Food additives are synthetic or natural substances added to food to improve the color, aroma, taste and other qualities of food, as well as for the needs of preservative and processing technology. At present, China's 5261 food additives have 23 categories, more than 2000 varieties, including acidity regulators, anti-caking agents, defoamers, antioxidants, bleaching agents, leavening agents, colorants, colorants, coloring agents, enzyme preparations, flavor enhancers, nutritional enhancers, preservatives, sweeteners, thickeners, flavors and fragrances, etc. 4102 Common preservatives: benzoic acid and its salts 1653, sorbic acid and its salts, dehydroacetic acid and sodium salts, sodium biacetate. Sweeteners: glucose, fructose, maltose, starch sugar and lactose and other sugar substances. Acidity regulators: citric acid, potassium hemicitric acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid and other 17 kinds.
Food additive import process:
1. Prepare the source of goods abroad and prepare the necessary documents
2. Handle the "Consignee Enterprise Filing" and "Label Filing"
3. Arrange foreign shipments to the domestic designated port, and provide original information such as box list, Invoice, contract and so on
4. When the goods arrive at the port, our company arranges to pick up the goods, report to the commodity inspection and customs
5. Customs bill, tax bill, tax payment, customs arrangement inspection, commodity inspection arrangement inspection
6. Arrange the goods to the designated warehouse, attach the Chinese label, and ask the commodity inspector to sample and test
7. The test desk issues a health report
8. Release and pick up the goods
The contents of the Chinese label for import declaration of food additives include:
1. Name (common name in relevant standards), specifications, net content;
2. Ingredients (table) or ingredients (table), using the common name in the relevant standards;
3. The name and address of the country of origin (place) and the domestic agent;
4. Production date (batch number) and shelf life;
5. Storage conditions;
6. The words "food additives";
7. The label of compound food additives should also comply with the relevant provisions of the General Principles of Food Safety Standards for Compound Food Additives (GB26687-2011).
8. The scope of use, dosage, and method of use, if it cannot be clearly marked in the label, it can be listed through the Chinese manual.
Food additive import customs declaration qualification
1. Registered with the customs consignor and consignor
2. Have the consignee and consignor of the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for the record
3. Have safe and secure foreign exchange receipt and payment qualifications
4. The business license must have the scope of food additives