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6 December 2021

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 852/2021

The Mainland of China : Notice by the Shenzhen Customs District for Reminding Import Food Enterprises to Take Note of the New Requirement that the Label of Imported Dietary Supplement or Food for Special Dietary Use Shall Not be Affixed Thereto

The Shenzhen Customs District issued a notice on 4 November 2021 to remind the import food enterprises to take note of the new requirement that the label of imported dietary supplement or food for special dietary use shall not be affixed thereto, which will take effect on 1 January 2022. According to Article 30 of the "Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety" (to be implemented on 1 January 2022), "the label of an imported dietary supplement or food for special dietary use in Chinese must be printed on the smallest sales package, and shall not be affixed thereto". Please refer to the Appendix (pdf format) for the notice (available in Chinese only).

2.For the "Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety", please refer to CIC No. 255/2021 dated 15 April 2021 for details.

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3.If you have any questions on the content of the document mentioned in this circular, please contact the issuing authority of the Mainland direct (enquiry hotline of the Shenzhen Customs District: +86-755-12360; enquiry hotline of the GACC: +86-10-12360). For other questions on this circular, please contact Mainland Branch (I) (tel: 2398 5444) of the Department.

Yours faithfully,



(Calvin CHOY)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.