Obviously, parallel imports and international direct mail are illegal, and the cost will not be lower than that of regular imports. The number of passengers is limited, and there are qualification requirements and buyer restrictions for cross-border tax returns.
Taobao is full of pet food with propaganda words such as "regular import, manufacturer authorization", and the content shows the manufacturer authorization in pure English. The word is too small to read clearly, and its content is nonsense, which has no practical reference value.
Products that are truly legally and formally imported only need to show their Import Registration Certificate and relevant customs clearance documents.
Importing pet food in China requires two qualifications: one is the import registration certificate of the Ministry of Agriculture (with physical proof), and the other is that overseas production factories are filed with the AQSIQ (without physical proof, the AQSIQ shall prevail).
There are also banners such as "cross-border direct mail" and "factory direct sales". First of all, let's not talk about the cost of factory direct sales. Many manufacturers do OEM work for many brands, so it is impossible to sell directly.
Cross-border Direct Mail-According to the Catalogue of Animals and Plants and Their Products Prohibited from Carrying and Mailing in People's Republic of China (PRC), China implements strict inspection and quarantine management on imported pet feed. Imported pet feed should come from overseas production enterprises registered in China, and imported animal and plant-derived feed must also provide import animal and plant quarantine license and official quarantine certificate of exporting country. , and passed the laboratory test, affixed with Chinese labels, issued by the inspection and quarantine certificate of imported goods, can be sold and used. According to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and its implementing regulations, and the Catalogue of Animals and Plants Prohibited from Entering People's Republic of China (PRC), it is forbidden to bring or mail animal-derived feed into China, and it is illegal for any individual or unit to mail animal-derived feed to China.