On March 27, 2025, the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation announced 50 national food safety standards and 9 standard modification orders. These standards are closely related to dairy products, meat products, infant formulas for special medical purposes, infant supplementary foods, food additives, disinfectants, etc. that are consumed daily by the public. From promoting QR codes on food digital labels to prohibiting the use of 'zero additions'; from making shelf life indications more intuitive and making nutrition labels easier to read; from requiring the mandatory labeling of allergenic substances to supporting a batch of inspection method standards... the standards aim to strengthen food safety risk management throughout the chain and will further protect consumers' food safety and nutritional health. Up to now, my country has issued a total of 1,660 national food safety standards, including more than 20,000 indicators, covering more than 340 food categories. The mandatory labeling of allergenic substances and the recommended labeling 'consumer shelf life' are in the new standards released this time, and are related to everyone's daily choices. Read More

According to the latest industry data from Xeneta, due to the combined impact of multiple external factors, the reliability of global container liner shipping schedules has significantly deteriorated. Spot freight rates for routes related to major U.S. ports have simultaneously risen sharply. The market has presented a contradictory pattern of 'rising freight rates and declining services.' Read More

General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 136 of 2026 (Announcement on the Loadability Inspection of Containers for Exports of Perishable Foods and Refrigerated Products) In order to effectively prevent the risk of exported food being contaminated by containers, in accordance with the 'Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China' and its implementation regulations and other relevant laws and regulations, the General Administration of Customs now announces the loadability inspection of containers for exports of perishable foods and refrigerated products as follows: 1. Scope of commodities For the implementation of container loadability inspection for perishable food and frozen goods codes, please refer to the portal website of the General Administration of Customs, URL: http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/spj/zcfg18/index.html. Implement container loadability inspection of perishable food and frozen products HS-CIQ code: http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/spj/2026-09 Read More

It’s the beginning of the school year again. “With the equipment in hand, you won’t have to worry about going to school.” Parents are taking their children to stationery stores to buy their favorite stationery in preparation for the new semester. Stationery is the basic tool used by students to learn knowledge. It accompanies students day and night, including schoolbags, pencils, ballpoint pens, erasers, exercise books, etc. How should the common stationery in our lives be classified when imported and exported? Come and learn with me. Read More

Foreword: In daily import business and corporate customs compliance management, many companies consider that the business is over after completing the 3C exemption certificate and completing customs clearance and storage of goods. Over a long period of time, a large number of 3C-free unwritten accounts have accumulated in the enterprise system, which has become a compliance risk that is easily ignored. As market supervision continues to strengthen, 3C-free business has already entered the stage of full-process closed-loop supervision. Successful customs clearance alone cannot avoid subsequent verification risks. Completing the write-off procedures in strict accordance with the requirements is the true compliance end of this business. Combining current laws, regulations and local implementation rules, the compliance points of the entire 3C exemption process from application, import, use to verification are summarized as follows: Read More

General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 126 of 2026 (Announcement on the Announcement of the Customs Commodity Numbers Corresponding to Battery Products) According to the Announcement No. 20 of 2026 (Announcement on Adjusting Certain Battery Consumption Tax Policies) of the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration of Taxation, in order to effectively manage the collection and management of consumption tax at the import stage, the customs commodity numbers corresponding to the battery products involved in the above policy adjustments are now announced. See the attachment for details. This announcement will be implemented from September 1, 2026. When importing and exporting battery products, they must be declared according to the customs commodity number listed in the appendix of this announcement. Announcement is hereby made. Attachment: Table of customs commodity numbers corresponding to battery products. Read More

Preface The high temperatures in midsummer continue to hit the line! Swimming equipment, sun protection clothing, parasols, sunglasses, ice cream, refreshing drinks and other summer cooling products are experiencing peak consumption and imports. Today, I will compile a small guide for classifying summer cooling products for you to help you avoid declaration misunderstandings and easily pass the customs! Read More

Dear bosses, factory directors and quality control partners of export food production companies: If you count with your fingers, there is less than a month left until September 2, 2026, the day that food people 'love and hate' - GB 14881-2025 'General Hygienic Standards for Food Production' will be officially implemented! In addition to the well-known addition of a new independent allergen management chapter, the change of the HACCP system from an 'elective course' to a 'compulsory course', and the inclusion of parasite control in the standards for the first time, what other changes are there in the new standards? The customs boys and girls recently went to the factory for inspection and found that many companies are still 'waiting calmly'. Some people even asked: 'Isn't it just a change of version number? Is it almost the same as the 2013 version?' No no no! This is the 'first comprehensive revision' in 12 years, with 46 new articles and 15 deleted ones. The management concept has been directly upgraded from 'post-event supervision' to 'pre-emptive prevention'. To put it in plain English: In the past, you were 'poor' Read More