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Food categories for GACC registration

  • For Producers GACC registration, Each of the food category  (4-digit subcategory) requires a separate GACC registration number, Each facility address requires a separate GACC registration number !
  • If your product list covers multiple food categories, please submit a separate new application for each category one by one, Then can apply for the product listing under the corresponding category..
  • GACC registration of exporter, can choose multiple food categories;

  • High-risk food categories for GACC-1-3 Producer Registration

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

          

          
          
          
          

          

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

          
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  • Each high-risk food category needs to apply for GACC registration separately, and each high-risk food category must have a separate GACC registration number, then can be legally exported to China;
  • Require producers have food safety management system (such as, HACCP, GMP,BRC, SQF, Freshcare, ISO 22000,etc.)
  • For some production facilities (Mainly in developing and low-developed countries), GACC-CNCA maybe arrange site-inspection;
  • Each production facility and cold storage facility needs to apply for a separate GACC registration number;


  • Medium-risk food categories for GACC-1-2 Producer Registration

          
          
          
          
          

          

          

          
          
          

          

          

          

          

          
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  • Require an additional recommend registration procedure by the competent authority of the country of origin
  • Each Medium-risk food category needs to apply for GACC registration separately, Each food category neet to have a separate GACC registration number,


  • Low-risk food categories for GACC-1-1 Producer Registration

          

          

          

          

          
          
          

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

          

          
          
          
          
          

          
          
          

          
          
          
          
          

          
          

          
          
          

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
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  • Each food category needs to apply for GACC registration separately; ,Each food category neet to have a separate GACC registration number,


  • Food categories for GACC-2-1 General Exporter Registration
    Exproter types:      
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  • You can choose multiple categories , won't increasing the cost and time of GACC registration;
  • Involving * Medium risk or ** High risk food categories, if the exporter provides storage services (Cold or DRY store), it is also necessary to apply for GACC-1-2 or GACC-1-3 types risky food storage facility registration
  • Specifically, for some primary agricultural products, such as Edible grains, Nuts and seeds, Unroasted coffee/cocoa beans, Oilseeds, Plant spices, Vegetables, Fruits, etc., If the exporter purchases from individual farmers, then sorting, packaging and storage these agricultural products, and export to China.
    In that way, the process of sorting, packaging and storage belongs to the kinds of processing products, then the exporter needs to assume the quality responsibility of these primary agricultural products,
    So the exporter also need to apply for the GACC-1-2 registration of producer ;
  • Special reminder: there were already many exporters of primary agricultural products (include meats, seafoods etc.) because they have not applied for the GACC registration of producer, Cause the Goods cannot be cleared at Chinese ports !  

  • Product categories for GACC-2-2 Special Exporter Permit  (White-list of enterprises exporting to China)
    1. Live animals and animal products 活动物及动物产品类
      1-1. Live animals 活动物类
        1110 Terrestrial animal 陆生动物
    1120 Aquatic animal 水生动物
    1130 Other live animals 其他活动物  
      1-2. Animal products 动物产品类
        1210 Animal skin (leather,fur) 动物皮革,裘皮
    1220 Animal hair (wool) 动物毛类(羊毛)
    1230 Down feather 羽绒羽毛
    1240 Silkworm cocoons 蚕茧
    1250 Feed of animal origin (including feed additives) 动物源性饲料(含饲料添加剂)
    1260 Biological material (including blood products) 生物材料(包含血液制品)
    1280 Animal-derived Chinese traditional medicines 动物源性中药材
    1290 Other animal products 其他动物产品  
    2. Live plants and plant products植物及植物产品类
      2-1. Live plants活植物类
        2110 Plant seedlings and flowers 种苗花卉
      2-2. Plant products 植物产品类
        O Grains (Including edible grains,  tubers, oilseeds etc. 粮食(包括食用谷物,薯类,油料类等 )
      2211 Edible grains (rice, wheat, barley, corn, etc.), 食用谷物(大米,小麦,大麦,玉米等)
      2212 Oilseeds (soybeans, linseeds,Rapeseeds, sunflower seeds, etc.) 油料类(大豆,亚麻籽,油菜籽,葵花籽等)
      2213 Tubers (Cassava, potato, etc) 薯类(木薯,马铃薯等)
    2220 Fresh Fruit 新鲜水果
    2230 Natural plant spices 天然植物调料
    2240 Fresh vegetables 新鲜蔬菜
    2241 Dried bean 干豆 (Green beans, red beans, peas, broad beans, etc 绿豆,红豆,豌豆,蚕豆等)
    2250 Unroasted coffee beans, unroasted cocoa beans 未烘焙咖啡豆、未烘焙可可豆
    2260 Plant-derived Chinese herbal medicines 植物源性中药材
    2310 Plant-derived feed 植物源性饲料
    2410 Bamboo, Wood, Grass Products 竹木草制品
    2420 Organic growing medium 有机栽培介质
    2430 Other Plant Products 其他植物产品
         
    Exproter types:     *   *   ( * Need GACC registration of producer ) 
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  • If your products belong to the above categories, in addition to GACC-2-1 General Exporter Registration, you also need to apply for GACC-2-2 Special Exporter Permit, after included in the "List of Enterprises Allowed to Export to China(White list)" , then can export China.
  • Please note that GACC-2-2 permit is not guaranteed to be approved 100% after you apply for it. The applicant enterprises need to be recommended by the competent authorities of the country of origin, and then GACC will approve some of the recommended enterprises to enter the "Permitted white list" according to relevant China policies.


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