| Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FDA Takes Steps to Facilitate the Export of Food under China's New Facility Registration Requirements – Decree 248 December 6, 2021 The FDA is asking establishments currently exporting certain food products to China to voluntarily submit information. We are making this request in response to new facility registration requirements from China. While China has not confirmed that collecting this information is a prerequisite for U.S. establishments to export to China, the FDA is making this request as a precaution against potential trade disruption. In April 2021, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) announced new registration requirements that affect all overseas food manufacturers, processors, and storage facilities of food products exported to China. These requirements are described in China's Decree 248 and will be in effect on January 1, 2022. Articles 7 and 8 of the Decree require the exporting countries' competent authorities to recommend registration of establishments involved in the export to China of certain food categories: - Meat and meat products
- Aquatic products
- Dairy products
- Bird nests and bird nest products
- Casings
- Bee products
- Eggs and egg products
- Edible oils and fats
- Stuffed wheaten products
- Edible grains
- Milled grain industry products and malt
- Fresh and dehydrated vegetables and dried beans
- Condiments
- Nuts and seeds
- Dried fruits
- Unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans
- Foods for special dietary purposes
- Functional food
For products that do not fall within the 18 product categories listed in Article 7 and above, the GACC launched a system to facilitate self-registration as indicated in Article 9 of Decree 248. The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has published information on the self-registration process. Read the full update | 
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