China: Update to Imported Dairy Product Inspection and Quarantine Requirements

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CH2022-0004

On December 23, 2021, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) published a notice that the inspection and quarantine requirements for imported dairy products, which include health certificates, import quarantine permits, and testing reports will now be subject to the details specified in GACC Announcement No. 114. Additional information for U.S. firms exporting dairy and infant formula products may be found within the executive summary. This report contains analysis and an unofficial translation of the GACC notification.

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