14 September 2026 | Shanghai, China At Specit Consulting, we help food and beverage exporters navigate Asian market entry. Vietnam has been one of the fastest-growing import markets in ASEAN, and the regulatory landscape has shifted noticeably in 2026. This guide walks you through the current registration, labelling, and customs framework, and flags the points…
7 September, 2026 | Shanghai, China If you are planning to export food and beverage to China — or revisiting a market you entered years ago — the rules changed on 1 June 2026. GACC Decree 280 replaced Decree 248, restructuring the entire overseas food manufacturer registration framework. Most online guides still reference Decree 248.…
14 September 2026 | Shanghai, China Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest market with 275 million people — but most exporters underestimate the compliance barriers that await at the border. Indonesia is also expanding mandatory certification beyond BPJPH — from 18 October 2026, all imported food and beverage products must carry halal certification recognised by BPJPH before retail…
28 August 2026 | Shanghai, China Most exporters approach Japan with a simple assumption: fill in the forms, pass the tests, and you’re in. The official guide makes it look that straightforward. It’s not. Three hidden traps routinely catch exporters off guard — and each one can hold a shipment at the port, not because…
25 August 2026 | Shanghai, China Decree 280 Is Now in Effect On 1 June 2026, China’s General Administration of Customs officially implemented Decree No. 280, fully replacing the previous Decree 248. This is not a minor update — it is a complete revision of the regulations governing overseas food manufacturer registration, affecting everything from…
24 August 2026 | Shanghai, China Most exporters preparing for China have a checklist. Formula? Check. Label? Check. Registration? Check. But in our pre-entry reports, we consistently find three things that almost no one thinks to check — until the container is already at the port. What We Saw The first blind spot is additives.…
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,…
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…
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