In the development of modern livestock industry today, imported natural mineral feed has become an important means of improving livestock production performance and ensuring animal health. The introduction of these mineral feed not only enriches the variety of animal feed, but also provides the necessary microelements to the animals, promoting the healthy growth of animals. However, imported such feed has many regulatory requirements to meet, so what standards and attention should imported natural mineral feed follow?

The Import Requirements

The process of importing natural mineral feed begins in the importing country or region, and the production enterprises must first go through registration with the General Administration of Customs, which is the first step to ensure the safety and compliance of feed.

1 Registration of registration:
The General Administration of Customs implements a system of registration of feed-producing enterprises in countries or regions where imports are permitted.
? Overseas production enterprises must meet the laws and regulations of the exporting country and standards equivalent to China, after examination by the competent authorities of the exporting country, before being recommended to the General Administration of Customs for registration.
? The General Office of Customs reviewed the recommended enterprises, corrected the need for non-compliance, and registered in accordance with the requirements and published on the official website. For unregistered enterprises and products, the Customs will resolutely return or destroy.
? Only to obtain access registration, related products can be legally circulated within our country.Examining qualified enterprises can obtain the registration qualification for a period of 5 years.

Requirements for Importers and Products:
Importers should establish a system of food import and sales records and audit overseas production enterprises.
The imported feed must come from registered overseas producing enterprises and be registered products.

2.satisfiedimportedRequirements for Verification

The import declaration link is a key link to ensuring that imported feed complies with Chinese laws and regulations and standards.

1 Declaration of materials:
When importing, basic documents such as trade contracts, shipment papers, packaging papers, invoices and certificates of origin must be provided.
If the feed is primarily of animal and plant origin, the inspection certificate issued by the country or region of export must also be provided.

2 Comments on Notes:
? Declared product related information should be consistent with the information at the time of registration.
? For the declaration of specific natural mineral feed, it is necessary to accurately judge its commodity number, especially when the feed contains other ingredients added or its processing process changes. Natural minerals such as boiling stone, although there are mineral raw materials codes, but the feed must be declared according to the use of feed after making.

c) Supervision on site

Customs imposes strict on-site controls on imported feed to ensure that all imported feed complies with China’s safety and hygiene standards.

1 The examination process:
Customs will conduct on-site inspection of imported feed according to the actual situation, if any non-compliance with the requirements is found, the inspection and sanitation treatment notice will be issued, requesting the owner or agent to return or destroy the treatment.
Testing of samples:
Customs will take samples for the inspection of safety and hygiene projects in accordance with the inspection and sanitation supervision model, which can be released after the inspection.
Management after importation:
The owner or his agent may not transfer, sell or use imported feed without authorization before obtaining the certificate of inspection of imported goods issued by the customs.

In short, the process of importing natural mineral feed involves complex registration, declaration and on-site regulatory links. For importers, only compliance can ensure the quality and safety of imported natural mineral feed and ensure the healthy development of the industry.