Ep. 118 How to clear China Customs? with Raymond Ng

China Business Cast

Episode Content

China is a market with huge potential. However, many foreign products encounter difficulties or even receive rejections during and after customs clearance because of the wrong labels or classifications when they are entering the Chinese market.The regulations in China keep evolving and developing since 1980 and it’s really important to follow up and catch up with the changes. Through the cases and experiences that Mr. Raymond shares with us the listeners will be able to know more about the customs compliance in China and the key points that deserve great attention.

• The importance of adjusting the labelling and the ingredient lists
• Why products should be pretested
• Compliance continues after cleaning the customs
• Choosing the relevant HS code options
• Regulatory requirement
• Focus of the Chinese regulations and standards
• Changes of the regulations in food and beverage, Cosmetics, medicine, and animal feed in China in the past ten years
• The duration and necessary documents of customs compliance for food
• Changes in the customs compliance due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• The importance of having a local partnership

Episode Mentions:

• Reach out to Mr. Raymond Ng via [e-mail] or LinkedIn
• Website: https://www.accestra.com
• SAMR State Administration for Market Regulation: https://www.samr.gov.cn
• Reach out to Dr. Peverelli via [e-mail] or LinkedIn
• Website: https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/pj-peverelli
• Read: Chin-Ning Chu "Thick Face. Black Heart"
• Read: Fons Trompenaars, Charles Hampden-Turner "Riding the Waves of Culture"
• Read: Peter Peverelli, Charles Hampden-Turner and Fons Trompenaars "Has China Devised a Superior Path to Wealth Creation? The Role of Secular Values"
• Find your host Lina on LinkedIN or on WeChat: Lina-LITAO
• Website: https://litaogroup.com
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