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FDA Food Facility Registration for Chinese Companies

Exporting tea, seafood, noodles, sauces, ingredients and supplements from China to the U.S.? Each facility that makes, packs or stores them must be registered with the U.S. FDA and name a U.S. Agent, in addition to your registrations with China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) and local market regulators. We do it for $269 a year.

  • Registration filed in 1 to 5 business days once we have your details
  • U.S. Agent service in the United States included
  • Certificate of registration your U.S. buyers can verify online
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Pricing for Chinese companies

USD
Registration + U.S. AgentPer facility, per year$269
Additional facilitySame owner$169
Prior NoticePer shipment$25
FDA charges no fee for food registrationCard or PayPal

Do Chinese food companies need FDA registration?

Yes. Under U.S. law, every facility that manufactures, processes, packs or holds food for people or animals in the United States must be registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This applies to facilities in China exactly as it does to U.S. facilities. Typical Chinese products we register include tea, garlic, seafood, noodles, sauces, food ingredients and supplements.

Your registrations with China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) and local market regulators are still needed at home, but they do not replace FDA registration. Without a valid FDA registration, your shipments can be held at the U.S. port and your importer cannot file Prior Notice correctly.

What you need

  • The facility's legal name and exact physical address
  • A D-U-N-S number for that address. It is free from Dun & Bradstreet but can take several weeks, so request it early.
  • An emergency contact phone answered 24 hours a day
  • A list of the foods made, packed or stored at the facility

Labels in English

All information FDA requires must appear in English on products sold in the U.S. A label only in Chinese is not enough, and the U.S. Nutrition Facts format is different. See our label reviews.

Cosmetics too?

Chinese cosmetics companies selling in the U.S. must register their facilities and list their products under the U.S. cosmetics law (MoCRA). See our MoCRA registration service. Before you order, see who must register, how product listing works and U.S. label rules. Products with SPF are regulated as drugs in the U.S. (cosmetic or drug?).

How Regovant helps

  1. Order online and pay by card or PayPal in U.S. dollars. $269 per facility per year.
  2. Send your details through one short registration form.
  3. We check and file. We check your D-U-N-S details, file with FDA and act as your U.S. Agent.
  4. You receive your FDA registration number and a Regovant certificate of registration your buyers can verify.

Food facility registrations are renewed between October 1 and December 31 of every even-numbered year. We email you before each renewal. See the 2026 renewal guide or our step-by-step registration guide.

Questions

We are approved by GACC. Do we still need FDA registration?

Yes. Approvals at home cover China. For the U.S., each facility that makes, packs or stores the food must be registered with the U.S. FDA.

Do Chinese facilities need a U.S. Agent?

Yes. Every food facility outside the U.S. must name a U.S. Agent located in the United States. It is included in our $269 price.

We make ingredients, not finished foods. Do we register?

Yes. Facilities that make food ingredients and additives for the U.S. market must register with FDA too, the same as makers of finished foods.

Registering from another country? See FDA registration by country.