Were imported cheeses detained by the customs? Maybe these 3 aspects were not well - done

Mr. Zhang, a white - collar worker in Shenzhen who works overtime late at night, is used to ending his day with a piece of French Brie cheese paired with red wine. Ms. Li from an online - famous bakery can't do without Italian mozzarella as the raw material for her popular cheesecake... Imported cheeses are quietly reshaping the taste bud map of this city. But do you know that behind every piece of cheese that travels across the ocean, there are complex customs declaration and clearance stories?

Different from ordinary food, cheese imports face special challenges:

• High qualification threshold: Overseas factories need to be registered with the General Administration of Customs, and both the production license and the health certificate are indispensable
• Strict ingredient testing: 23 indicators such as total colony count and mycotoxins must meet the GB 5420 - 2021 standard
• Stringent cold - chain requirements: The temperature needs to be kept constant at 0 - 4°C throughout the process, and transportation deviations may lead to the return of the entire container

Zhongshitong cases show that professional services can avoid 90% of common risks:

• Pre - review the label content in advance to avoid disputes over ingredient labeling such as "containing cochineal red"
• Intelligently match HS codes, such as the tax rate difference between 0406.90.90 (hard cheese) and 0406.30.10 (blue - veined cheese)
• Coordinate the customs inspection time and raise the inspection priority of perishable goods to within 48 hours

With the deepening of the customs "two - step declaration" reform:

• The quarantine approval time has been compressed from 15 days to 7 working days
• Low - risk cheeses can be quickly released based on the "qualified assumption" of overseas official certificates
• However, due to African swine fever prevention and control, EU whey powder raw materials need additional testing

You might as well self - check the following key points:

• Is there a Chinese nutrition facts table printed on the original factory packaging?
• Is the data of the temperature recorder on the freight bill of lading complete?
• Is the cold - storage qualification in the importer filing system within the validity period?