Imported Food, Cosmetics No Longer Need Health Certificate, But Inspection and Quarantine Certificate

At the end of last month, the National AQSIQ issued Announcement No. 91 of 2015, in order to regulate the inspection and quarantine certificate issue of the imported food and cosmetics and to ensure the uniformity and seriousness of inspection and quarantine certificate issue. Regarding the imported food and cosmetics that pass the quarantine inspection or not pass the inspection then get effective treatment, the inspection and quarantine body shall issue the inspection and quarantine certificate of the inbound goods" and shall no longer issue the "health certificate".

ChinaInOut reminds the consumers and business units of the imported food and cosmetics, when asking the importers for the certificate, you should ask the "inspection and quarantine certificate of inbound goods". As long as the imported food (edible agricultural products) and cosmetics come with the "inspection and quarantine certificate of inbound goods", they are legal imports. (www.chinainout.com)