With the improvement of people's consumption level, people begin to pursue high quality of life, imported food has become an important part of life。Imported food includes bulk food, large packaged food, food raw materials, food additives and pre-packaged food。Today, we will discuss pre-packaged food and the problems encountered in food customs clearance。
Import pre-packaged food customs declaration process。
What is prepackaged food？
Means a predetermined amount of packaging or food produced in packaging materials and containers;This includes foods that are packaged in predetermined quantities in packaging materials and containers and have a uniform quality or volume mark within a certain range。In simple terms, there is a certain quantity value after the packaging is completed, and this determined quantity value should be a unified quality or volume mark within a certain range。
Pre-packaged food labeling requirements:
Text, graphics, symbols and all descriptions on food packaging。Pre-packaged food labels should include food name, ingredient list, net content and specifications, producer and/or distributor name, address and contact information, production date and shelf life, storage conditions, food production license number, product standard number and other content that needs to be marked (such as irradiated food, genetically modified food, nutrition label, quality grade).。
Food ingredient pre-packaging audit:
Any substance used in the preparation or processing of food (including in modified form), including food additives, should be listed in order of reduction in the amount added。The addition amount of less than 2% can not be listed in the order of reduction, and the location of food additives depends on the total weight of various food additives, which is prone to error when marking。
Common pre-packaged food:
Dairy products, cereals, legumes, puffs, bee products, juices, beverages, liquors, baked goods and dried fruit products, seasonings, oils, aquatic products, food additives, fruits from various registered countries,
Import pre-packaged food customs declaration process
Pre-packaged food import clearance procedures:
Overseas stock - document preparation - label pre-examination - shipment - consignee record - exchange of goods in port - inspection - commodity inspection form - Customs declaration - tax payment - Customs inspection - dynamic health inspection - warehouse label - sampling - label record - issue (after September 1, Shanghai all port label record is completed，Check other port policies separately)- Health Certificate - Domestic sales
Two, pre-packaged food import program recommendation:
1.Before delivery, the customer provides product label design pictures, ingredient lists and translations for pre-approval and evaluation。
2.Sign contracts (and provide relevant company qualifications and contact information for record)。The company's one-to-one logistics personnel track the entire trade process。
3.Import product label pre-examination and filing。
4.Customers provide foreign contracts, invoices, packaging and other relevant customs clearance documents in advance。
5.Arrange shipment of goods to domestic ports。
6.After the arrival of the goods at the port, the bill of exchange and customs clearance inspection are carried out。
7.The customs shall issue a tax receipt and release the goods for payment, and label them at the commodity inspection warehouse。
8.The commodity inspection bureau shall conduct sampling inspection of the products and issue a health certificate after passing the inspection.
9.The client company will write off the customs declaration and pay the foreign exchange at SAFE。Customs tax form VAT deduction。
3. Documents required for import clearance of pre-packaged food:
1.Contract, invoice, packing list, Bill of lading, etc
2.Foreign certificate of origin and health certificate
3.Declaration and inspection power of attorney
4.Sample labels in Chinese and English
5.Record certificate of consignee of imported food
6.Copy of consignee's business license
7.Other relevant documents
Iv. Tax rate and some fees for imported prepackaged food:
1.If there are too many types of food, what taxes should be paid and how many points should be paid depending on the specific food。(Three taxes: Customs duty consumption tax Value added Tax The three taxes shall be paid within 15 days from the date when the customs issues the tax payment certificate and shall be collected by the Customs on behalf of the Customs。
2.Some costs:
3.关税
4.Production and design of food labels
5..Customs declaration fee
6..Commodity inspection fee
7.Value-added tax
8..Container inspection fee
9.wharfage