When craft beer meets customs regulations

Last summer, a new importer encountered a 2 million yuan Belgian wheat beer detention incident at Qingdao Port—they didnt know wheat beer requires separate malt sugar content declaration. This case tells us:Imported beer is never just about product selection.

Clearance Code 1: The Four-Step Qualification Review

The 2019 revisedimport and exportFood Safety Management Regulations clearly stipulate:

• Importers must hold Food Distribution License
• Overseas manufacturers must complete GACC registration
  • Craft breweries need additional traditional process certification
• Certificate of origin must specify yeast strain
• Chinese label pre-approval requires 30-day advance submission

Clearance Code 2: Logistics Solution Options

Clearance Code 3: Customs Clearance Pitfall Guide

Last year when handling clearance for 12,000 cases of German dark beer, we discovered:

• Alcohol content testing error must be controlled within ±0.5%vol
• Wooden pallets must carry IPPC fumigation mark
• Can packaging must declare inner wall coating composition

Passcode 4: Localization Strategy Lab

Success case of a US craft beer brand through our services:

• Adjusted malt concentration by 3% to suit Chinese tastes
• Adopted biodegradable shrink film packaging
• Established northern warehouse for winter logistics

Passcode 5: Professional Agent Selection Techniques

When choosing partners, please confirm:

• Whether they possess specialized alcohol clearance qualifications
• Whether they can provide full-process temperature-controlled tracking
• Whether they have established emergency response mechanisms
  • Such as contingency plans for the 2023 shipping company strike incident

I remember a client once said last year: "A good beer agent is like yeast, naturally fermenting profits throughout the trade process." Master these five key codes, and you too can brew your own commercial success in the blue ocean of craft beer.