White paper for the import package food industry in China 2011

【Abstract】：

In 2006, the import food market capacity in China was US$ 3.5 bn and by the end of 2011, this figure is predicted to reach US$ 11.5bn, about three times that in 2006 during the five-year period. Along with the continuous rise in national income, the main import food consumer colonies in China give priority to the middle class from once foreigners and the Chinese returning to China from foreign countries at the beginning of the 21st century.
Presently, import foods in the Chinese market come from 143 countries and regions in the world, covering various categories. According to statistics, currently there are 50,000-60,000 kinds of import products in the China market and more than 15,000 brands. Products ratified by consumers include soy sauce, seasoning and snacks from Southeast Asia, the health food, dry fruits, candies, cheese, soy sauce for Western-style food from North America, coffee, fruit juice and beverages from South America and red wine, powdered milk for infants, chocolate and sweet cookies from European countries. Delicacies from all over the world are swarming to the Chinese market and see swift growth in their sales amount. Even, the sales revenue of some manufacturers is higher than that in their country of origin.

As predicted by experts with China Import Food Industry Special Committee, by 2015, China will become the world largest import food consumer and see the market size reach as high as US$ 48.9bn. The future 5-10 years will be a golden period for import food, which will see soaring development. This mainly owes to that it will take a long term for Chinese food technologies and production chain supervision and management to grow mature and developed, the stable growth of the Chinese economy has generated the middle class consumption and that the appreciation of Renminbi will reduce the international procurement cost, which will bring great business leads to international food manufacturers.

Along with the swift growth in the demand on import foods in China, the international manufacturers will embrace not only business opportunities, but also chances to build plants in China, which will present great opportunities for good food manufacturers from many countries. Their opportunities are mainly found in segment markets where a large consumption amount exists and China has no production technical edge. Such markets include ice cream, cheese, samp, Italian noodles, olive oil, soy sauce for Western-style food, soft candies, chocolate and red wine. Currently, enterprises that have undergone progressive development and have built plants in China mainly come from the US, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Mexico and Spain.

【Table of Contents】 

Part I    Policies and Regulations on the Import Packaged Food Industry in China
1. Import Packaged Food Industry and Its Category
1.1  Definition of the Import Packaged Food Industry
1.2  Classification and HS Code of Import Packaged Food
1.3  Major Ports of Entry
1.4  Top 10 Ports of Entry for Import Foods
2. Administrative Organizations of the Import Packaged Food Industry
3. Food Import Policies and Regulations
3.1  Restrictive Policies on Product Categories
3.2  Policy on Product Import Tariff
3.3  Import Food Admittance Policy
4. Overall Analysis on Food Import Procedures
4.1  General of Food Import Procedures
4.2  Import Procedures (provided by foreign manufacturers)
4.3  Filing of Chinese Labels
4.4  Food Quality Authentication
4.5  Cost Accounting and Retail Price

Part II     Research on China Import Packaged Food Industry
1. General of the Import Packaged Food Industry
2. Analysis of Country of Origin of Import Packaged Foods
2.1  Distribution of Foods in China Market by Country of Origin
2.2  Major Countries & Brands with good performances
3. Analysis on Import Packaged Foods by Category
3.1  Distribution of Product Categories in China Market
3.2  Top 10 categories having the greatest potential in China market
4. Analysis on China Import Packaged Foods by Region
5. Analysis on Consumer Behaviors and Attitude
5.1  Consumer Colonies of Import Packaged Foods
5.2  Consumption Features of Import Packaged Foods

Part III    Analysis of the Distribution Channels and Market Routes
1. Importers of the Import Packaged Food Industry
2. Retailing and Terminal Channels of the Import Packaged Food Industry
Overview of Main Channels
Analysis on Retailing Channels
3. Optimal Strategies for Entering China

Part IV     Yellow Page
Directory of Main Importers/Distributors