Guidelines for Declaration of Imported Frozen Meat Products

Common types of imported frozen meat products mainly include beef, pork, mutton, poultry, etc. The main types of tax declarations are:

1. Frozen beef:0202.1000 Frozen whole and half head beef, 0202.2000 Frozen bone-in beef, 0202.3000 Frozen boneless beef.

2. Frozen pork:0203.2110 Frozen whole and half-head suckling pigs, 0203.2190 Frozen whole and half-head pork, 0203.2200 Frozen bone-in front legs, hind legs and meat pieces, 0203.2900 Other frozen pork.

3. Frozen lamb or goat:0204.3000 Frozen whole and half lamb, 0204.4100 Frozen whole and half lamb, 0204.4200 Frozen bone-in lamb, 0204.43000 Frozen boneless lamb, 0204.5000 Frozen goat.

4. Frozen poultry:0207.1200 Frozen whole chicken, 0207.1411 Frozen bone-in chicken pieces, 0207.1419 Frozen boneless chicken pieces, 0207.1421 Frozen chicken wings (excluding wing tips), 0207.1422 Frozen chicken feet, 0207.1429 Other frozen chicken offal, 0207.2500 Frozen whole turkey, 0207.2700 Frozen turkey pieces and offal.

1. Importer's record number

Overseas exporters or agents of imported meat products shall file with the General Administration of Customs, and domestic importers shall file with the local customs.Only those importers who have filed for record can go through the formalities for importing meat products.When applying, the record number of the importer and exporter should be truthfully filled in under 'Enterprise Qualification'.

2. Registration number of the overseas manufacturer in China

Foods destined for China from January 1, 2022 should be specified in the 'Certificate Column (License Category Code 519)' under the 'Product Qualification' item of the Customs Declaration'Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Food' in the import declaration. Fill in the registration number of the enterprise in China.In the declaration of imported food by the customs implementing the 2020 version of the declaration project, you should select 'Overseas production enterprise of imported food' in the 'Other enterprise category' column under 'Other enterprises', and enter the 'number or enterprise name' 'Column, fill in the registration number of the enterprise in China.If the declaration is not filled in as required, the customs will not accept the declaration.

3. 'Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine License'

The customs implements a quarantine approval system for imported meat products.The consignee of imported meat products shall, before signing a foreign trade contract or agreement, apply to the customs for the approval procedures for entry animal and plant quarantine.The customs will issue the 'People's Republic of China Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine License' for meat products that meet the import requirements.In the import declaration, the obtained entry animal and plant quarantine license number, Write-off serial number of goods and write-off quantity.

4. 'Automatic Import License'

The automatic import license refers to the license issued by the license-issuing agency authorized by the Ministry of Commerce for the goods subject to automatic import license management according to law.Among the imported meat products, the products subject to automatic import license management mainly include beef, mutton, pork and by-products.Such as 0202.2000 frozen bone-in beef, 0203.2190 other frozen whole and half-head pork, 0204.4200 frozen bone-in sheep meat, etc., all need to apply for an 'automatic import license'.When making a declaration, fill in the corresponding supervision certificate code '7' in the code column of the customs declaration 'accompanying document', and fill in the automatic import license number in the serial number column.

5. Standardize the elements of declaration

In accordance with the requirements of the 'Customs of the People's Republic of China Customs Declaration Form for Import and Export of Goods' and the requirements of the corresponding standard declaration catalog, when declaring imported meat products, you should fill in the declaration elements in the 'specification model' column according to the product type and according to the corresponding coding standards. , including categorization elements, price elements, and other elements.

For example, frozen beef products with the imported commodity code range of 0202.1000-0202.3000, the classification elements that should be filled in are: product name; preparation or preservation method (frozen); processing method (whole head, half head; with bone, without bone).The price elements that should be reported are: beef parts (such as eye meat, tendon meat, etc.); packaging specifications; English product name; brand (Chinese or foreign language name); factory number; feed, grain feed, etc.); contract date; processing degree (thickness, intensive), etc.

Filling example:0202300090 Frozen Boneless Beef Refined Beef Front Tendon 4|3|Frozen|Non-Whole Head Non-Half Head,Boneless|Beef Tendon Meat|19-35KG/Case,Non-Retail Packaging|FROZEN BONELESS BEEF SHIN |Brand:COLES|Factory No.: 648, Processing Plant|No Grade|Grass-Fed|20200728|Processing Degree: Intensive