CHINA’S administrative provisions on the registration of overseas production enterprises of imported foods will come into force from 1 June, according to the Domestic Trade Division of the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization.
The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has issued Order No 280 (Administrative Measures for the Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food to China) and Implementation Announcement No 27. These regulations entered into force on 1 June 2026.
Myanmar entrepreneurs who want to import food to China can review these regulations on the GACC’s Import and Export Food Safety Bureau website:http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/.
According to GACC Decrees 248 and 249, GACC registration is mandatory for food exporters starting from 1 January 2022. Companies exporting 18 categories of goods from Myanmar to China must register with the GACC. Those 18 categories are edible oil, oilseeds, stuffed pastry products, edible bird’s nest and related products, edible grains, grains milling industrial products and malt, fresh and dehydrated vegetables, dried beans, plant species, nuts and seeds, dried fruits, unroasted coffee and cocoa bean, special dietary food excluding milk-based formula, functional foods, bee products, aquatic products including farm products, animal products and animal feed and livestock animal businesses.
The relevant authorities for the registration with GACC are the Agriculture Department, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, the Fisheries Department and the Food and Drug Administration Department.
Exporters can directly access the China International Trade Single Window through https:// cifer.singlewindow.cnby creating accounts for those food groups which are not listed in the aforementioned 18 groups.
Between 1 December 2021 and 27 March 2026, 3,872 applications by 1,849 factories have been forwarded to the GACC through the Agriculture Department (3,693 applications), the Fisheries Department (156), the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (14) and the Food and Drug Administration Department (nine).
Regarding the registration of the importing companies, the Department of Animal and Plant Quarantine under the GACC will check quarantine access for the imported grains (unroasted coffee bean, cocoa beans, fresh and dehydrated vegetables, plant seasonings (plant spices), edible grain, dried beans, oil seeds (oil plant) and herbal animal products and plant for their origins.
The companies cannot directly proceed with registration, and they need to carry out this step through competent authorities and departments concerned by sending an email via dapq@ customs.gov.cn or submitting a letter to the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar or the Myanmar Embassy in China.
As of 31 March 2026, a total of 1,217 applications have been successful in registering with the GACC with the approval of the competent authority. Additionally, a manual registration list of overseas manufacturers of imported foods with the GACC has been uploaded on http://dzs. customs.gov.cn/. Individuals can enquire for further information through the contact numbers of the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization at 067 3408605, 067 3408617 and email myantrade. domestic@gmail.com. — NN/KK