2026-08-28
Scale in China pushes foreign chain restaurants from imported SKUs to localised supply chains: central kitchens, unified distribution and "one taste across a thousand stores" standardisation. 在中国做规模，外资连锁餐饮须从进口单品转向本地化供应链：中央厨房、统一配送与"千店一味"标准化。The chain...
2026-08-28
GACC Decree No. 280 (effective 1 June 2026) replaces Decree No. 248 (2021) and upgrades China's overseas food-establishment registration into a dynamic, risk-graded, whole-chain system. 海关总署第280号令（2026年6月1日施行）取代248号令（2021），将进口食品境外生产企业注册升级为动态、风险分级、全链条管控体系。Seventeen food categories...
2026-08-28
A foreign F&B brand entering China must hold a locally incorporated entity (WFOE or JV) that obtains the business licence with a catering scope and the Food Business Licence...
2026-08-28
Hainan FTP launched island-wide closure on 18 December 2025; 2026 is the first full year of the "first line open, second line managed" regime.海南自贸港于 2025 年 12 月 18...
2026-08-28
China Customs protects five types of IP at the border — trademarks, patents, copyright, Olympic marks, and World Expo marks — and a recordal with GACC is the prerequisite...
2026-08-28
Cross-border e-commerce retail import (跨境电商零售进口) lets foreign brands sell to Chinese consumers without a full general-trade product registration, using two customs models: bonded import (网购保税进口, code 1210) and direct...
2026-08-28
Cross-border e-commerce retail imports are regulated as "personal self-use inbound articles," not general trade — meaning no first-import licence, registration, or filing is required for list goods, but the...
2026-08-28
China's cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) runs on a nationwide network of Comprehensive Pilot Zones — now 175-plus covering all provinces — and a positive-list regime that defines which goods may...
2026-08-28
On 14 April 2026 the State Council approved, and the General Office forwarded, the General Administration of Customs' "Several Measures for Promoting the Capacity and Quality Upgrade of Comprehensive...