According to AQSIQ and GACC notice 248. Foreign exporters seafood register, all foreign seafood producers, agents and domestic consignees are required to file their company information online with the Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety of AQSIQ, China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. This requirement comes into force with effect from January 01, 2022 and renewal annually in AQSIQ.

The Notice implies that any exporter / agent shall submit a filing application to AQSIQ before they export seafood to CHINA. Exporters shall fill and submit the application form of seafood exporter through the registration filing management system. Information, such as the exporter and agent’s name, country, area, address, contact name, telephone, seafood category, test report, etc. needs to be submitted. After submitting the application, the exporter will obtain a registration number by the AQSIQ and CNCA.

REGISTRATION SEAFOOD CATEGORIES

Salmon, Atlantic salmon, herring, sardines, herring, tuna, bonito, mackerel, anchovy, eel,
Tilapia, channel catfish, catfish, canned fish, canned shark fin. Sturgeon caviar substitute. Crab, shrimp and shrimp, lobster. Crustaceans, crayfish, oysters (oysters), including sea fans, mussels. Cuttlefish and squid, clams, clam and shellfish, abalone, snail and snail, sea cucumber, sea urchin, jellyfish, aquatic invertebrates.

A TEST LIST OF SEAFOOD STANDARDS

For first imports, a list of seafood standards published by the MOH in 2017 sets out in national standards, which items need to be tested and which test methods laboratory should use.

A CORRECT APPLICATION PROCEDURES

AQSIQ will keep a file of applications of exporters who have submitted complete filing information.

• Seafood Test Report or certificate
• Company business documents
• Application Form
• Export country official license

A list of filed exporters and agents with their names and countries / regions shall be generated by the AQSIQ registration management system and made public on AQSIQ database.
The application form accessible from the site is currently only available in Chinese. To help Foreign Seafood Exporters companies who wish to register themselves, the AQSIQ Association has prepared an unofficial translation of the application form. please fill out the complete information in form and sent to info@aqsiq.net