The News Release of the News conference for Shanghai International Import Food and Agricultural Products Exhibition 2024 successfully held in Kerry Hotel, Pudong on May 19th

　　On May 19th afternoon, the news conference for Shanghai International Import Food and Agricultural Products Exhibition 2024(SIFA) successfully held. Former deputy director of International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Center of the General Administration of Customs, Senior Agronomist, ZHAO Minggang, China Customs Brokers Association, Vice president, GE Liancheng(former director,Inspection Department of GACC), Secretary General of China Customs Brokers Association,ZHANG Peng; International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Center of the General Administration of Customs etc, Engineer, ZHENG Xi. Golden Conference & Exhibition Group, Managing Director, YANG Jianzhuang. Shanghai Golden Commercial Exhibition Co.,Ltd, Project Director,GONG Xuejuan, Representatives from embassies and consulates in China, the representatives from the associations and enterprises in the food industry from home and abroad. In addition, the main media and the industry media also attend the news conference.

　　There are two issues for the news conference. Firstly, the release of Shanghai International Import Food and Agricultural Products Exhibition(SIFA) 2024 .The exhibition would be held from May 11th -13th in 2024 in the NECC, Hongqiao,Shanghai. Aiming at“New Consumption, share global cuisine”, the total planning area for the expo would be 60,000sqm. The exhibits covers various products like import foods, meat and aquatic products, wine and spirits, beverage and Bottled water, honey and tea, baking and coffee, sweets and nuts, grain and oil and Condiments, fruits and vegetables and agricultural products etc. It is expected there are over 2,000 famous food and agricultural products companies from home and abroad, there would be over 200,000 professional visitors attending the expo.

　　Secondly, The release of International Agricultural products and food safety supervision and customs clearance practice forum. In order to learn more about the policy and new regulation for the Chinese import food and agricultural products for the overseas organizations and manufacturing companies.The forum would especially invite Chinese Government and relevant institutions(Safety of Imported and Exported Food,Quarantine of Animals and Plants,Customs Clearance Administration of GACC, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China,Institute of Veterinary Bio products and Pharmaceuticals,China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment and local customs etc.)to do the authoritative interpretation,training and on-site communication. With the help of the on-site conference and activities, it is beneficial for industry organizations and enterprises to be familiar with requirements and procedures of the market access,risk management and control, product classification and tariff calculation, industry requirements and relevant information in domestic and foreign markets, so as to provide a communication platform and open up green channels to help more foreign enterprises enter the Chinese market rapidly and smoothly, and acquire a large market share and meet the huge demand of consumers.

　　In the news conference, with the witness of the relevant leaders from International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Center of the General Administration of Customs, China Customs Brokers Association and local customs. Shanghai Golden Commercial Exhibition Co.,ltd, the undertaker of exhibition, has signed the letter of intent for attending the exhibition with two overseas institutions like Danish Agriculture& Food Council and INTERPORC. It shows the exhibition got great concern and support from the many institutions and companies in the agricultural products and food industry from home and broad.

　　The pandemic for three years made the trade situation of agricultural products more complex. In face of the challenge, China would adhere to the openness of high level standard. To create a market-oriented, law-based, international business environment, the import of food industry has new development opportunities. With the the RCEP agreement going into operation and the adjustment of tariffs, the imported food enterprises have been effectively facilitated. With the support of the International Inspection and Quarantine Standards and Technical Regulations Research Center of the General Administration of Customs,organized by China Customs Brokers Association and Golden Conference & Exhibition Group,undertaken by Shanghai Golden Commercial Exhibition Co.,Ltd, co-organized by Shanghai Customs Brokers Association. this year's expo aims to help more overseas manufacturers enter the Chinese market and provide a green channel and a platform for cooperation and exchange, so as to win China's huge market share and meet its huge consumer demand. In addition, the China Customs Media Center also served as the media support unit for the expo, in order to magnify the spillover effect of“Shanghai Food Expo”, we should follow the whole process of publication, promotion, exhibition report, Forum Promotion and interview on the affiliated media.

　　In addition to the International Forum on agricultural products and food safety supervision and customs clearance, domestic and international agricultural products and food new regulations training seminar and one-to-one World Food Import docking activities. Forum activities will also be held to meet the huge demand for imported food and agricultural products from home and abroad to connect with the Chinese market, such as the China precooked vegetable industry development conference, the China-Europe Forum on geographical indications protection and development, the International Dairy Summit Forum, the Forum for International Cooperation on bee products, the International Bird's Nest Industry Development Forum, the all-grain Import and export law and Regulation Forum, the International Wine Quality Development Forum, the Yangtze River Delta Food Innovation and Development Forum, the world wine master class, the introduction of food and wine regions in various provinces and cities, and the international air travel food championship.