China has specially set up entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions to inspect and quarantine goods, people, vehicles, containers, luggage and parcels entering and leaving the country, so as to ensure the safety and hygiene of people, animals and plants and the quality of commodities. Inspection of Imported Commodities Import and export commodities listed in the catalogue of import and export commodities subject to inspection by the commodity inspection authorities and other import and export commodities that must be inspected according to laws and regulations must be inspected by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine institution or the inspection institution designated by it. The consignee of imported goods that must be inspected by inspection and quarantine institutions according to laws and regulations must register the imported goods with the inspection and quarantine institutions at the port of discharge or the arrival station; The consignor of export commodities subject to inspection by inspection and quarantine institutions according to laws and regulations shall apply to the inspection and quarantine institutions for inspection at the designated place and within the specified time limit. It is stipulated that imported goods should be inspected but not inspected, and they are not allowed to be sold and used; Export commodities that have not passed the inspection are not allowed to be exported. Inspection of import and export commodities includes quality inspection, safety and hygiene, quantity appraisal, weight appraisal, etc. Safety and Quality Licensing of Imported Commodities The State implements a safety and quality licensing system for important imported commodities that meet the requirements of safety, hygiene and environmental protection, and publishes the Catalogue for the Implementation of the Safety and Quality Licensing System for Imported Commodities. Commodities listed in the Catalogue must obtain the Certificate of Safety and Quality of Imported Commodities issued by the State Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and be allowed to use safety signs on commodities before entering China. 47 categories 19 1 imported commodities implemented by inspection and quarantine departments. Pre-shipment inspection of imported waste raw materials A pre-shipment inspection system shall be implemented for wastes allowed to be imported as raw materials by the state to prevent hazardous wastes from being imported into China. In the import trade contract of waste raw materials signed by the consignor and consignee, it must be agreed that the imported waste raw materials must meet the requirements of China's environmental protection control standards, and that the entry-exit inspection and quarantine institution or an inspection institution recognized by the State Council shall carry out pre-shipment inspection, and the goods can be shipped only after passing the inspection. The commodities listed in this system include waste paper, scrap metal, waste plastics, waste wood products and waste textiles. Quality licensing of export commodities The state practices a quality licensing system for important export commodities. The entry-exit inspection and quarantine department alone or jointly with the relevant competent departments is responsible for issuing quality licenses for export commodities, and commodities without quality licenses are not allowed to be exported. The inspection and quarantine departments shall implement the export product quality licensing system for 76 categories of commodities such as machinery, electronics, light industry, electromechanical, toys, medical devices and coal. Domestic production enterprises or their agents may apply to local entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions for quality license certificates. Animal and plant quarantine inspection and quarantine departments carry out animal and plant quarantine according to law: animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects entering and leaving the country; Containers, packages and bedding materials for loading animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects; Means of transportation from epidemic areas; Scrapped ships dismantled at entry; Other goods and articles subject to quarantine according to relevant laws, administrative regulations, international treaties or trade contracts. The state prohibits the following articles from entering the country: animal and plant pathogens (including strains, viruses, etc. ), pests and other pests; Relevant animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects in countries and regions where animal and plant epidemics are prevalent; Animal carcasses; Soil. To implement the entry quarantine permit system for imported animals, animal products, plant seeds, seedlings and other propagating materials, an application must be made in advance, and the quarantine examination and approval procedures must be completed before signing a trade contract or agreement with foreign countries. After the goods arrive at the port, they shall immediately apply to the local inspection and quarantine institution for inspection. Those who pass the quarantine inspection shall be released, and those who fail to pass the quarantine inspection or need further quarantine supervision shall be subject to corresponding quarantine supervision in accordance with relevant regulations. The inspection and quarantine institutions shall exercise quarantine supervision over the production, processing and storage of exit animals and plants, their products and other quarantine objects. Before leaving the country, the applicant applies to the port inspection and quarantine institution for inspection. Those who pass the quarantine inspection shall be issued with certificates; Those who fail the quarantine inspection are not allowed to leave the country. Transportation of animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects (including rotation) shall be reported to the inspection and quarantine organ for inspection; People who want to transport animals across the border must apply for an animal transit permit in advance. Animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects that belong to the List of Animals and Plants, Animal and Plant Products and Other Quarantine Objects Prohibited from Entry (hereinafter referred to as the List) shall be returned or destroyed; Those outside the List shall be quarantined by the port inspection and quarantine institution. The port inspection and quarantine institution shall conduct on-site quarantine on the means of transport from the epidemic area. The means of transport carrying animals out of the country shall be disinfected under the supervision of the port inspection and quarantine institution before loading. Loading animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects shall conform to the relevant provisions of the state on animal and plant epidemic prevention and quarantine. Empty vehicles carrying animals for Hong Kong and Macao shall be disinfected for epidemic prevention. Food hygiene supervision and inspection of imported food (including drinks, wine and sugar), food additives, food containers, packaging materials, tools and equipment for food must comply with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations of our country. The applicant shall declare to the inspection and quarantine institution and accept health supervision and inspection. The inspection and quarantine institution shall manage the imported food according to the food risk level. Supervision and inspection shall be carried out according to the national health standards, and only those who pass the inspection shall be allowed to import. All exported foods (including all kinds of finished products and raw materials for human consumption and drinking, as well as foods with drugs added according to traditional customs) must be inspected, and those without inspection or unqualified inspection are not allowed to be exported. Any enterprise engaged in export food processing, livestock slaughter and storage in China must first obtain the hygiene license issued by the local health administrative department, and then apply for registration with the inspection and quarantine institution. Those who pass the examination by the inspection and quarantine institutions shall be issued with registration certificates or registration certificates respectively. No food for export may be processed, produced or stored without obtaining the registration certificate or registration certificate; If it is necessary to apply for registration or recognition from abroad, it must obtain the approval or recognition of the importing country concerned, and it is not allowed to export food to that country. The inspection of the transport packaging of export commodities is listed in the Catalogue of Import and Export Commodities Subject to Inspection by Commodity Inspection Authorities and other laws and regulations, and the transport packaging of export commodities that must be inspected by inspection and quarantine institutions must apply to the inspection and quarantine institutions or inspection institutions designated by the inspection and quarantine institutions for performance inspection. Without inspection or unqualified inspection, it is not allowed to be used to store export commodities. The export quality licensing system shall be implemented for dangerous goods packaging containers and dangerous packaging, and the production unit shall register with the inspection and quarantine institution and apply for an export quality license. Dangerous goods packaging containers can only be produced and used after performance appraisal and use appraisal by inspection and quarantine institutions. Health Quarantine and Disposal The entry-exit inspection and quarantine department is responsible for carrying out medical and health inspections on entry-exit personnel, vehicles, containers, luggage, goods and postal parcels. Quarantine the means of transport and personnel entering the country at the first frontier port; Exit personnel must undergo quarantine inspection at the last frontier port. Inspection and quarantine institutions shall issue entry or exit quarantine certificates for vehicles that are not infected with quarantine infectious diseases or have undergone sanitary treatment. Inspection and quarantine institutions have the right to require entry-exit personnel to fill in health declaration cards and produce vaccination certificates, health certificates or other relevant documents when monitoring infectious diseases. Entry-exit personnel suffering from plague, cholera and yellow fever shall be quarantined for detention. Foreigners suffering from AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, leprosy, mental illness and open tuberculosis should be prevented from entering the country. For entry-exit personnel suffering from infectious diseases under surveillance, measures such as detention and issuance of medical convenience cards shall be taken as appropriate. Inspection and quarantine institutions are responsible for the health supervision of entry-exit vehicles at border ports and staying at border ports. Including: supervising and guiding the prevention and control of rodents and vector insects; Inspection and inspection of food and drinking water and their storage, supply and transportation facilities; The health status of employees engaged in food and drinking water supply in the governor's area; Supervise and inspect the disposal of garbage, waste, sewage, feces and ballast water. Necessary measures can be taken for poor sanitary conditions and factors that may cause the spread of infectious diseases. Inspection and quarantine institutions are responsible for quarantine, detention and on-site clinical examination of entry-exit personnel who have found quarantinable infectious diseases, monitored infectious diseases and suspected quarantinable infectious diseases, and disinfection, deratization and deinsectization of entry-exit vehicles, containers, luggage, goods, postal parcels and other items that have come from epidemic areas, been contaminated by infectious diseases and found as vectors of infectious diseases. Appraisal of Foreign-invested Property Inspection and Quarantine Institutions in various places handle the appraisal of foreign-invested property, including value appraisal, loss appraisal, variety, quality and quantity appraisal, according to the application of property owners or agents and interested parties or the designation or entrustment of judicial, arbitration and capital verification institutions. Ships and containers that export perishable foods such as grain, oil, food and frozen products shall apply to the port inspection and quarantine institution for inspection of the ships and containers, and can be shipped only after they meet the technical conditions for shipment and issue certificates. Foreign trade parties and arbitration and judicial institutions may apply to the inspection and quarantine institutions for inspection, damage identification, supervision and unloading, average identification and damage inspection of imported goods by sea. Laboratory accreditation The National Accreditation Committee of China Import and Export Commodity Inspection Laboratory (CCIBLAC) authorized by the State Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau is responsible for the accreditation of laboratories. The applicant laboratory can be recognized by the Accreditation Committee in the field of import and export commodity inspection if the accreditation team proves that it meets the accreditation conditions stipulated by the Accreditation Committee. An accredited or registered laboratory is qualified to undertake the inspection and quarantine work designated by the State Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and issue inspection reports. General Certificate of Origin and GSP Certificate of Origin Visa Management Entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions are the official institutions that issue general certificates of origin and the only institutions authorized by China government to issue GSP certificates of origin. China's export beneficiary commodities can enjoy preferential treatment of reducing or exempting import tariffs when exported to the following 28 preferential countries: France, Britain, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Exporters can apply to the local entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions for GSP certificates of origin and ordinary certificates of origin. Certification and accreditation of quality system The State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine is responsible for managing and organizing the implementation of national certification and accreditation of import and export quality. Authorized by the State Administration of Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine, CNAB is responsible for the accreditation of certification bodies in the import and export field in China and the registration of corresponding certification assessors. The applicant for certification can be recognized by the Accreditation Committee in the field of import and export quality system certification after being proved to meet the accreditation conditions stipulated by the Accreditation Committee. Cooperate with foreign countries and international organizations, and the inspection and quarantine department undertakes the consultation point business of WTO/TBT agreement and SPS agreement; To undertake liaison work with the United Nations, APEC, ASEM and other international organizations in the fields of standardization and coordination, inspection and quarantine; Responsible for signing inspection and quarantine cooperation agreements between government departments, certification and accreditation cooperation agreements, implementation protocols of inspection and quarantine agreements, etc. , and organize the implementation. Examination, approval and supervision of foreign-related inspection and quarantine authentication institutions The State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine is responsible for examining the qualifications, reputation, technical strength, facilities and business scope of the proposed Sino-foreign joint venture and cooperative import and export commodity inspection and authentication company. After passing the qualification examination, a written opinion on the qualification examination of foreign-invested inspection companies shall be issued and then submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation for examination and approval. The administrative department for industry and commerce shall go through the registration formalities and obtain the business license, and then go to the State Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for the qualification certificate of foreign-invested inspection company before conducting business activities. Chinese-foreign joint ventures, cooperative institutions, companies and Chinese-funded enterprises engaged in inspection, appraisal and certification of import and export commodities shall exercise unified supervision and management over their business activities. The local offices of domestic and foreign inspection, appraisal and certification companies shall be put on record.