Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 4 May 2021

ARTICLE 66 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2021 A ccording to the inspection and quarantine su- pervision and management measures of im- port and export for feed and feed additives to China, the General Administration of Customs implements a registration system for production enterprises in countries or regions that allow the import of feed, and imported feed should come from registered overseas production enterprises. Overseas manufacturers shall meet the relevant re- quirements of the laws, regulations, and standards of the exporting country or region, and meet the equivalent requirements of the relevant laws, reg- ulations, and standards of China, and recommend to the General Administration of Customs after be- ing reviewed by the competent authority of the ex- porting country or region. Recommended materials should include: (1) Company's information: company name, ad- dress, business license number; (2) Registered product information: registered product name, main ingredients, usage purpose, etc.; (3) Official certificate: which proves that the rec- ommended company has been approved by the com- petent authority and its products are allowed to be sold in the exporting country or region. The General Administration of Customs shall re- view the recommended materials. If the review is un- qualified, the exporting country or regional compe- tent authority shall be notified to make some changes. After passing the review, the General Administra- tion of Customs will send experts to the exporting country or region to review its feed safety supervi- sion system after consultation with the competent authority of the exporting country or region and conduct random checks on the manufacturer apply- ing for registration. Manufacturing companies that do not meet the requirements in the spot check will not be registered, and the reason will be reported to the competent authority of the exporting country or region; other manufacturing companies that meet the requirements and not spot-checked will be reg- istered and registered on the official website of the General Administration of Customs Announced on. The registration for GACC is valid for 5 years. How to apply for import registration certificate (MARA license) to China? Application for registration of imported feed and feed additives Article 12 of the “Regulations on the WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR EXPORT FEED AND FEED ADDITIVES TO CHINA “Planning to export feed and feed additives to China anytime soon? Find out the procedure about GACC (General Administration of Customs for the People's Republic of China) to apply for feed and feed additives in China. ” Faraji Maleta Ring One Technology Ltd., Beijing, China