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◄ What kind GACC registrations are required for overseas food manufacturers? ►
  

 

Please note: For Manufacturers GACC registration, Each of the food category requires a separate GACC registration number, Each facility address requires a separate GACC registration number ！
For each type of GACC registration, Requirements for GACC registration application documents,GACC registration process, GACC registration approval time,  GACC registration cost, CRA service fee, etc. are all different !

We often receive urgent inquiries from overseas exporters/manufacturers:
"We already have GACC registration number; but when the goods arrived Chinese port for customs clearance , they were rejected. The China Customs officer said that our GACC registration number was incorrect. What's wrong with our GACC registration number ?"
The main reason for these problems is that overseas exporters / manufacturers don't know Different food categories need to apply for different types of GACC registration.
Some manufacturers even use the voided GACC registration number (formerly AQSIQ registration number) to apply for China Customs clearance，of course it will be rejected;

Different food categories need to apply for different types of China GACC registration, There are 5 types GACC registrations:
1. GACC registration for overseas manufacturers of Low risk food ( GACC-1-1 type)
2. GACC registration for overseas manufacturers of Medium risk food ( GACC-1-2 type)
3. GACC registration for overseas manufacturers of High risk food ( GACC-1-3 type)
4. General GACC registration for overseas exporters of imported food ( GACC-2-1 type)
5. GACC-CIQ registration for Chinese importers of imported food ( GACC-3-1 type)

Take“ABC Brewing LLC”，a wine factory that exports directly to China as an example,
The production products include: dry red wine, dry white wine, champagne, whiskey, brandy, and grape juice for wine making;
There are two production workshops in New York and Boston;
Then this company needs to apply for 5 GACC registration numbers, which are:

No. GACC Registration Type GACC Registration Number Food category Listed Products Facility Address
1 GACC-1-1 Manufacturer CUSA23022112230065 2302 Distilled spirits and prepared Distilled spirits Whiskey, brandy, etc. New York
2 GACC-1-1 Manufacturer CUSA23012112230045 2301 Fermented wines and prepared Fermented wines Dry red wine, dry white wine, champagne,etc. New York
3 GACC-1-1 Manufacturer CUSA23012112230048 2301 Fermented wines and prepared Fermented wines Dry red wine, dry white wine, champagne,etc. Boston
4 GACC-1-1 Manufacturer CUSA24092112230038 2409 Other beverages Fermented Grape juice for wine making Boston
5 GACC-2-1 Exporter 84012000999 Alcoholic Beverage，Soft Drinks And Drinking Water All Alcoholic and Soft Beverage products New York

☼  Summary of GACC registration types, applicable conditions, food categories, processes, costs, time.

GACC register types GACC-1-1 GACC-1-2 GACC-1-3 GACC-2-1
GACC registration item General GACC registration for Overseas Manufacturers GACC registration for Overseas Producer of Medium risk Food GACC registration for Overseas Producer of High risk Food General GACC registration for Overseas Exporter
Type of enterprise
  • Food Processing plants,
  • manufacturers,
  • producers, processors,
  • packers, re-packers,
  • cold stores, storage operations,
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  • Food Processing plants,
  • manufacturers,
  • producers, processors,
  • packers, re-packers,
  • cold stores, storage operations,
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  • Food Processing plants,
  • manufacturers,
  • producers, processors,
  • packers, re-packers,
  • cold stores, storage operations,
  • Fishing Vessels of Freezing or Transporting or Factory, etc.
  • Overseas exporters, shippers, traders, agents, consignor,etc.;
  • For GACC-1-2 & GACC-1-3 food categories, exporter’s CS-cold storage or DS-dry storage facilities need appy GACC register of CS or DS .
    • Risk level Low risk level Medium risk llevel High risk llevel All level
    Food category of GACC registration
  • Vegetables and their products (except fresh and dehydrated vegetables)
  • Processed grain and their products
  • Tea
  • Processed Nuts and seed products
  • Liquor
  • Beverages and frozen drinks
  • Biscuits, pastries, bread
  • Sugars (including raw sugar, table sugar, lactose, syrup, etc.)
  • Candy, chocolate (including chocolate, cocoa butter substitute chocolate and its products)
  • Condiments (not including sugar)
  • Roasted coffee beans, cocoa beans and their products (excluding chocolate)
  • Fruit products (excluding dried fruits)
  • Chinese herbal medicine
  • Other processed food
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  • bee products,
  • egg products,
  • edible oils and fats,
  • oilseeds,
  • stuffed wheaten products,
  • edible grains,
  • milled grain industry products and malt,
  • fresh and dehydrated vegetables and dried beans,
  • condiments,
  • nuts and seeds,
  • dried fruits,
  • unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans,
  • foods for special dietary purposes,
  • health foods,
  • Meat products,
  • Aquatic products,
  • Dairy products,
  • Bird nest products,
  • Meat **
  • Aquatic Products And Preserved Aquatic Products **
  • Pelagic Fishery ** **
  • Dairy Products **
  • Bird Nest Products **
  • Food for Special Dietary Use *
  • Processed Flavorings Of Plant Origin *
  • Bee Products *
  • Egg And Egg Products *
  • Grains And Grain Products *
  • Dried Fruits And Nuts *
  • Vegetable And Vegetable Products *
  • Oil And Oil Seeds *
  • Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials Of Animal And Plant Origin *
  • Processed Flavorings
  • Cigarette
  • Soft Drinks And Drinking Water
  • Canned Foods
  • Tea
  • Other Processed Foods
  • Other Plant Origin Food
  • Pastry Biscuits And Crackers
  • Candied (Preserved) Fruits
  • Sugar
  • Alcoholic Beverage
  • Other foods 　
    • GACC registration valid eriod 5 years 5 years 5 years 5 years
    GACC registration process GACC register process flow chart GACC register process flow chart GACC register process flow chart GACC register process flow chart
    GACC registration process time 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-12 months 2-4 weeks
    GACC register price, cost, service fee
    Note 　
  • Require an additional recommend registration procedure by the competent authority of the country of origin
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  • This type GACC registration process is very complicated, and the cost depends on the type of Facility and foods, usually be quoted by staff;
  • Require producers have food safety management system (such as, HACCP, GMP,BRC, SQF, Freshcare, ISO 22000,etc.)
  • For some production facilities, GACC-CNCA maybe arrange site-inspection;
  • Each production facility and cold storage facility needs to apply for a separate GACC registration number;
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  • If the manufacturer wants to directly export to China, it also needs to apply GACC registration for exporter ;
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    List of GACC approved enterprises >
    GACC-1-1 Manufacturers    		 >
    GACC-1-2 Manufacturers    		 >
    GACC-1-3 Manufacturers    		 >
    GACC-2-1 Exporter

    ☼  2022 New 18 digits GACC registration number for overseas manufacturers

    From 2022, the GACC registration number for oversears manufacturer is upgraded to 18 digits,

    This GACC register No. needs to be printed on the Chinese label of imported food , then can pass the China Customs Clearance.

    The old 10-digit registration number for overseas food manufacturers (also known as the old AQSIQ registration number), has been invalidated  

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