Note: Exporters are advised that importers must have a valid import license to allow entry of meat and poultry and meat and poultry products. Exporters should work closely with their importer to assure that the proper licenses have been obtained.

1. Edible poultry feet - poultry feet from only inspected and passed birds. Containers must bear inspection legend.
2. A tamper-resistant, bilingual label should be on the outside of each carton. The label should have the following information in Chinese:
   1. Product name
   2. Country of origin
   3. Establishment number
   4. Production date (can indicate "Please see English label")
   5. Expiration date (a specific date or a phrase such as "Two years from production date" can be used. Up to two years is acceptable for frozen product.)
   6. Storage temperature (A specific temperature should be indicated.)
   7. Country of destination
   8. Net weight (can indicate "Please see English label")
   
   The establishment number should be printed on the inner poly liner, poly bag, or vacuum bag. If the carton contains product that has inner poly bags with a master liner, only the inner bags are required to have the printed establishment number. Inner bags closed with a metal clip bearing the establishment number meet the inner bag labeling requirement. In any case, the establishment number must be legible and easily readable when the carton is opened.
   
   Product intended for further processing in China does not require the establishment number on the inner packaging material. These products can be packaged in wax-lined cartons.
   
   Exporters should work closely with importers and with industry organizations such as USMEF and USAPEEC for assistance in determining that the labeling of their specific product is appropriate.
3. Preliminary information indicates that additional labeling requirements will go into effect for all meat and poultry and meat and poultry products departing the United States on or after December 1, 2004. The information is provided here, but is subject to change. Any additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
   1. An additional label should be placed inside the meat or poultry carton or packaging. The label should indicate the commercial name of the product.
   2. The label may be English-only, or multilingual including English, and should be placed either on the inside packaging (adhered to vacuum packaging or the poly bag), or placed inside the inner packaging.  The inner product label should not be placed loosely in the carton or in a location that is not easily viewed by inspectors.
   3. Any format of the bilingual inner product label is acceptable to China as long as the label clearly states the product name.  There are no restrictions on the label size, color, size of the wording, or any other format characteristics as long as the label is legible and easy to read.  For example, a label on which a checklist of different meat and poultry items appears is acceptable, as long as the correct product contained in the packaging is clearly identified on the checklist.
   4. There is no change in the existing labeling requirement that the establishment number must appear on the inner packaging.
   5. Product intended for further processing in China does not require the establishment number and product name on the inner packaging material. These products can be packaged in wax-lined cartons.

1. Fresh/frozen meat and poultry and meat and poultry products. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness and FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004), Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness for Export to the People's Republic of China.
   
   FSIS Form 9295-1 is a watermarked form and must be ordered from the FSIS Field Supply Center. Photocopies of this form must not be used to certify product intended for China.
   
   China’s Administration for Quality Standards, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) will require advance e-mail notification of all scheduled shipments. This information must be provided by the exporter. For all shipments departing the U.S. after June 1, 2009, exporters must provide AQSIQ with the following information via email:
   1. For every shipment
      1. A signed /scanned copy of the FSIS Form 9295-1 must be included as an attachment OR
      2. In the absence of a signed/scanned copy of the FSIS form 9295-1, the following information must be provided in the body of the e-mail:
         1. Export certificate number
         2. Date of issuance
         3. Product name
         4. Product quantity
         5. Establishment number
         6. Name of exporter
         7. Consignee
         8. Seal number on container
      3. The subject line of the e-mail should read "U.S. Export Certificates", but may also include the export certificate number if exporters want to include this information.
      4. The e-mail should be directed to h_cert@ciq.org.cn with a copy to h_cert@yahoo.com.cn and importexport@fsis.usda.gov
      5. The e-mail notification must arrive prior to the arrival of the shipment in China.
      6. Exporters may send multiple documents in one message
      7. For in-lieu-of certificates, a signed/scanned copy of FSIS Form 9295-1 must be included as an attachment. In the absence of an in-lieu certificate, the exporter must send the information associated with the in-lieu of certificate utilizing the same process as described above noted in b.i through b. viii.
      
      Shipments not in compliance with the pre-notification process will be subject to destruction or rejection.
      
      Note: pre-notification requirement does not apply to natural casings.
2. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products, including poultry feet. The following statement must be included in the Remarks section of FSIS Form 9060-5 and FSIS Form 9295-1:
   
   "The poultry meat/poultry meat product was produced on or after November 9, 2004."
3. Poultry Feet
   1. Poultry feet bearing the mark of inspection - Obtain FSIS 9060-5 - Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness, and FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004), Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness for Export to the People's Republic of China.
4. Pork or poultry exported to the Peoples Republic of China for further processing and subsequently exported to Japan - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness and FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004), Meat and Poultry Certificate of Wholesomeness for Export to the People's Republic of China. Upon the request of the exporter, the following information must be provided either in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 and FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004) or on an FSIS letterhead certificate (which is signed by the same FSIS veterinarian signing the export certificate):
   1. All products - Statements for products intended for re-export to Japan:
      
      "The meat and/or meat products described herein were processed under sanitary conditions in accordance with laws and regulations of the United States. The laws and regulations of the United States have been deemed to be equivalent to the inspection laws of Japan."
   2. For pork only, also include the following statement:
      
      "The USA is free of hog cholera; vaccination against hog cholera is prohibited; and importation of pigs vaccinated against hog cholera is prohibited."
      
      The following are also required for pork products:
      • Name, address, and establishment number of the slaughter (If product is quarter, half, or whole carcass) or processing plant (if packaged product).
      • "Date (Month/Year) of Slaughter and Inspection," if product is quarter, half, or whole carcass or "Date (Month/Year) of Manufacture," if cuts or processed products, i.e., pack date
      
      Note: Listing of dates in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 must be identified as shown above to be consistent with the term used on FSIS Form 9290-1 (3/25/2003)
   3. Poultry products
      1. For poultry only, also include the following statement:
         
         "There have been no outbreaks of fowl pest (fowl plague) for at least 90 days in the United States. Further, in the area where birds for export (meat) were produced (such an area being within a minimum radius of 50 kilometers from the production farm), Newcastle disease, fowl cholera, and other serious infectious fowl diseases, as recognized by the United States, have not occurred for at least 90 days."
      2. Poultry is restricted for export to Japan from certain States for specific periods. Certification must be provided that poultry did not originate from or transit unsealed through these States during the restricted periods relative to each affected State. Obtain the appropriate statements from the Japan requirements.
5. The number of the ocean vessel container and the number of the shipper's commercial seal (Not a USDA seal) applied to the container must be indicated in the "Ocean/Air Cargo Container Number(s)" and "Seal Number" blocks on the FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004).
   1. If the container and seal numbers are known at the time that the product is certified for export, the exporter should indicate the numbers in block 14 on FSIS 9060-6, Application for Export Certificate. Also, the numbers should be included in the appropriate blocks on the FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004).
   2. If the container and seal numbers are NOT known at the time that the product is certified for export:
      1. The applicant completes FSIS form 9060-6, Application for Export to include all required information, and in block 14, enters the company name, contact person, address, and phone number of the company that will load and seal the container. FSIS will then provide the FSIS Form 9060-5, allow product to be stamped with the export stamp, perform export inspection, and allow shipment of the product without signing FSIS Form 9060-6 FSIS Form 9060-5 and the corresponding FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004).
      2. The unsigned certificates are to be held by the original applicant. When the container and seal numbers are obtained, they are to be entered in block 14 of FSIS Form 9060-6 and in the appropriate blocks on the FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004).
      3. The applicant then requests signature of the completed FSIS Form 9060-6 by the inspector who provided export inspection. FSIS Form 9060-5 and the corresponding FSIS Form 9295-1 (1/12/2004) can then be signed by an FSIS veterinarian.
   3. If additional space is needed in the "Ocean/Air Cargo Container Number(s)" block in the case of multiple containers certified with a single certificate, an FSIS letterhead certificate indicating the container and seal numbers should be issued. The letterhead certificate should also indicate the certificate number, the date of the certificate, and the signature of the same veterinarian signing the FSIS 9060-5 and FSIS 9295-1 (1/12/2004) certificates.
6. All FSIS export certificates and additional certification statements must be dated and have the signature and title of an FSIS veterinarian.
7. For poultry products only, FSIS export certificates may indicate a Hong Kong importer as the consignee for product destined to the Peoples Republic of China.