AMZ123 has learned that in the first three quarters of this year, China’s customs supervised total food imports and exports of 1.46 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%. Among them, imports reached 1.04 trillion yuan, up 4.7%, while exports reached 0.42 trillion yuan, up 2.4%.

In terms of regulation, China has implemented registration management for 99,000 overseas food export enterprises from 182 countries or regions; at the same time, 49,000 domestic export enterprises and 29,000 raw material farming and breeding bases have been included in filing management; customs has also carried out quantitative grading management for 7,070 port food production and operation units.

In terms of enforcement, during the same period, customs returned or destroyed 4,498 batches of substandard imported food, concluded 112 administrative penalty cases involving inspection issues, with a total amount of 73.91 million yuan; investigated 644 criminal cases of tax-related food smuggling, with a total amount exceeding 5.74 billion yuan; in addition, 53 risk warnings and consumer advisories were issued.

AMZ123 Comment

Food import and export grew steadily, with imports growing faster than exports, and compliance barriers continued to rise. Sellers should strictly strengthen supply chain review and label compliance, and prioritize high-growth import categories.

Source: AMZ123
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