What are the procedures required to import pet food from abroad?

Hello, in general, imported pet food needs to comply with China's current policies and regulations for imported pet food, and domestic distributors and foreign pet food manufacturers are required to have certain qualifications.

Domestic first-class dealers need to have.

1. The business license has the scope of imported feed and feed additives.

2. It has the right to operate general import and export.

3. Record and register with the inspection and quarantine bureau where the company is located.

4. When importing, it is necessary to apply for the "Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants" (feed additives and canned cats and dogs have been cancelled by the customs on May 29).

Foreign pet manufacturers should have the following two qualifications.

1. "List of National and Regional Products Allowed to Import Feed and Feed Additives" The General Administration of Customs implements an access registration system for overseas feed manufacturers exporting to China, which can be referred to as the white list of enterprises exporting to China or GACC access (General Administration of Customs of the People's republic of China General Administration of Customs).

2. The Ministry of Rural Agriculture issued the "Import Registration Certificate" for pet food formulas, and it is also necessary to ensure that the imported pet food raw materials are not on the list of prohibited imports in China, "List of Animals and Their Products Prohibited from Importing from Countries and Regions where Animal Diseases Are Epidemic".

After the above qualifications are complete, the others are general contracts, invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin and other information.

At present, the General Administration of Customs has approved the export of pet food to China in 17 countries, including.

United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Czech Republic, France, Thailand, Belgium, Germany, Philippines, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Uzbekistan, Argentina, Brazil.

At the same time, check whether there is an import registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. If you have complete qualifications, you can legally export pet food to China.

One. Qualifications required for domestic enterprises to import pet feed:

1.Import and export rights.

2.Customs commodity inspection registration.

3.Feed consignee filing.

Two. Information required for imported pet food:

1.Certificate of Origin.

2.Inspection and quarantine certificate of the exporting country.

4.Packing list.

5.Import Animal and Plant Permit (e.g. HS:2309109000 Other Dog or Cat Food in Retail Packaging).

6.Overseas production enterprises should be on the registration list.

Information required for customs clearance of imported pet food:

Domestic: 1Food Circulation Permit (copy);

2.Ten ** for enterprise customs declaration and inspection, power of attorney for customs declaration and inspection;

3.3-in-1 label (3 copies of 1 in 1);

4.Chinese label (3 copies of 1 in duplicate);

5.Chinese and English (3 copies in 1 copy);

6.Business license of the consignee - copy;

Abroad: 1. Foreign health certificate for pet food.

2. Certificate of origin of pet food.

3. Wood packaging fumigation certificate.

4. English labels and translations of pet food.

5, invoice, contract, packing list, waybill, waybill.

6. Ingredient analysis report.

7. Proof of production date.

At present, there are two regulatory authorities for overseas feed production enterprises to export to China: 1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture (MARA) needs to apply for the "Import Registration Certificate" for the products; 2. It is the list of countries and regions that allow the import of feed and feed additives by the General Administration of Customs for the record access list of enterprises exporting to China.

Pet food import declaration process:

Preparation of foreign documents - application for import of animal and plant licenses, preparation of domestic qualifications - shipping - customs declaration - inspection and quarantine inspection - issuance of inspection and quarantine certificates.

The following information is required for the import of pet food from abroad.

1.Certificate of Origin.

2.Inspection and quarantine certificate of the exporting country.

4.Packing lists. 5.Permit for imported animals and plants.

6.Overseas production enterprises must be on the registration list and obtain the import registration certificate of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The above content is for reference, and the details depend on the type of pet food imported.

Importers need to be in the list of countries and regions that are allowed to import pet food by the General Administration of Customs, and if they are not needed, they need to obtain access before they are allowed to export pet food to China.

At present, the countries that have obtained the admission are: Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Italy, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Kyrgyzstan.

Importers are required to obtain a registration certificate for imported feed products from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Import registration certificate: each product should have its own import license, which will show the characteristics and basic information of the product, just like the citizen's ID card, which can effectively and intuitively indicate that the product is allowed to be imported, but it should be noted that not all those with this certificate can be legally imported, which is only the most basic condition, and there are other relevant qualifications.

1. Foreign manufacturers are registered in China.

2. Imported feed import and export company business enterprise for the record (in addition to canned food, other pet food needs to go to the Ministry of Agriculture for the "Feed Import Registration Certificate").

3. The import notice Bofan plant inspection and quarantine license (** processing time is one month, Beijing certificate) <>

**Imported pet food.

4. Translation of Chinese labels for canned cat and dog packaging.

5. The consignee and consignor are recorded.

6. After the label is pre-approved, some packaging cans can be printed according to the new label for stocking and delivery.

7. After the goods arrive at the port, the order will be changed.

9. After the sample composition is tested and the stockings are hail, the inspection is officially declared, customs declaration and tax payment.

10. Chinese label filing.

11. Issue a sanitary release.

12. Delivery.

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China is very strict with the management of imported pet food, and foreign pet food companies that want to enter the domestic sales must obtain the "Feed Import 6 Registration Certificate" issued by the Ministry of Agriculture of China, which takes an average of 4-6 months to handle successfully.

What qualifications do you need to import pet food?

Domestic first-class dealers need to have.

1. The business license has the scope of imported feed and feed additives.

2. It has the right to operate general import and export.

3. Record and register with the inspection and quarantine bureau where the company is located.

4. When importing, it is necessary to apply for the "Plant Quarantine Permit for Entering the Country".

When domestic dealers carry out inspection and quarantine registration, you need to ensure that the overseas pet manufacturers you cooperate with have the following two qualifications.

1. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine implements the access registration system for overseas feed manufacturers exporting to China, which can be referred to as the white list of enterprises exporting to China.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture issued the foreign feeding standard number for pet food formula - "Import Registration Certificate".

In addition, it is necessary to ensure that the imported animal-derived feed is not on the list of prohibited imports in China (List of Animals and Their Products Prohibited from Importing from Countries and Regions where Animal Diseases are Endemic).

The range of pet products is too wide, such as pet food, toys and toiletries, etc., and there needs to be a clear product category.

Take pet food as an example: before importing, it is required to register with GACC (Customs Access) and MOA (Ministry of Agriculture Import License) of foreign manufacturers, and manufacturers who are not on the white list cannot import it. After having the above two qualifications, the Chinese label of the product needs to be reviewed in advance, and the test report, health certificate, certificate of origin, contract packing list invoice and other information must be provided during import customs clearance.

If you are not an insider, it is easy to have problems with this set of processes, it is recommended to find a professional import customs declaration company to do it for you, check it online, and there are a lot of these professional platforms.

Pet supplies, if it is food, to confirm the health certificate, the certificate of origin, and the domestic to confirm whether the feed import registration certificate is required.

Documents required for import declaration of pet toiletries Information: General ** import process 1, certificate of origin of the country of production; (certificate of origin) 2, purchase contract, proforma invoice, packing list; （purchase contract, invoice, packing list)

3. Proof of production date and shelf life;

4. Original label (original label) (1:1 ratio, positive label, back label in triplicate, with label Chinese and English comparison table).

The above information is provided by foreign businessmen, and the main documents are certificates of origin and bills of lading.

There are generally four basic modes of importing pet food:

1. Overseas direct mail

Generally, pet food is directly delivered to consumers across borders through B2C or C2C.

Advantages: The domestic policy stipulates that no more than 2,000 yuan will not be charged taxes, so the taxes and fees are negligible and produced in the place of origin.

Disadvantages: long logistics timeliness, high logistics costs, after-sales service quality is difficult to guarantee, occupy the annual personal overseas mail value quota, once an accident occurs, the biggest loss is the buyer customer.

2. Hong Kong transshipment

Pet food arrives at the Hong Kong warehouse from abroad for transit, and is sent to China after customs declaration and inspection.

Advantages: Free ** port open policy, simple check-in procedures, rich customs clearance methods, no positive list restrictions, SKUs are not affected, and can do return and exchange services.

Disadvantages: long logistics time (7 working days as fast as half a month to a month), easy to be taxed or even returned, easy to lose goods in the process of splitting boxes.

3. Cross-border e-commerce in bonded areas

Pet food is stored in the bonded area and does not have to pay import duties, only a storage fee and a small fee. The cross-border e-commerce bonded zone is aimed at several cities of cross-border e-commerce pilots, using the postal customs clearance model.

Advantages: The path depends on the current 10 cross-border e-commerce bonded import pilot policies. Under customs supervision, there is a formal customs clearance process, and the tax is paid alone, and the customs value-added tax is 0, and the overall timeliness is relatively fast.

Disadvantages: There are many entry procedures, and the list of products in the customs list is restricted. At the same time, it occupies the personal overseas mailing value quota.

Fourth, the general ** import

Generally** refers to the customs procedures for pet food to be imported in accordance with the general import and export supervision system.

Advantages: Generally, the goods cleared by customs are more quality-assured, and the whole process is subject to customs supervision, and it is not easy to produce counterfeit goods.

Disadvantages: Qualifications such as import feed registration certificate, import white list in China, animal and plant inspection and quarantine license, etc., need to be registered with the Ministry of Agriculture.

To sum up, the logistics mode of pet food through overseas direct mail and Hong Kong transshipment is time-consuming, costly and risky. The cross-border e-commerce and general ** in the bonded area are subject to customs supervision, with a formal customs clearance process, and the timeliness is more guaranteed.

1. First of all, foreign manufacturers need to have the "Import Registration Certificate" registered license issued by the Ministry of Agriculture

2. Second, foreign feed manufacturers need to apply to the China Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for the "List of Regional (National) Products Allowed to Import Feed and Feed Additives", and at present, there are 13 companies under the list of pet food under the General Administration of Food, including: Ohio, CJ Food, etc.

There are 2 qualifications that domestic enterprises need to do after importing:

3. Domestic importers need to issue the "Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants" after passing the customs inspection when importing pet food

4. Domestic first-class merchants or distributors shall apply to the inspection and quarantine bureau where the enterprise is located for the registration of feed imports, and pet food can only be imported after having import qualifications.

It is difficult to do, and you can consult the relevant departments of the local entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau for details.

Let's start with the importer's side.

1. The business license has the scope of imported feed and feed additives.

2. It has the right to operate general import and export.

3. Record and register with the inspection and quarantine bureau where the company is located.

4. When importing, it is necessary to apply for the "Quarantine Permit for Imported Animals and Plants".

Exporters must ensure that the selected overseas pet food manufacturers have the legal qualifications to export to China on the GACC "List of Countries and Regions Allowed to Import Feed and Feed Additives", and at the same time apply for the "Import Registration Certificate" of feed from the Ministry of Agriculture

To import pet food from the United States compliantly, you need to pay attention to the following qualifications:

The list of pet food exported to China published by the manufacturer in the General Administration of Customs. At present, there are nearly 50 manufacturers in the United States on the white list.

Secondly, the relevant products must have the import registration certificate of the Ministry of Agriculture. The registration certificate must be applied for by a domestic agency on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Agriculture does not accept direct applications from foreign enterprises.

If you want to legally import pet food, the first step is to inquire about the product1Must be added to the list of pet food exported to China (referred to as AQSIQ access) 2, must obtain the import registration certificate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs! Jingyuan Ruihuan is an authoritative registration structure in China, and we have a professional and mature team of experts.