General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has issued Announcement No. 27 of 2026 and a supporting risk catalogue, effective 1 June 2026, revising rules for overseas food manufacturers exporting to China.
The framework introduces a stricter risk-based system classifying products by safety history, disease risk, consumer sensitivity, and compliance records. Certain high-risk products, such as meat and birds nest, require official recommendation and manual renewal reassessment. Other categories including dairy, aquatic products, plant-based foods, special dietary foods, and health foods require official recommendation but may qualify for automatic renewal if compliant.
Frozen fruit is treated as low risk.The update also strengthens customs declaration requirements, requiring accurate registration numbers and proper product-use declarations.Overall, the measures reinforce Chinas data-driven and differentiated supervision of imported foods.
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