Homology refers to the fact that many foods, i.e., drugs, have no absolute boundaries between them。Ancient medical scientists applied the theory of four characteristics and five tastes of Chinese medicine to food, and believed that every food has four characteristics and five tastes。"Homology of medicine and food" means that Chinese medicine and food originated at the same time。The import of food with the same origin of medicine and food is regulated according to the regulatory conditions of drugs, that is, the need to provide drug approval documents in order to import。In recent years, with the popularity of traditional Chinese medicine, the market demand for Chinese medicinal materials continues to expand。So, how to operate imported medicine and food homologous products？What documents are required？Which ports can be sent to customs clearance？Import need to pay attention to the problem？
First, the common Guangzhou import customs Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food homologous products:
Cloves, star anise, cumin, licorice, nutmeg (cardamom), almonds, Wolfberry, fat sea, poria, chrysanthemum, ginseng, Angelica, saffron, turmeric, Codonopsis, American ginseng, Astragalus, Gastrodia, etc.;
2. Documents required for import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicines and foods for customs clearance:
1, foreign certificate of origin (enjoy preferential origin to provide preferential certificate of origin, others provide general certificate of origin);
2, foreign health certificate (health certificate or free sales certificate);
3, foreign plant inspection certificate (plant quarantine certificate, large package sales products);
4, foreign fumigation certificate;
5, foreign common ingredients test report;
6, import approval (domestic market supervision Administration application);
7. Contract, invoice (original required to enjoy the origin discount), packing list (original required to enjoy the origin discount)
8, Chinese label;
9. Delivery of waybill;
10. Other materials required by the Customs;
Third, import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food same-origin customs clearance process:
Foreign stock (plant access query: international and regional imports allowed, varieties allowed to be imported, etc.) - foreign port of shipment and customs clearance - international sea transport (bulk import is recommended to choose sea transport，Lower cost) -- - in order to the port of destination, inspection, customs declaration (the tax - tax - inspection - release) - delivery - health certificate - sales (flow regulation) - payment of foreign exchange
Iv. Import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food import precautions:
1, import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food same-origin customs clearance, before import need to confirm whether the type meets the assessment and review requirements and the traditional trade of countries or regions to China food catalog (access query: allowed to import international and regions, allowed varieties, allowed or prohibited manufacturers or traders, etc.);
2, imported Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food homology in foreign packaging and shipping, pay attention to the sealing of the package, so as to avoid long-term deterioration of the goods and other conditions;
3, the import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food before customs clearance need to apply for import approval (license) in the domestic market supervision Administration, after the sale of the relevant departments to accept the flow of supervision;
4, import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food same-origin customs clearance importers need to have the relevant import qualifications: import and export rights, food hygiene business license, drug business license。Note: If the importer does not have the right to import and export or the drug business license, you can entrust our company as an import agent in the name of our company, but the importer needs to have the food hygiene business license;
5, import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food same-origin customs clearance needs to be filed in advance: imported food overseas production enterprise record, imported food overseas exporters or agents record, imported food domestic importers record;
6, import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food same-origin customs clearance, the customs will be the declaration of the goods price audit, importers need to truthfully declare the CIF goods。At the same time, the probability of customs inspection of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food is relatively high, the customs quarantine department will conduct random inspection and testing on the goods, and the products with qualified test results can be released for sale;
7, imported Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food same-origin customs clearance in accordance with the provisions of the domestic market on the shelf sales need to attach Chinese labels。Therefore, imported food needs to register Chinese labels (one-time processing, universal), the relevant departments have regulations on the format and content of Chinese labels
8. After the import of Chinese medicinal materials/medicine and food homologous customs clearance is completed, the import health and quarantine certificate can be issued after passing the quarantine. At the same time, relevant departments will regularly supervise the batch of goods (flow supervision) in the subsequent sales and use.