Import business

Information provided by foreign suppliers

  • 1. Import license (approval and quota)
  • 2. Certificate of Origin
  • 3. Plant quarantine certificate
  • 4. Documents required for special quarantine requirements (cold or heat treatment certificates)
  • 5. Packaging declaration
  • 6. Original bill of lading (or electronic release)
  • 7. Packing list
  • 8. Invoices
  • 9. Contract

Qualifications and documents required for domestic import enterprises

Fruit import process

  • 1

    Registration of food recipients and consignors and labels in both Chinese and English

    Before the arrival of the goods at the port, record the consignee and consignor, and record the labels (first determine whether the fruits of that country are in the import permission directory. If there is permission, provide the foreign shipper's record number or label photo, and if there is no permission, they cannot be imported). Note: The Commodity Inspection Bureau has a list that lists all fruits and their origins that can be imported. But for the same fruit, some countries can buy it, while others cannot;
  • 2

    Arrange for exchange of orders upon arrival at the port

  • 3

    Import inspection and customs clearance form

  • 4

    Import customs declaration and tax declaration form

  • 5

    Commodity inspection, customs inspection, sampling and submission for inspection

    Sampling for commodity inspection, after labeling is completed, delivery can be arranged after notification of commodity inspection release
  • 6

    Tax release

  • 7

    Inspection and Quarantine Health Certificate Issued by the Commodity Inspection Bureau

    After passing the commodity inspection and testing, obtain a hygiene certificate, which is the inspection and quarantine certificate for imported goods

Fruit import tax rate:

  • 1: The water imported by China mainly comes from fruits imported from countries such as ASEAN and Chile, all of which have zero tariffs; Specific query based on fruit HS code
  • 2: Fruit import value-added tax 17%: Value added tax amount=(CIF+import tariff amount+consumption tax amount)× Value added tax rate (determined based on actual products, some products are 13%, such as honey)