How to Handle Guangzhou Customs Clearance for Lactic Acid Bacteria Beverages？

Lactic acid bacteria beverages refer to beverages that use milk or dairy products as raw materials, add water and one or several ingredients among sugar or sweeteners, sour agent, fruit juice, tee, coffee, plant extracts to emulsion obtained by fermentation of lactic acid bacteria. By whether they have been sterilized or not, Lactic acid bacteria beverages are divided into sterilized (non-viable) type and non-sterilized (viable) type.

RenFan’s Guangzhou customs agent team recently helped clear and import a shipment with Lactic acid bacteria beverage from Thailand. As pictured, you can see the China Customs Declaration sheet for this shipment. RenFan Guangzhou team completed the customs clearance procedures at Nansha port of Guangzhou. The whole process was done smoothly and efficiently. Based on this case, we would like to share the key points of getting Lactic acid bacteria beverages cleared in China. 

The Required Documents for Handling Customs Clearance in China for Lactic acid bacteria beverages
1. Sales contract, invoice, packing list, bill of lading 
2. The registration numbers of the exporter, the importer and the manufacturer at China customs system.
3. Certificate of origin, health certificate, bottling date certificate, test report for nutrition facts
4. Original labels, Chinese translation for original labels, Chinese labels


The Import Flow 
1. Get the manufacturer registered at China customs system
2. Get the goods ready
3. Send the scan copy of the required documents to China customs broker for review 
4. Get the importer and exporter registered at China customs system
5. Arrange shipping to China
6. Exchange D/O when shipment arrives the port
7. Declare to Customs and CIQ, arrange tax payment, accept customs inspections
8. Customs release
9. Arrange delivery to appointed place
10. Obtain Chinese sanitary certificate for legal sales in China