What are the provisions of prefabricated dishes export customs?

Guangzhou Customs:

Under the influence of comprehensive factors such as the epidemic and "home economy", prefabricated dishes have become the new favorite of the catering industry. Our company is a traditional enterprise engaged in food imports and exports. Recently, there are also plans to export prefabricated dishes. Therefore, what do you want to pay attention to if you want to know the export of prefabricated dishes? Thanks!

Guangzhou reader Mr. Zhang

Mr. Zhang:

Hello! Prefabricated dishes are a kind of dish prepared and processed in advance. The finished products or semi -finished products formed by the pre -processing process through raw materials such as agriculture, livestock, poultry and aquatic products, and various auxiliary materials. Prefabricated dishes have been very mature in foreign markets and first originated in the United States. In the 1980s, it began to rise in Japan, Canada and some European countries. At present, China's prefabricated dishes are emerging industries.

■ Tips for prefabricated dishes classification

Prefabricated dishes require professionals to conduct professional analysis of all kinds of dishes in accordance with food production standards. For different characteristics of ingredients, different production methods and targeted research and development are used to strictly control the content and ratio of various nutrients; at the same time Pay attention to the sterile environment of scientific packaging to maintain the dishes, and some need to apply rapid freezing technology and store and transport under refrigerated and freezing conditions.

According to the degree of deep processing and the convenience of consumption, prefabricated dishes can be divided into four categories:

One is the food food, which refers to the processing dishes that can be eaten directly after opening; It is food, which refers to foods that are relatively deep -processed after processing, and can be immediately added with condiments to prepare foods. It is characterized by the heating and seasoning of clinics. The small pieces of meat, fresh and net vegetables, etc., are characterized by raw ingredients to heat and season.

■ Precautions for prefabricated dishes export

According to the "Administrative Measures for Import and Export Food Safety" (Order 249 of the General Administration of Customs), which was officially implemented from January 1 this year, when enterprises export prefabricated food and other foods, they need to pay attention to the following issues:

● Recommended registration for registration. Export food raw materials planting and farms shall be recorded from the customs in the local area. If an overseas country (region) exports the export food manufacturer of China to the country (region) to implement registration management and requires the recommendation of the General Administration of Customs. Customs General Administration.

● Food safety and hygiene control. Export food manufacturers should establish a perfect food safety and health control system that can be traceable to ensure the effective operation of the food safety and health control system; establish a supplier evaluation system, purchase inspection record system, production record file system, factory inspection record system, export food traceability system And unqualified food disposal system. Relevant records should be true and effective, and the preservation period shall not be less than 6 months after the expiration of the food shelf life; if there is no clear preservation period, the preservation period shall not be less than 2 years.

● Food packaging and transportation. Export food manufacturers should ensure that export food packaging and transportation methods meet food safety requirements, and marked the production enterprise filing number, product name, production batch number and production date on the transportation packaging.

● Customs supervision and inspection. If the export food shall be inspected and supervised on -site inspection and supervision of the spot, the Customs shall issue a certificate and shall be allowed to export; if it does not meet the requirements, the customs shall notify the exporter or its agent in writing. Relevant export foods can be treated with technical treatment, and exported after the technical processing is qualified; if technical treatment cannot be performed or still unqualified by technical treatment, it is not allowed to export. The customs shall be inspected on the port of export food and the inspection is not qualified.

● Report the verification. If the export food is informed by international organizations and overseas government agencies due to security issues, the General Administration of Customs organizes inspections and implements the proportion of supervision and random inspection according to needs. Revised control measures such as registration and recommendation to foreign official institutions.

If there is a safety problem in export food, if it may or may cause damage to human health and life safety, the export food production and operators shall immediately take corresponding measures to avoid and reduce the occurrence of damage and report to the customs in the local area.

● Food standard requirements. Export food manufacturers shall ensure that their export food meets the standards or contract requirements of imported countries (regions); if there are special requirements for international treaties and agreements concluded or participating in China, they shall also meet the requirements of international treaties and agreements. If there is no standard for importing countries (regions), and the contract does not require requirements, and there are no relevant requirements for international treaties and agreements concluded or participating in China, exported food manufacturers shall ensure that its export food meets the national standards of Chinese food safety.

It is recommended that you familiarize the laws and relevant customs regulations on export food in advance, and further understand the requirements of export prefabricated dishes.

Source: People's Daily Online

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