GACC Registration for Overseas Food Production Enterprises

An overseas production enterprise of imported food shall be registered with GACC.

Production enterprise refers to food manufactures, producers, processors, packers, storage operations etc.

The registration methods include the registration recommended by the competent authority of the country (region) where they are located and the application for registration of enterprises.

GACC determines the registration method and application materials of overseas manufacturers of imported food based on the analysis of factors such as the source of raw materials, production and processing technology, historical data of food safety, consumer groups, and eating methods, and in combination with international practices.

Food categories of registration through enterprises or its agent

Low risk level

Vegetables and their products (except fresh and dehydrated vegetables)

Processed grain and their products

Tea

Processed Nuts and seeds products

Alcoholic beverages

Beverages and frozen drinks

Biscuits, pastries, bread

Sugars (including raw sugar, sugar, lactose, syrup, etc.)

Candy/Confectionery, chocolate (including chocolate, cocoa butter substitute chocolate and its products)

Condiments/Seasoning (not including sugar, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, MSG, etc.)

Roasted coffee beans, cocoa beans and their products (excluding chocolate)

Fruit products (jams, fruit powder, canned fruit)

Other processed food(candied fruit, puffed food, brewing ingredients, strains for food processing, jellies, palm cores, etc.)

Registration of above foods will take about 3~4 weeks. For details, please email to info@aqsiqca.com

Food Categories of registration recommended by the competent authorities

Medium risk level

Bee products

Eggs and egg products

Edible oil and oilseeds(oilseeds, edible vegetable oil, edible animal oil)

Stuffed pastry products

Edible grains

Grain milling industrial products and malt

Fresh and dehydrated vegetables and dried beans

Natural plant spices

Nuts and seeds

Dried fruits

Unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans

Special dietary foods (excluding milk-based infant formula)

Functional foods

Registration of above foods will take about 2~4 months（for reference). For details, please email to info@aqsiqca.com

High risk level

Meat and meat products

Aquatic products

Dairy (Infant formula milk products, pasteurized milk and other milk products)

Bird's nest and bird's nest products

This type GACC registration process is very complicated, which will take about 4~12 months (for reference). For details, please email to info@aqsiqca.com