On October 20, 2024, the General Administration of China Customs (GACC) published the information on food not allowed to enter China in September 2024. A total of 471 batches of imported food from 36 countries/regions were rejected.

Most non-compliant imported food in September came from the U.S. (14.6%, mostly beer products), followed by South Korea (13.0%, mostly beverages), Ecuador (7.4%, all aquatic products) and Taiwan, China (7.4%, mostly snacks). The major reasons for import rejections include incompliance with food national standards (31.6%), unqualified labeling (30.1%), discrepancy between cargo and certificate (19.3%), detection of animal epidemic diseases (5.3%) and unqualified package (4.0%).

In September, four batches of infant formula and follow-up formula products from France were rejected for unqualified package. Three batches of complementary baby foods failed customs clearance. Among them, two batches were imported from Taiwan, China, and one was from Thailand. All were rejected for not meeting the requirements stated in national food safety standards.

Source: GACC

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