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Customs Approvals For Imports From China - NZFSA Notice

NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY – APPROVAL TO IMPORT

 

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has advised Customs that approval is now required, under the Food Act 1981, to import the following goods from China:

 

Tariff Code

Description

1702

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel.

1703

Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar:

1704

Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa.

1806 

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.

1901

Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included.

1904

Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains(except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included.

1905

Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products.

2101.20.01

Preparations consisting of a mixture of tea, milk powder and sugar.

2103.90.00

Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard – Other.

2104

Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations.

2105

Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa:

2106.90.99

Other Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included – Other.

 

 

Any queries regarding the clearance of a consignment should be made to the Auckland Central Clearing House (ACCH) on 09 261 1620.

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