Let’s continue to learn the ‘control certificate at customs port for import food’, Foodmate will introduce how to obtain Registration certificate of health food or record certificate of health food in this article.

Registration certificate of health food or record certificate of health food

Health Foods: Health foods refer to the foods which declare and possess certain health care function or with the aim of supplementing vitamin and mineral substances and are suitable for specific consumer groups, able to regulate functions of human body, but not intended for therapeutic purpose and do not bring any acute, subacute or chronic hazards to human body. (GB 16740-2014 National Food Safety Standard Health Food)

Legislative authority: Food Safety Act of People’s Republic of China, Administrative measures for registration and record of health food and Administrative measures for registration, inspection and review of health food.

Application conditions: The applicant and record holder for the registration of imported health food shall be the overseas manufacturer of health food on the market.

Application documents:

Application form for registration of imported health food, Record registration form of imported health food and documents in its catalog.

Handling procedures:


Name and sample: Registration certificate of health food, valid for 5 years, or record certificate of imported health food.


Source and download website of information:

• http://zwfw.samr.gov.cn/wsbs/sp/bjspzc/ (for registration)
• http://zwfw.samr.gov.cn/wsbs/sp/jkspba/ (for record)

(Source: State Administration for Market Regulation)

Tips: In order to regulate the use of health food raw materials, the original Ministry of Health issued the notice of the Ministry of health on further regulating the management of health food raw materials ([2002] No. 51), which clearly lists the list of items available for health food and the list of prohibited items for health food. Items listed in the list of items available for health food are limited to health food. So, have you known all the information about Registration certificate of health food or record certificate of health food? In next article Foodmate will introduce Certificate of formula registration for infant formula milk powder and other related certificates.