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Extensive experience in stone, glass, wood, and coatings ensures accurate HS classification. Regulatory needs such as CIQ inspection, CCC certification, or eco-testing are anticipated to minimize risks.
Covering document review, inspection coordination, and clearance certificates, including radiation tests, fumigation, and VOC compliance, to secure smooth and timely customs clearance.
With strong presence at key ports like Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Tianjin, services provide fast response, transparent costs, and real-time updates for efficient imports.
The retail sector covers diverse categories, including baby & kids products, fashion & luxury, premium stationery, homeware, pet supplies, and bicycles & mobility. Each product type faces distinct compliance requirements in China—for instance, infant formula requires GACC registration and quarantine approval, cosmetics need filing or registration, toys must pass CCC certification, textiles must meet GB18401 safety standards, and kitchenware must comply with food-contact regulations. With extensive hands-on experience, LOGICUS helps businesses navigate complex procedures, ensuring retail products enter the Chinese market smoothly and compliantly.
Baby & kids products include infant formula, baby food, skincare, and feeding supplies. Imports into China require compliance with food safety standards, GACC registration, quarantine approvals, and cosmetic filing to ensure product safety.
The factory must be registered with GACC, and formula registration is required.
GACC registration, quarantine approval, and Chinese labeling.
Yes, they require filing or registration as cosmetics.
Yes, they must comply with GB4806 food-contact standards.
Fashion & luxury includes premium apparel, footwear, bags, watches, and accessories. Imports must meet textile safety standards, CCC certification, and inspection requirements; some items involve precious metals or medical device regulations.
No quota under general trade, but CBEC has limits.
They must comply with GB18401 textile safety standards.
Yes, certain leather goods are subject to inspection.
They must meet quality and safety standards.
Premium stationery & lifestyle products cover writing instruments, art items, toys, and printing consumables. Imports require CCC certification for toys, compliance with child safety standards, and material or chemical regulations.
Yes, all toys must pass CCC certification to enter the Chinese market.
Yes, they must comply with GB 21027 “General Safety Requirements for Student Supplies.”
Some inks and toners require hazardous chemical identification.
Material testing reports and compliance with GB/T stationery standards.
Global Trade Management goes beyond customs compliance, offering trade agency services with switch bills, documentation support, and market strategies helping businesses enter and expand in China with minimal cost and maximum efficiency.
Warehousing includes bonded zone services in China, with labeling, sorting, and re-export options—helping businesses achieve flexible distribution and transshipment to third countries at minimal cost.
Customs Brokerage covers China import andexportcle arance,ensuring fullcompliance with customs regulations and supervisory conditions—helping businesses achieve efficient clearance and cost-effective market expansion.
International freight spans sea, air, andmultimodal transport, with end-to-end visibility enabling businesses to achieve cost-efficient, reliable, and seamless global logistics.
Homeware & textiles include kitchenware, tableware, cleaning supplies, towels, bedding, and décor. Imports must comply with food-contact material standards, textile safety regulations, and filing for certain disinfectant products.
Yes, they must comply with GB4806 food-contact standards.
They must comply with GB18401 textile safety standards.
Yes, disinfectant products require filing with health authorities.
Yes, wood or natural materials may require inspection.
Pet supplies cover functional pet food, supplements, and grooming products. Imports require GACC registration, quarantine approvals, and compliance with cosmetic or chemical regulations for certain care items.
Overseas factories must be GACC registered, and products require quarantine approval.
Yes, under feed or special food standards.
Yes, importers must be filed with GACC.
Some are subject to cosmetic filing requirements.
Bicycles & mobility products include road bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, motorcycles, and premium components. Imports are subject to CCC certification, environmental checks, and specific regulations for mechanical and electrical products.
Regular bicycles don’t, but e-bikes do.
Yes, CCC certification and battery testing are required.
CCC certification and environmental checks.
Yes, based on HS code classification.
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No. Only paints that are flammable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive are regulated as dangerous goods.
Solvent-based paints like epoxy or PU coatings often are.
Water-based interior paints and latex coatings usually are not.
Generally no. Most paints—including architectural coatings, floor coatings, wood finishes, and anti-corrosion paints—do not fall under China’s CCC mandatory certification list.
Paint may be indirectly affected in the following cases:
1）It’s applied to a CCC-regulated finished product (e.g., home appliances)
2）It forms part of a fire protection system (e.g., fire-rated doors, intumescent coatings)
3）It’s used on automotive parts under CCC oversight
4）It’s intended for indoor air-sensitive environments, requiring VOC reports or eco-labels
1）SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
2）DG classification report (if applicable)
3）VOC emission test (for interior coatings)
4）Label templates with GHS compliance
5）CCC is usually not required, unless paint is part of a regulated system
Engineered flooring is typically exempt when it:
Is composed of HDF or plywood cores
Has undergone heat press, lamination, surface coating
Is declared as a finished decorative product
Comes with a Declaration of Deep Processing
Use of untreated wood pallets or packaging
Product appears raw or unfinished
Lack of processing description in the customs declaration
Missing or insufficient deep-processing documentation
It’s a formal letter from the supplier confirming the product has been deeply processed and poses no phytosanitary risk.
While not mandatory, it’s highly recommended for smooth clearance.
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