On January 14, 2025, the General Administration of China Customs (GACC) published the Information on Food Not Allowed to Enter China in December 2024. A total of 460 batches of imported food from 48 countries/regions were rejected.

Most non-compliant imported food came from the U.S. (18.5%, mostly beer and health supplement products), followed by Hong Kong S.A.R. (5.9%, mostly coffee and beverage products), Indonesia and Brazil (both 4.4%). The major reasons for import rejections were as follows:

• Incompliance with food national standards (25.2%)

• Inconsistence between goods and certificate (22.0%)

• Unqualified labeling (22.4%)

• Failure to provide required documents and/or materials (7.2%)

• Food spoilage (11.5%)

It should be noted that one batch of camel milk powder from Kazakhstan was rejected for unqualified bacterial counts. Before the implementation of updated GB 19644 Milk Powder and Formulated Milk Powder, which will take effect on February 8, 2025 and apply to camel milk powder, such products should comply with RHB 903-2017 Camel Milk Powder.

16 batches of imported food were rejected due to the issue of overseas food manufacturer registration. Since the implementation of GACC Decree 248 on January 1, 2022, manufacturers of all imported foods must register with GACC. In addition, attention should be paid to the latest revised draft of GACC Decree 248, which will bring many significant changes to registration requirements once approved.

Source: GACC

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