20 August 2026 | Shanghai, China In our pre-entry report, we flagged a cold chain risk for a client shipping temperature-sensitive products. The response: “Our importer has experience. They’ll handle it.” Three weeks later, an entire container arrived with a core temperature of -2°C. The shipment was rejected, returned, and the client lost over €47,000.…
20 August 2026 | Shanghai, China Many exporters assume that opening a storefront on Tmall Global or JD Worldwide is enough to start selling in China. The answer depends entirely on your product category and the platform you choose. There is no single path. What We Saw There are three routes into the Chinese market,…
19 August 2026 | Shanghai, China Why Vietnam Looks Easier Vietnam’s food import process often looks simpler than China’s. No GACC-style factory registration. No mandatory pre-market facility approval for most categories. For exporters comparing the two markets, Vietnam can appear to be the lower-risk option. That impression is misleading. The regulatory structure differs, but the…
18 August 2026 | Shanghai, China Understanding China tariffs on imported food is the first step to accurate landed-cost estimation. Exporters often make a costly assumption: they look up the Most-Favoured-Nation tariff rate and think that’s what they’ll pay. It’s not. By the time customs adds value-added tax and other charges, the bill is significantly…
17 August 2026 | Shanghai, China After weeks of preparation, the CIFER portal returns a rejection notice. The GACC registration has failed. With enforcement tightening under Decree 248, rejections are becoming more common — but they are almost always preventable. What We Saw We have handled enough GACC registration cases to recognize the pattern. The…
14 August | Shanghai China Effective 1 August 2026, China has suspended import approvals for seed potatoes from countries affected by Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) — a quarantine bacterium linked to zebra chip disease. The measure follows repeated detections in imported seed consignments, including from Italy and South Korea. What We Saw The suspension, jointly…
13 August 2026 | Shanghai, China 17 October 2026 is a regulatory milestone for exporters of food and beverages to Indonesia. By that date, all imported products in these categories must obtain mandatory halal certification. The deadline has been known for years. The urgency is only now registering across global supply chains. Indonesia Halal Certification…
12 August 2026 | Shanghai, China Two months after China’s GACC Decree 280 took effect on 1 June 2026, the data tells a clear story: regulatory enforcement is tightening, and non-compliance is expensive. GACC Decree 280: Two Months of Food Import Rejection Data — What Exporters Must Fix Before Shipping What We Saw In the…
11 August 2026 | Yiwu, China On 6 August, China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed that Argentine beef imports have reached 50% of the safeguard quota. Once the full 511,000 tonnes is used, a 55% tariff applies automatically — three days later. For exporters, the signal is clear: the window is narrowing, and speed now matters…
10 August 2026 | Shanghai, China If you’re exporting food to China, one of the first questions you’ll ask is: how long will GACC registration actually take? The answer depends heavily on your product category and how well you prepare. How Long Does GACC Registration Really Take? A Realistic Timeline What We Saw GACC classifies…
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