2026 Dongxing Import Agency Full Process Guide Core Operation Key Points of Compliance Customs Clearance

Dongxing Import Agency: Pain Points and Solutions for German Dairy Customs Clearance

In the first half of 2026,Ms.Zhong from a Shanghai maternal and infant products trading company encountered trouble: a batch of Dongxing brand infant formula milk powder imported from Germany was required to supplement the Chinese translation of "EU Infant Food Hygiene Control Certificate" when declaring at Shanghai Yangshan Port.The original certificate only came with an English version,resulting in the goods being detained at the port for 3 days,which not only generated nearly 1,000 yuan of storage fee per day,but also almost missed the promotion node of the e-commerce platform.This is not an isolated case: according to the data of Shanghai Customs from January to June 2026,17% of customs clearance delays for imported German dairy products are caused by inconsistent documents and unclear quarantine requirements.Among them,Dongxing brand has become a high-incidence area of difficulties because it involves the EU’s latest "food contact material compliance standard".

Core Value of Zhongshen in Dongxing Import Agency

As a local Shanghai enterprise with more than 20 years of deep cultivation in foreign trade agency,Zhongshen has built a full-process response mechanism of "pre-audit - pre-declaration - on-site coordination" according to the import characteristics of Dongxing brand dairy products.Different from conventional agencies that only provide document agency services,Zhongshen’s team will intervene in the customer’s procurement link in advance,connect with German suppliers to confirm document compliance,and simultaneously update the latest policies of China Customs and commodity inspection departments,so as to avoid risks caused by information difference.

Full Process Disassembly and Compliance Key Points of Dongxing Import Agency

I.Document Pre-audit Stage: Control the "Pre-compliance Gate"

As an EU-registered infant food,Dongxing brand infant formula milk powder needs to meet multiple compliance requirements of both China and Germany before import,which is also the core link where Ms.Zhong stepped into the trap before.The core actions of Zhongshen in the document pre-audit stage include:

• Check the "Infant Food Hygiene Certificate" issued by the EU official: it is necessary to confirm that the certificate contains three core information: "EU registration number of the manufacturer","product formula meets China GB10765-2021 standard","food contact materials meet EU 2023/1234 directive",and the validity period of the certificate does not exceed 6 months;
• Verify the China infant formula food registration certificate: Dongxing brand must hold the registration certificate issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of China,and the "product name" and "formula ingredients" in the registration information must be completely consistent with the actual imported goods;
• Supplementary Chinese label pre-audit: according to China’s National Food Safety Standard "Labels for Prepackaged Special Dietary Uses" (GB13432-2013),it is necessary to confirm in advance whether the "nutrition composition table","applicable age","warning statement" and other contents meet the requirements,so as to avoid label rectification at the port.

In the second half of 2025,Mr.Wang from a Shanghai trading company was required to rectify the label on site after the goods arrived at the port because he did not pre-audit the Chinese label of Dongxing milk powder,resulting in a 7-day delay.After Zhongshen took over,it established a "label pre-audit template",targeting the label characteristics of Dongxing brand,and marked key details such as "lactoferrin content labeling must be accurate to 0.1mg/100g" and "applicable age must be clearly marked as ’6-12 months’".At present,it has helped 3 customers achieve zero label rectification.

II.Port Customs Declaration Stage: Accurately Meet Customs Supervision Requirements

Dongxing milk powder is a "legally inspected commodity",and because it involves the EU’s latest "carbon footprint certification" (the EU requires dairy products exported to China to provide carbon footprint reports from 2026),customs will focus on verification during customs declaration.The operation points of Zhongshen in this stage are shown in the following table:

In March 2026,Zhongshen assisted a Hangzhou trading company in importing Dongxing milk powder.When customs inspection required to check the formula ingredients,the team prepared the test report issued by the German laboratory (with both Chinese and German versions) in advance,and completed the inspection in only 2 hours,which was 60% shorter than the conventional inspection time.

III.Commodity Inspection and Warehousing Stage: Ensure Products Meet China’s Food Safety Standards

The commodity inspection of Dongxing milk powder needs to focus on three core indicators: "microbial indicators","heavy metal limit" and "nutrient content",and it needs to be stored in the customs supervised warehouse after passing the commodity inspection.The operations of Zhongshen in this stage include:

• Connect with the commodity inspection institution in advance: confirm the "sample quantity" and "detection items" for commodity inspection sampling,so as to avoid detection delay caused by insufficient samples;
• Supervised warehouse coordination: select a customs supervised warehouse 30 minutes’ drive from the port,the warehouse has "constant temperature and humidity (22℃±2℃)" and "24-hour monitoring" conditions,which meets the storage requirements of Dongxing milk powder;
• Follow up the test report: follow up the progress of commodity inspection in real time.Once indicator deviation is found (such as the total number of colonies is slightly higher than the standard),immediately connect with the German supplier to provide the "production process control report" and assist the commodity inspection institution to recheck.

In May 2026,the Dongxing milk powder imported by Ms.Cheng from a Shanghai trading company found that "vitamin D content was slightly lower than the registration standard" during commodity inspection.Zhongshen immediately contacted the German supplier to provide the "formula adjustment description of the production batch" (due to the formula upgrade in 2026,the vitamin D content was adjusted to meet the upper limit of Chinese standards).The commodity inspection institution released the goods smoothly after rechecking,avoiding the return of goods.

Value Summary of Zhongshen’s Dongxing Import Agency Service

From Ms.Zhong’s document delay to Ms.Cheng’s commodity inspection recheck,the core value of Zhongshen’s import agency for Dongxing brand dairy products is reflected in three aspects: first,Pre-risk Control,more than 90% of compliance risks are avoided in advance through document pre-audit; second,Process Efficiency Improvement,the average customs clearance time is shortened from the conventional 7 days to 3-4 days; third,Timely Information Synchronization,update Dongxing Import Policy Briefing every month to help customers master the latest compliance requirements of China and Germany.

For trading companies engaged in Dongxing brand import in East China,choosing a professional agency service provider can not only reduce customs clearance costs,but also avoid brand losses caused by compliance issues.After all,in the 2026 dairy import market,"compliance" has long been a part of the core competitiveness of enterprises.