According to GACC Decree 248. Overseas exporters seafood register, all overseas seafood processing plant / Seafood fishing and seafood transport boat / Seafood processing boat / Seafood independent cold storage are required to file their company information online with the Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety of GACC, China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. This requirement comes into force with effect from January 01, 2022 and annually renewal in China customs.

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Registration Seafood Categories

Salmon, Atlantic salmon, herring, sardines, herring, tuna, bonito, mackerel, anchovy, eel,
Tilapia, channel catfish, catfish, canned fish, canned shark fin. Sturgeon caviar substitute. Crab, shrimp, lobster. Crustaceans, crayfish, oysters (oysters including sea fans, mussels). Cuttlefish and squid, clams, clam and shellfish, abalone, snail, sea cucumber, sea urchin, jellyfish, aquatic invertebrates.

List of Seafood Standards Test

For first imports, a list of seafood standards published by the MOH in 2022 sets out in national standards, which items need to be tested and which test methods laboratory should use.

China standard requirements for imported Seafood products:

• Standard for Fresh Frozen Aquatic Products according to China GB 2733-2015
• Standard-General Hygienic Reg according to China GB 14881-2013
• Standard for Hygienic Practice of Aquatic products according to China GB 20941-2016

Correct Application Procedures

GACC will keep a file of applications of exporters who have submitted complete filing information and send approval information to the China customs clearance system.

• Seafood Test Report or certificate
• Certificate of Origin
• Application Form
• Export country official license

A list of filed seafood manufacturer and exporters with their company names and countries / regions shall be generated by the GACC registration management system and made public on China Customs declaration system database.

Note: GACC strongly recommends that applicant register directly and do not leave this application process to their importer or distributor. Importers require your registration number to complete China customs clearance. Should you change your distributor, or have multiple distributors, they may be reluctant to share your registration number and authorization password if circumstances change. The authorization password will be the only credential when you enter the GACC system to go through customs clearance procedures in China.

The China customs management system currently only available application form in Mandarin. For the overseas enterprise does not have a branch in China, to help overseas seafood exporters companies who wish to register themselves, GACC Association has prepared an English version of the application form, including detailed instructions and guidance for each application step. To start a registration process, please click on the below **Application Now**.

As usual GACC members will be given priority for approval at China Customs.

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