Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 4 May 2021

ARTICLE FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2021 67 Administration of Feed and Feed Additives” (Order No. 609 of the State Council): “For export to China of feeds and feed additives that have not been used in China but have been approved for production and use by the exporting country, they shall entrust an agency in China to The agricultural administrative department of the State Council applies for regis- tration. For the first export to China of feed and feed additives that have been used in China and the exporting country has approved the production and use, they shall apply for registration in accordance with these Regulations.” “Administrative Measures for the Registration of Imported Feed and Feed Additives” (Decree No. 2 of the Ministry of Agriculture 2014) Article 3: Foreign companies exporting feed and feed additives to Chi- na for the first time shall apply for import registra- tion from the Ministry of Agriculture and obtain the import registration licenses for feed and feed addi- tives Without an import registration license, it may not be sold or used in China. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Ag- riculture, the imported fish meal is classified to be a single feed, and it is necessary to apply for a MARA registration certificate from the Ministry of Agricul- ture At the same time, applicants need to apply to the General Administration of Customs for factories “List of countries that allow the import of feed ingre- dients, pet food, and compound feed”. At present, leading countries to export fishmeal to China include, Peru, Russia, and Southeast Asia fishmeal all account for the top three. Currently, many fishmeal factories in Southeast Asia have ob- tained the admission qualification of the General Administration of Customs and they are listed on the GACC. Fishmeal and fish oil both are under single feed and it is necessary to apply for the factory registra- tion from the General Administration of Customs and have the feed import registration certificate ap- proved by the Ministry of Agriculture. Currently, there are at least 23 countries that are qualified to legally export fishmeal and fish oil, and other aquatic proteins to China include: Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Denmark, Russia, the United States, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Ar- gentina, Ecuador, Panama, New Zealand, South Af- rica, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Mauritania, In- dia, Iceland and Congo.