Hong Kong, South Korea and Main Land China Labelling regulation
Hi All
Please can some one give me some initial advise on where to look for Main land China , South Korea and Hong Kong food safety and Food labelling regulatory information.
We are a small chocolate manufacturer in UK and got an initial interest from far east for some bulk buying but I am not very sure where to start with regards to labelling regulation. If any team member at least hold a list of Ingredient and Additives which are strictly banned in these 3 country will be start so I can do NPD accordingly to start with.
I am mainly interested in
1. Do I need any special licensing / registration when planning to export South Korea, Hong Kong or Mainland China
2. Any banned Additives and/ or Ingredients . (Currently we do use Shellac, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Natural flavours )
3. Does the labelling need to be in Local language for exported goods or can be in English
Thanks in advance
D~
Greetings Dalways,
The links below are pretty straightforward.
Hong Kong:
https://www.cfs.gov....ood_leg_cl.html
https://www.cfs.gov....d_leg_lgfa.html
China (a little less helpful site :mellow: ):
https://www.sfdachin...fosort/15_1.htm
South Korea:
https://www.mfds.go....de011005l001.do
Hope it helps!
- Depends on the product / items.
- Yes.
- Yes, typically, but may depend on the product / item.
I've handled exports to these countries, but in each case we have a broker who helped us with all of this. We were exporting milk at the time which is pretty heavily regulated. I have no idea about chocolate.
use a broker
also, check with your authority, they should be able to assist as you may need an export certificate from them
I'll add to the chorus of "use a broker", or similar expert. My experience of exporting to China has been that what the regs say and what is actually expected at customs won't always align - you really do want the input of someone who knows what hoops actually need to be jumped through.
Someone like Campden or Leatherhead will be able to check / get your product and labels compliant with the regs, but that's unfortunately not always the same as actually making it through customs at the receiving end...