Customs interpretation of imported wine customs clearance process

For thousands of years, wine has been one of the main drinks in human life, among which wine is very popular among people. Wine is a kind of fruit wine made from grapes. It has a long wine culture and tasting tradition in China .With the increasingly frequent exchanges between China and foreign countries, the quantity and value of imported wine are also expanding.

1 ► Registration of overseas production enterprises of imported food (overseas production enterprise qualification)

materials needed:

① Application for business registration

② Corporate identity documents, such as the business license issued by the competent authority of the country (region) where you are located, etc.

③ Statement of the enterprise's commitment to comply with the requirements of the 'Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Food'

Handling process:

Log in to the application system for registration management of imported food overseas production enterprises(https://cifer.singlewindow.cn) to submit an application, you can also enter through the standard version of China International Trade 'Single Window' (www.singlewindow.cn).

The product category to apply for registration is alcohol - fermented wine and its blended wine.

2 ► Registration of consignee and consignor of import and export goods

materials needed:

Registration Form of Customs Declaration Unit

Handling process:

① The enterprise submits an application to the local customs office where it is located.

② The local customs will review the application submitted by the enterprise, and after the customs has passed the review with complete materials and compliance with the statutory conditions, the enterprise can print the 'Certificate of Recordation of the Customs Declaration Unit' by itself.

③ If the enterprise applies for the record registration of the consignee and consignor of import and export goods through the 'multiple certificates in one' method at the same time when handling the industrial and commercial registration, the customs can complete the enterprise record after confirming the receipt of the enterprise's industrial and commercial registration information and business record information. There is no need to go through the filing and registration procedures at the customs.

Website: China International Trade 'Single Window'(https://www.singlewindow.cn/)

Or 'Internet + Customs' integrated online service platform (http://online.customs.gov.cn/)

3 ► Filing of imported food importers

materials needed:

① Consignee Filing Application Form

② Organizational structure, department functions and job responsibilities related to food safety

③ The type of food to be operated and the storage location

④ Those who have been engaged in food import, processing and sales within 2 years should provide relevant instructions (food variety, quantity)

Handling process:

The enterprise submits a filing application to the local competent customs office.The competent customs at the place where the enterprise is located will review, and if it meets the requirements, it will be filed and the list of domestic importers will be published, and if it does not meet the requirements, it will be returned to the enterprise (the enterprise can modify the application information and resubmit).

Website: China International Trade 'Single Window'（https://www.singlewindow.cn/)

Or 'Internet + Customs' integrated online service platform (http://online.customs.gov.cn/)

1 ► Declaration channels

China International Trade 'Single Window'

(https://www.singlewindow.cn)

Or 'Internet + Customs' integrated online service platform

（http://online.customs.gov.cn)

2 ► Declaration required materials

① Contract, invoice, packing list, bill of lading (shipping) and other necessary documents

② Overseas exporter or agent of imported alcohol, name and record number of the importer, import and sales records of the last batch

③ Certificate of Origin (Certificate) (Certificate of Origin of American Wine Exported to China and Japanese Wine Exported to China shall be provided by the official)

④ Imported food safety commitment document

⑤ Other certificates or documents that should be attached.The implementation of paperless declaration shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant requirements of paperless

3 ► Product classification

Classification is based on the alcohol concentration in wine grape juice. If the alcohol concentration is > 0.5% by volume, it is classified in heading 22.04; if the alcohol concentration is ≤ 0.5% by volume, it is classified in heading 20.09.When wine is classified under heading 22.04, it is specifically divided into:

① 22041000 Sparkling wine

② 22042100 Small packages of wine brewed from fresh grapes (small packages refer to containers of two liters or less)

③ 22042200 Medium-packaged wine brewed from fresh grapes (medium-package refers to containers filled with more than two liters but not exceeding ten liters)

④ 22042900 Wine brewed from fresh grapes in other packages (other packages refer to those packed in containers of more than ten liters)

⑤ 22043000 Other wine grape juice

Note that wines made from fresh grapes, if added with herbs or spices, are to be classified in heading 2205 Vermouth.

4 ► Imported wine standard declaration elements

Document basis:

2022 'People's Republic of China Customs Import and Export Commodity Standard Declaration Catalog and Interpretation'

Eleven declaration elements for wine:

product nameIt is necessary to fill in the Chinese and foreign names at the same time.For example 'Margaux red pavilion dry red wine PAVILLON ROUGE DU CHATEAU MARGAUX'.

Refers to the specific methods used in the process of commodity processing.For example, the commodities under item 22.05 should be filled with 'brewed with fresh grapes, added with plants or spices'.

Refers to the percentage of alcohol by volume, represented by '%vol', and reported according to the wine label.

Refers to the distinction of wine grades, which are generally divided according to quality and production area.There are statutory classifications and industry association classifications for European wines. For example, France has AOC, IGP, and VDF, and Italy has DOCG, DOC, IGT, and VDT.For example: Italian 'Prosecco (Prosecco) brand' sparkling wine under item 2204.1000 of the tariff code should be filled with the 'DOCG' grade.

Fill in 'No Level' if there is no level division.

Refers to the year the grapes used to make the wine were harvested, not the year the wine was bottled.The year of the wine is usually written on the label.There are also many wines that are not marked with a year, such as champagne, sherry, etc., which are obtained through blending.If the wine label does not indicate the year, 'NV' should be filled in.

Refers to the smallest sub-region of the wine indicated on the wine label,The names in Chinese and foreign languages ​​must be reported at the same time.For the lowest-level wines that do not indicate the production area, the country (region) is indicated on the wine label, and the Chinese and foreign names of the country (region) should be filled in, and 'no production area' cannot be filled in.In France, Italy and other countries, the production area is usually written together with the grade.

Refers to the name of the winery that produces or stores the wine,The names in Chinese and foreign languages ​​must be reported at the same time.For example 'Margaux Chateau CHATEAU MARGAUX'.If it is bottled by a manufacturer instead of a winery, fill in the Chinese and foreign names of the manufacturer.

Refers to the name of the specific grape variety used to make wine,Chinese and foreign names must be reported at the same time。If it is a blend of multiple grape varieties, fill in the two main grape varieties and indicate the blend.Australia, the United States and other producing countries stipulate that a bottle of wine contains more than 75% of a certain grape variety before the name of the variety can be marked on the bottle; Germany, France and other countries stipulate that if a certain grape variety name appears on the wine label, it means At least 85% of the wine is made from this grape.

Refers to the individual packaging methods and specifications of commodities.

For retail packaged wine, indicate: unit packaging capacity x number of packaging units/packaging unit, such as 750ml/bottle x 6 bottles/carton.

Bulk non-retail packaged wine, marked: x liters/barrel or x liters/container can.

Refers to the way wine is imported.Such as processing in the original liquid area, processing outside the original liquid area, branding of the original bottle, and domestic branding.

Refers to the wine brand,Fill in the name in Chinese or foreign language。

1 ► Chinese label

Document basis:

The 'Food Safety Law' stipulates that imported prepackaged food and food additives should have Chinese labels; if there are instructions in accordance with the law, there should also be Chinese instructions.Labels and instructions shall comply with this law and other relevant laws and administrative regulations of our country and the requirements of national food safety standards, and shall specify the origin of the food and the name, address, and contact information of the domestic agent.Prepackaged food without Chinese labels, Chinese instructions, or labels and instructions that do not comply with the provisions of this article shall not be imported.

The Chinese label of wine should comply with the provisions of GB 7718 of 'National Food Safety Standards for Prepackaged Food Labels' and GB 2758 of 'National Food Safety Standards for Fermented Wine and Its Blended Wine'.

The Chinese label must indicate the content:

Common non-conformities on Chinese wine labels:

According to 3.9 of GB 7718-2011, the height of the words, symbols and numbers of the mandatory content shall not be less than 1.8mm.

The unit of measurement of net content shall indicate the net content of food according to the legal unit of measurement.The unit of measurement for the net content of wine should be volume liter (L) (l), milliliter (mL) (ml).Among them, if the net content is <1000mL, use milliliters (mL) (ml ), if the net content is ≥1000mL, use liters (L) (l)(Note the capitalization of the milliliter unit, there is no 'ML').

The minimum height of the net content characters shall comply with the provisions in Table 3 of GB 7718-2011.For example: the height of the characters of the net content of 750mL wine (including net content, numbers and legal units of measurement) should not be less than 4mm.The height of the 1.5L wine net content characters (including net content, numbers and legal units of measurement) should not be less than 6mm.

Alcohol should be indicated in units of '%vol'.

2 ► Conformity assessment

Imported food conformity assessment activities include: assessment and review of food safety management systems of overseas countries (regions) that export food to China, registration of overseas production enterprises, filing of importers and exporters and qualification assurance, examination and approval of entry animal and plant quarantine, and accompanying qualification certificates Inspection, document review, on-site inspection, supervision and random inspection, import and sales record inspection and the combination of each.

If the imported wine meets the requirements after the qualification assessment, the customs will issue the 'Incoming Goods Inspection and Quarantine Certificate' (currently it has been digitized, and enterprises can log in to the 'Single Window' of China International Trade, query electronic information and download it by themselves).

If it does not meet the requirements, and if the items related to safety, health and environmental protection are unqualified, the customs will notify the food importer in writing and order it to destroy or return it; if other items are unqualified, it will only be allowed to import if it meets the requirements of conformity assessment after technical treatment. .

If the safety, health and environmental protection items are unqualified, the customs will issue a 'Notice of Inspection and Quarantine Handling', order the party concerned to destroy it, or issue a return handling notice, and the importer will handle the return procedures.If other items fail to meet the requirements of conformity assessment after technical processing under the supervision of the customs, they are allowed to be imported.