G/TBT/N/CHN/2239

24 March 2026

(26-2345)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Notifying Member: CHINA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC)

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Food (HS code(s): 02; 03; 04; 07; 08; 09; 10; 11; 12; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22); (ICS code(s): 67)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Regulations on the Listing Administration of Importers and Exporters of Imported Food (Revised Draft); (7 page(s), in Chinese)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/CHN/26_01634_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/CHN/26_01634_01_x.pdf

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Description of content: To implement the relevant provisions of Article 96 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, adapt to China's needs of expanding opening-up and the rapid growth of imported food trade, ensure the safety of imported food, promote trade facilitation, and further standardize the record-filing management of importers and exporters exporting food to China, the existing Regulations on the Listing Administration of Importers and Exporters of Imported Food (Annex 1 of Announcement No. 55 of 2012 of the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) have been optimized and improved.

The main revised contents include:

1. Following the principle of facilitation, simplifying the content to be filled in for record-filing, reducing the record-filing information items for overseas exporters or agents of imported food from 20 to 10.

2. Following the principle of unification, revising the scope of food applicable to these provisions to be consistent with the current registration categories of overseas manufacturers exporting food to China.

3. Following the principle of stable expectations, specifying a 3-working-day customs handling time limit for the record-filing of overseas exporters or agents of imported food formerly without a handling time limit.

4. Following the principle of supervision in accordance with the law, standardizing the measures for record-filing, modification and cancellation in accordance with the relevant provisions of the superior laws, and clarifying the requirements for supervision and verification.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 23 May 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China

Tel：+86 10 57954633/ 57954627

E_mail: tbt@customs.gov.cn