Ep. 128: Webinar: Mandatory GACC Registration for all F&B exporters

About EU SME Centre

The EU SME Centre is a European Union initiative that provides a comprehensive range of hands-on support services to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), getting them ready to do business in China. Experts in the Centre provide advice and support in four areas – business development, law, standards and conformity and human resources. Collaborating with external experts worldwide, the Centre converts valuable knowledge and experience into practical business tools and services easily accessible online.

The EU SME Centre is now managed by five implementing partners who guide the strategic development and management of the Centre through their knowledge and experience of the China market-- China-Britain Business Council, China-Italy Chamber of Commerce in China, Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, EUROCHAMBRES and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

About Alessio Petino

Mr. Alessio Petino has been living in Beijing since 2011 and is very fluent in Chinese. As a frequent speaker and moderator at various meetings and expert-level discussions, he was regularly involved in the activities of various European networks and platforms in China. For the past 5+ years, he has been working on various EU-funded projects in China, mainly doing research and analysis in the following areas: R&D and innovation policy, high-tech zones, investment attraction policies and market access. His key areas of expertise are China’s R&I funding programs at both national (NKPs, NSFC, Megaprojects) and local level, international R&I co-funding mechanisms, government incentives and subsidies, as well as market access and opportunities for SMEs.

About China Customs Officer

The Customs Officer is the Director of TBT Research Centre of International Research Center for Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulation of GACC and the main drafter of Orders 248 and 249 of the General Administration of Customs.

He has been engaged in the research of food, chemical technical trade measures, risk analysis and risk warning. He has been awarded with the second and third prizes of the scientific and technological inspections at the ministerial for the research projects he participated in. Additionally, he edited and participated in a dozen of related books. He has played a positive role in removing foreign technical trade barriers, establishing China’s technical preventive measure system, and promoting the development of foreign economic trade.

About Lina Bartuseviciute

Ms. Lina Bartuseviciute has been in Shanghai for almost 12 years. Due to her cultural know-how and language proficiency, as well as International Relations Master's Degree in Fudan, she has been included in multiple high stakes governmental meetings and negotiations, hosted numerous delegations and bilateral talks. Since 2015, she has founded LITAO www.litaogroup.com - a business consulting firm focusing on China Market Entry, which works to bring quality European F&B brands to China market, with support from European Union.

About Raymond NG

Mr. Raymond Ng is the Regulatory Affairs Consultant at Accestra Consulting. He has a Master’s degree from University of Nottingham and has extensive knowledge on Chinese Food & Beverage, Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical import & export regulations. His research specialises in China’s national standards and the impact it has on international businesses. He has vast insight and practical experience in dealing with Chinese market access requirements and accumulated a successful track record with supporting international exporters with market entry in to China.

About Lavinia Yao

Ms. Lavinia Yao is the Senior Regulatory Consultant at Accestra Consulting. She has a Master’s degree from Zhejiang University in Food Science and Engineering. Ms. Yao has years of experience in the food industry and is an expert in China food laws, regulations and national standards. Her daily work involves solving practical food regulatory problems for global food businesses, covering regulatory compliance in food labelling, food additives registration, health foods, food contact materials related regulations and others. She is often invited as a keynote speaker to numerous high-level conferences organized by the government; an indispensable asset in her line of work for responding to international client's needs.

Episode Content:

In April 2021, China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) issued two regulations, Order 248 and Order 249, that will prevent businesses to export their products to China if they have not registered on the GAC platform before the 1st of January 2022.

We cover all kinds of questions around the mandatory regulations, but in short, it comes down to the following:

• What, why, where and who needs to register on GAC’s platform
• Procedures for registration: recommendation from national authorities and self-registration
• Step-by-step guidance for self-registration on GAC’s platform
• Labelling requirements
• Impact of the new regulations on market dynamics EU exporters
• Insights on successful factors for F&B products, B2B distributors and Chinese consumers preference
• Tips and pitfalls

Episode Mentions:

• Reach out to Alessio on LinkedIn or via alessio.petino@eusmecentre.org.cn
• Watch this webinar on Youtube: https://youtu.be/RighSyf4RAc
• Website: https://www.eusmecentre.org.cn/
• GACC database: http://english.customs.gov.cn
• Export Filing Registry: http://ire.customs.gov.cn/
• Reach out to Raymond on LinkedIn or via raymond@accestra.com
• Reach out to Lavinia on LinkedIn or via yaolu@accestra.com
• Website: https://www.accestra.com/
• Find your host Lina on LinkedINor vialb@litaogroup.com
• Website:https://litaogroup.com
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