Ep. 118 How to clear China Customs? with Raymond Ng

!! Special Episode with a chance of winning a prize !!

Welcome to China Business Cast Episode! It is me – Lina Bartuseviciute – the Lithuanian co-host with you today and I will be talking to Mr. Raymond Ng on this episode.

Mr. Raymond Ng is a Regulatory Affairs Consultant at Accestra with Master’s degree from University of Nottingham and has extensive knowledge on Chinese Food & Beverage, Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical import & export regulations. His research specializes in China’s national standards and the impact it has on international businesses. He has vast insight and practical experience in dealing with Chinese market access requirements and accumulated a successful track record with supporting international exporters with market entry in to China.

Accestra Consulting Company provides China & Asian Regulatory and Market Access Advisory for Food and Drug and Cosmetics Industry. Their core services include:

• Product Registration (Including Health Food Registration & Filling)

• Regulatory Compliance Advisory

• Training

• Factory audit

• Testing monitoring service

• Our regulatory compliance consulting service covers from product classification, formulation check, data-gap analysis, to regulation interpretation, early warning & training.

Accestra have been working with many companies including Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, Mead Johnson, Costco, Blackmores, Swisse, Metro Supermarket, Carrefour, Costco, Alibaba, Pepsi Co, Mars, and others. Speaking of Government and Associations, they work with USDA, EU SME, Australian & New Zealand Government and others.

Today we will be sharing stories about what a customs compliance consultant can provide for foreign companies in China and the key points in the process of customs compliance, hoping to show you how you can clear the customs and enter the Chinese market. Also, we will be discussing about the changes of the regulations and standards in customs compliance in China as well as the changes caused by Covid-19 pandemic.

!! And most importantly – this week our episode is quite special as we are offering you to win a precious prize!!

We are inviting all the listeners to submit a question to Raymond before July 1, 2021. Please add Lina on WeChat or on LinkedIn and send in your question. One lucky listener will be chosen, their question will be answered by Raymond and they will be awarded a special prize – customs compliance analysis for 1 SKU that they would want to import to China.

At 59:00 we will be talking to dr. Peter Peverelli and he will answer a question submitted by the founder of a coconut yoghurt brand 'Yeyo' Athena Zhu: "do you feel like the Chinese corporate culture and 'western' corporate cultura is converging or diverging? Which elements are converging more or diverging? And what are the driving forces?". She will receive a book written and signed by Dr. Peter Peverelli for her amazing submission!