In order to engage in the business of imported health care products and food, Chinese enterprises should not only go through the necessary procedures of industrial and commercial registration and tax registration, but also increase the qualification of wholesale or retail operation of imported food within the registered business scope and apply for a food circulation hygiene license. If you need to import by yourself, you need to go through the following procedures at the relevant departments:
1. Obtain the Registration Form of Foreign Trade Operators from the local foreign trade department, and obtain the foreign trade qualification only after filing and registration. A foreign trade operator shall, within 30 days, go through the formalities required to carry out foreign trade business at the local customs, inspection and quarantine, foreign exchange, taxation and other departments with the registration form stamped with the seal of filing and registration.
2. Data preparation before customs clearance:
(I) Filing of Chinese Labels After preparing the following declaration documents according to China's General Standards for Food Labeling and relevant regulations, the distributors of imported food and beverage in China apply for registration of Chinese labels after receiving the form from the local inspection and quarantine bureau: (Import and export agents may be entrusted to apply for registration) Materials required for filing Chinese labels:
1, label inspection supervision record form (application);
2. Original sample drawings of foreign language labels (data before and after labels);
3. Translation of original labels in foreign languages (information before and after labels);
4. Chinese trademark design proofs (front and back label materials);
5. Certificate of origin of food and beverage;
6. Business license and telephone number of China distributor;
7. The name of the foreign manufacturer company;
8, catering samples (generally 3~5 packs/bottle; Sometimes more bags/bottles will be drawn as needed);
9. Other materials required by the Accreditation Department of the State Commodity Inspection Bureau.
(2) The information required for the declaration and inspection of imported food and beverage is as follows:
1, agency contract, sales contract, invoice and packing list in triplicate;
2. Chinese label and electronic original label. Translation of original labels. (or Chinese label pre-filing certificate);
3. Official health certificate of the exporting country (or free sales certificate or health certificate);
4. Official certificate of origin of the exporting country;
5. Description of the manufacturer's composition analysis;
6. Fumigation certificate/declaration of no wooden packaging;
7. Sea/air bills of lading;
8. Documents required by other port management departments.