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

記得去年有個(gè)客戶(hù)說(shuō)過(guò)：”好的啤酒代理商就像酵母，能讓整個(gè)貿(mào)易過(guò)程自然發(fā)酵出利潤(rùn)。”掌握這五大密碼，您也能在精釀啤酒的藍(lán)海里釀造出屬于自己的商業(yè)佳釀。