CIRCULAR No. IOPEPC/132/2021-22

Date: 22nd December, 2021.

Dear Member,

With regard to the requirement of General Administration of Customs China (GACC), for registration of overseas food production enterprises (enterprises engaged in production, processing and storage) of Oilseeds and Oils, Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) has been nominated as the competent authority (CA) from India.

IOPEPC has been assigned the responsibility of the food safety and sanitation supervision of food production enterprises (for Oilseeds and Oils) exporting to China. The Council is required to review and inspect the applications submitted by the food production enterprises through the system, and recommend them to GACC.

The overseas manufacturers, processors and storage facilities that export foods to China are required to submit application for registration & rectification materials and receive notifications from GACC on https://cifer.singlewindow.cn

The operation manual for enterprise registration of enterprise issued by GACC can be downloaded by clicking here.

For the ease of doing registration with GACC, the Council has prepared guidelines which can be downloaded by clicking here.

Please click here to download the instruction for registration prepared by IOPEPC.

In case of any clarifications, please feel free to contact Council

With Kind Regards

Suresh Ramrakhiani

(Chief Executive Officer)

Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC)

78/79, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point,

Mumbai - 400021.

Maharashtra, India

Phone: (91-22) 2202 3225 / 9295

Fax: (91-22) 2202 9236