIQ registration number for Food impoter within border 进口食品收货人备案号		2-4 weeks	$***
CIQ-1-3	Food 生鲜食品	Quarantine license for imported animals and plants 进境动植物检疫许可	Quarantine license for imported animals and plants 进境动植物检疫许可证		1-2 month	$***
CNCA-1-1	Food 乳品	CNCA registration for Dairy oversea Food manufacturer 进口乳品境外生产企业注册			6 months - 1 year	$***
CNCA-1-2	Food 肉类	CNCA registration for Meat oversea Food manufacturer 进口肉类境外生产企业注册			6 months - 1 year	$***
CNCA-1-3	Food 水产品	CNCA registration for Aquatic product oversea Food manufacturer 进口水产品境外生产企业注册			6 months - 1 year	$***
MOA-1-1	Feed 宠物食品	MOA registration of Animal Feed(Dog, cat, pet food etc.) 宠物食品(狗粮，猫粮)进口饲料中国农业部登记	MOA Imported Feed Register License 农业部进口动物饲料登记证	5 Year	6-23 Month	$***
MOA-1-2	Feed 动物饲料产品	MOA registration of Animal Feed 进口饲料中国农业部登记	MOA Imported Feed Register License 农业部进口动物饲料登记证	5 Year	6-23 Month	$***
MOA-2-1	Agricultural products 转基因农产品	GMOs Bio-safety certificate for each import batch 境外贸易商申请农业转基因生物安全证书（进口）	GMOs Bio-safety certificate 农业转基因生物安全证书	each import batch	2-3Month	$***
MOA-2-2	Agricultural products 转基因生物制品	Approval to Labeling of Agricultural GMOs 农业转基因生物标识审查认可批准文件	MOA Labeling Certificate of GMO products 农业部转基因生物制品标识	3 Year	1-3 Month	$***
NHC-1-1	Disinfection products 消毒产品Disinfectant Products	NHFPC Register of Disinfectant Products 消毒剂产品中国卫计委注册备案	NHFPC卫计委备案号 Disinfectant Products?	4 Year	3-6 Month	$***
TEST-1-1	Food 预包装食品	Product Test 产品检测	Test report 检测报告	1 year	1 month	$***


	GACC Approved Overseas Food Manufacturers
	GACC Registered Overseas Food Exporters
	GACC Registered Food Chinesse Importers
	GACC National White List for Agricultural Products
	China Food Classification System
	China National Standard for Food Safety
	China Permitted Food Ingredients
	China Imported GMOs Biosafety Certificate List
	China Permitted Cosmetics Ingredients
	China National Standards Search
	World HS code & Tariff Search

Step	General Food Export China Process
1	GACC Registration for Overseas Exporter
2	GACC Registration for Food Manufacturer
3	CIQ Inspection for Food Chinese Labeling
4	CIQ Inspection for Food Formula Ingredients
5	CIQ Testing for Imported Food Product
6	CIQ Quarantine for Imported Fresh Food
7	GACC China Customs Clearance

Risky Food Export China Process

In China, the imported food is divided into 4 risk levels from low to high : A, B, C, D ; Different levels of supervision are adopted for foods with different risk levels;

The medium to high risky imported food categories include:Meat products, aquatic products, dairy products, sausage casings, bird nest products, bee products, egg products, edible oils and fats, oilseeds, stuffed wheaten products, edible grains, milled grain industry products and malt, fresh and dehydrated vegetables and dried beans, condiments, nuts and seeds, dried fruits, unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans, foods for special dietary purposes, and health foods, Animal feed etc.

Dairy Products	Meat Products	Aquatic Products
Animal Feeds	GMO Agriculturals	Dietary Supplements
Infant Formula	Fresh Foods	More...

In addition to the above-mentioned general food import procedures, the risky imported food also need to go through other government procedures of Manufacturer Registration / Certifcation, Pre-market approval of the product etc.

The common China's government departments include :

GACC	CIQ	CNCA	MOA
SAMR	MOFCOM	CFDA	AQSIQ

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