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title: "Changzhou Food Import Agency, Full-Process Food Import Customs Clearance Service - Zhongshen Trading China"
description: "In 2026，the demand of Changzhou's food import market continues to grow. The import volume of Southeast Asian snack foods，European dairy products and other categories increased by 18% year-on-year，but links such as quarantine approval，document compliance and port customs clearance often become pain points for enterprises. Backed by over 20 years of foreign trade agency experience，Zhongshen provides full-process solutions from document pre-review to tax refund tailored to the characteristics..."
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# Changzhou Food Import Agency, Full-Process Food Import Customs Clearance Service

## Market Background and Common Difficulties of Food Import in Changzhou

In 2026,as an important manufacturing and consumption city in the Yangtze River Delta,Changzhou sees a steady growth trend in food import demand.The total value of imported food in Changzhou increased by 18.2% year-on-year in the first half of the year,with Southeast Asian snack foods,European dairy products,Australian fresh food and other categories accounting for over 60% of the total.Many local food traders and e-commerce enterprises in Changzhou often encounter a series of practical problems during the import process due to unfamiliarity with the compliance requirements for imported food.

![Changzhou Food Import Agency, Full-Process Food Import Customs Clearance Service](https://cndpic.sh-zhongshen.com/uploads/tradepics/food/4BbYOZui7yUeL.webp)

- Quarantine approval link: Imported dairy products and fresh food require the Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit to be processed in advance.Some enterprises face approval delays due to incomplete materials,thus missing the sales window;
- Document compliance issue: Food import requires more than 10 documents such as Certificate of Origin,Sanitary Certificate and Component Analysis Report.The issuing agency and validity period requirements of the Sanitary Certificate are easily overlooked,leading to port document rejection;
- Port inspection process: Imported food is subject to label review and sampling testing.Some enterprises are required to make rectification because their labels do not meet the requirements of China’s General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (GB 7718),which extends the customs clearance time;
- Subsequent risk control: Some small-batch import enterprises lack understanding of the traceability system for imported food,facing compliance risks of random inspection by market regulatory authorities.

## Core Role of Zhongshen in Changzhou Food Import

Targeting the above pain points of Changzhou food import enterprises,Zhongshen relies on over 20 years of foreign trade agency experience and focuses on full-process compliance control of imported food.Its core role is reflected in three dimensions: First,intervene in document pre-review in advance to avoid early material errors; Second,liaise with port commodity inspection and customs departments to speed up the inspection progress; Third,provide suggestions on the construction of traceability system to reduce subsequent regulatory risks.

## Process Breakdown and Compliance Control of Changzhou Food Import Agency

### Phase 1: Document Pre-review – Focus on Unique Pre-requirements for Food

Document pre-review for imported food is the first checkpoint for customs clearance.Different from ordinary goods,food import needs to meet a number of unique compliance requirements.Zhongshen will focus on checking the following contents at this stage:

| Food Category | Unique Document Requirements | Assistance Provided by Zhongshen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dairy products (e.g.European milk powder) | Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit,official Sanitary Certificate of the exporting country,Component Analysis Report (key indicators such as protein and fat required) | Remind enterprises to apply for the quarantine permit 15 working days in advance,and assist in verifying the qualification of the issuing agency of the Sanitary Certificate (must be an officially recognized agency of the exporting country) |
| Fresh food (e.g.Australian beef) | Certificate of Origin,Veterinary Sanitary Certificate,heat processing/cold treatment certificate (for specific categories) | Liaise with overseas suppliers to confirm the validity of the cold treatment certificate,and assist enterprises to enter document information in the "China International Trade Single Window" in advance |
| Snack food (e.g.Malaysian dried durian) | Certificate of Origin,Sanitary Certificate,Nutrition Facts Table (must comply with GB 28050 requirements) | Review the format and content of the Nutrition Facts Table.If it does not meet the requirements,assist enterprises to contact overseas suppliers to provide a version that meets the standards |

Take a food trading company in Changzhou (managed by Mr.Chen) as an example.In March 2026,the company planned to import a batch of Malaysian dried durian.During document pre-review,Zhongshen found that the validity period of the Sanitary Certificate provided by the overseas supplier was only 10 days left (China requires the validity period of the Sanitary Certificate to cover the entire import cycle),and the Nutrition Facts Table did not indicate the content of "sodium" (violating GB 28050 requirements).Zhongshen immediately assisted Mr.Chen to contact the overseas supplier to provide a valid Sanitary Certificate and re-produce a Nutrition Facts Table that meets the standards,avoiding losses caused by cargo return after arrival at the port.

![Zhongshen: Your Compliance Customs Clearance Partner for Changzhou Food Import](https://cndpic.sh-zhongshen.com/uploads/tradepics/4mdadAq0qpVpP.webp)

### Phase 2: Port Customs Declaration – Connect Customs and Food Regulatory Requirements

Port customs declaration for food import needs to meet both the customs clearance requirements of the customs and the food label review requirements of the market regulatory authorities.Zhongshen’s core actions at this stage are:

- Complete the entry of customs declaration form in the "China International Trade Single Window" in advance to ensure that the information is consistent with the documents;
- Assist enterprises to prepare label review materials (such as label samples,translations),and communicate with the port commodity inspection department on key points of label review in advance;
- For food requiring sampling testing,coordinate and arrange the sampling location and testing institution to ensure controllable testing progress.

It should be noted that in 2026,China has further refined the label review for imported food,requiring that the Chinese name on the label be consistent with the actual ingredients of the imported food,and key information such as "country of origin","production date" and "shelf life" must be marked.Zhongshen will recheck the label content before customs declaration to avoid inspection delays caused by label problems.

### Phase 3: Commodity Inspection Release – Focus on Core Requirements of Food Quarantine

Commodity inspection release of imported food is the last compliance checkpoint,which needs to meet the requirements of China’s Food Safety Law and relevant quarantine requirements.Zhongshen’s key assistance at this stage includes:

- Liaise with port commodity inspection departments,and follow up the sampling testing progress (the testing cycle for dairy products and fresh food is usually 3-7 working days);
- If there are minor indicator abnormalities in the test (such as the total number of microbial colonies slightly higher than the standard),assist enterprises to apply for re-inspection and provide professional material explanations;
- For food requiring Chinese labels,assist enterprises to complete label affixing in the port supervision warehouse to ensure compliance with China’s requirements.

In May 2026,an e-commerce enterprise in Changzhou (managed by Supervisor Zhu) imported a batch of Australian fresh steaks.Sampling test by commodity inspection found that the total number of colonies was slightly higher than China’s standard,and Supervisor Zhu was once worried that the goods would be returned.Zhongshen immediately assisted Supervisor Zhu to apply for re-inspection and provided the overseas supplier’s production process control records (such as cold chain temperature records).The final re-inspection results met the standards,and the goods were released smoothly,avoiding economic losses for the enterprise.

## Value of Zhongshen’s Agency Services to Changzhou Food Import Enterprises

Through the above process-oriented agency services,Zhongshen has helped Changzhou food import enterprises achieve two core values: First,improve customs clearance efficiency,with the average customs clearance time shortened by 40% compared with enterprises handling it by themselves; Second,reduce compliance risks.Among the Changzhou food import enterprises served from 2025 to 2026,there was no cargo return incident caused by document errors or unqualified quarantine.

In addition,Zhongshen also regularly pushes policy updates on imported food to Changzhou enterprises (such as the adjustment of EU’s requirements for dairy ingredients in 2026),helping enterprises adjust their import strategies in advance to adapt to market changes.For Changzhou enterprises with long-term import demand,Zhongshen can also provide customized agency solutions to match the import characteristics of different food categories and further improve cooperation efficiency.

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