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title: "How to Operate Import Product Agency? Full Process Guide for European Dairy Imports - Zhongshen Trading China"
description: "In 2026，Shanghai's imported food market continues to expand. Demand for European dairy products grows thanks to their quality advantages，yet the import process involves multiple challenges including documentation preparation，quarantine inspection and other procedures. Many enterprises suffer customs clearance delays due to unfamiliarity with compliance rules. As a foreign trade agency with 20 years of deep industry experience，Zhongshen provides full-process solutions tailored to the special..."
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# How to Operate Import Product Agency? Full Process Guide for European Dairy Imports

## European Dairy Import: Demand and Pain Points of Shanghai Market in 2026

In 2026,the trade volume of imported food in Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone increased by 18% year-on-year.Among them,European dairy products account for 22% of the total imported food due to advantages such as organic certification and high-quality milk source.Many local Shanghai traders have spotted the market gap for German organic milk powder and Dutch aged cheese,but often make mistakes due to unfamiliarity with compliance in actual operations.For example,a trading company imported Dutch cheese last year,which was ordered rectification by the commodity inspection department of Pudong Port,Shanghai because the Chinese label did not mark "trans fatty acid content",delaying customs clearance for 12 days,resulting in 30% flavor loss of the cheese and a direct loss of 150,000 RMB.

![Quarantine Hold-up for Imported Dairy? How to Break Through in Agency Process](https://cndpic.sh-zhongshen.com/uploads/tradepics/LjWokxxjBaPzU.webp)

The core difficulties of importing European dairy products are concentrated in three aspects: First,the alignment between the EU’s 2025 updated *Food Contact Materials Regulation* and China’s GB 4806 standard; Second,China Customs’ "dynamic verification of overseas production enterprise registration" for dairy products (the registration list is updated quarterly in 2026); Third,the newly added "glyphosate residue limit" in sampling inspection (the difference between EU and Chinese standards reaches 0.05mg/kg).Improper handling of these details will lead to customs clearance delay in mild cases,and return of the entire batch of goods in severe cases.

## Zhongshen: Focus on Full-process Control of Dairy Import

As a Shanghai-based foreign trade agency with over 20 years of experience,Zhongshen does not provide "general-purpose agency services" for the particularity of dairy import.Instead,we intervene in advance to conduct compliance verification for every link.For example,in January 2026,a Shanghai trading company run by Mr.Chen planned to import 12 tons of German organic infant formula.The company had a batch returned when operating on its own earlier because the health certificate was 2 days short of the required validity.After entrusting Zhongshen,our team checked the registration number of the overseas enterprise immediately — the enterprise’s registration expired in March 2026.Zhongshen assisted in contacting the German agent to complete the registration update in advance,avoiding repeating the same mistake.

### 1.Document Pre-audit: Lock Compliance Risks in Advance

The document requirements for dairy import are 3 categories more than that for ordinary food.Zhongshen will focus on checking 3 core documents during the pre-audit stage:

- **Overseas Production Enterprise Registration Certificate**: In 2026,China Customs requires that the registration number must match the "Imported Food Overseas Production Enterprise Information System" in real time.Zhongshen will conduct verification in advance through exclusive channels to avoid registration failure caused by system update;
- **Composition Analysis Report**: It must comply with GB2760 *Standard for Uses of Food Additives*.For example,lactoferrin,which is commonly used in German milk powder,is required by Chinese national standard to have a content ≤100mg/100g.Zhongshen will compare the value in the report,and has assisted 3 enterprises to return non-compliant batches in 2026;
- **Health Certificate**: The health certificate issued by the EU must include a "statement of non-bovine spongiform encephalopathy epidemic area".Zhongshen will check the validity of the statement (it needs to cover the arrival time of the goods) to avoid customs clearance delay caused by expired statement.

### 2.Port Customs Declaration: Accurate Matching of Code and Label

The HS code classification of dairy products directly affects the tariff rate.In the 2026 most-favored-nation tariff,the tax rate for 0402100000 (milk powder with fat content ≤1.5%) is 10%,and the tax rate for 0402210000 (milk powder with fat content >1.5%) is 12%.Zhongshen’s customs declaration team will classify accurately according to the fat content of milk powder.In 2025,we helped an enterprise correct coding errors and saved 82,000 RMB in tariff.

![How to Operate Import Product Agency? Full Process Guide for European Dairy Imports](https://cndpic.sh-zhongshen.com/uploads/tradepics/Lk3TzhQ4UZOXU.webp)

Chinese label is a mandatory inspection item for commodity inspection.In 2026,a new requirement is added that "it is required to mark ’not suitable for infants under 1 year old’" for formulated milk powder.Zhongshen will produce labels that comply with GB 7718 in advance.For example,when a Dutch cheese label failed to arrange the nutrition facts table according to Chinese national standard,Zhongshen rearranged it before customs declaration and avoided on-site rectification.

### 3.Commodity Inspection and Testing: Connect Green Channel to Improve Efficiency

In 2026,Shanghai Port added "β-lactam antibiotic residue" to the sampling test items for dairy products.Through the green channel connected by Zhongshen,the test cycle is shortened from the original 7 days to 5 days.Zhongshen will communicate with the commodity inspection department in advance and prepare a constant temperature box (2-8) for sample storage,avoiding sample deterioration that affects the test result.

Meanwhile,2026 requires that each batch of dairy products must upload a "full-process traceability code" (which needs to be associated with overseas milk source,production batch,and transportation temperature).Zhongshen will assist enterprises to complete the entry and review of the traceability code.For a German milk powder brand in 2026,customs clearance was completed 3 days after testing through this service,2 days faster than the industry average.

## Comparison of Compliance Requirements Between Dairy Import and Ordinary Food Import

| Comparison Dimension | Ordinary Food | European Dairy Products |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Overseas Enterprise Registration | Some categories do not require registration | Must be registered with General Administration of Customs of China,quarterly verification |
| Test Items | Conventional pathogenic bacteria (2 items) | Pathogenic bacteria (5 items) + Antibiotic residue (3 items) + Glyphosate residue (1 item) |
| Label Requirements | Basic nutrition information | Nutrition information + Trans fatty acid + Applicable population + Traceability code |
| Storage Requirements | Room temperature storage | Constant temperature and humidity at 2-8,cold chain certificate required |

## Core Value of Zhongshen: Cost Reduction and Risk Avoidance

For the 12 tons of German milk powder imported by Mr.Chen in 2026,customs clearance was completed in only 10 days with Zhongshen’s agency service,15 days faster than self-operation,with no storage detention fee generated.More importantly,the registration number issue found by Zhongshen during pre-audit avoided a return loss of 200,000 RMB.

For import traders in Shanghai,importing European dairy products is not just "following the process",but "controlling details".From overseas enterprise registration to domestic traceability code entry,mistakes can be made at any link due to standard updates.With 20 years of industry accumulation,Zhongshen is familiar with the latest 2026 China-EU compliance requirements,can help enterprises accurately solve pain points,increase import efficiency by more than 30%,and reduce return risk by 90%.

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