Step 1: After consultation, collect and fill in the Application for Food Circulation Permit, and prepare relevant materials;

Step 2: Submit the relevant documents and materials. After the materials are complete, you can receive the Acceptance Notice and wait for the approval result of the license. If on-site verification is needed, cooperate with the industrial and commercial authorities for on-site verification.

Step 3: Receive the Food Circulation Permit within 21 days from the date of acceptance.

To apply for a Food Circulation Permit, the following materials shall be submitted:

1. An Application for a Food Circulation Permit;

2. a copy of the name pre-approval notice or business license;

3. The use certificate of the business premises suitable for food business and the specific orientation map of the business premises;

4. the identity certificates of the person in charge and the food safety management personnel (if entrusted, the power of attorney and the identity certificate of the entrusted agent shall also be provided);

5. List of business equipment and tools suitable for food business;

6. Documents on the spatial layout and operation flow of business facilities suitable for food business

7. Text of food safety management system;

8. Power of attorney and identity certificate of entrusted agent or designated representative (submitted when the applicant entrusts others to file an application); If the business license has been obtained and the business premises have not been changed, the certificate of use of the business premises and the identity certificate of the person in charge may no longer be provided.

Extended information:

The food circulation license is to clarify the issues such as the issuance, conditions and procedures of the food circulation license and the connection with the food hygiene license. Before October 23, 2114, the State Council stipulated that food business operators must be licensed first and then licensed, and they may not go through the registration formalities without obtaining the pre-approval documents. On October 23, 2114, the State Council passed a decision on canceling and adjusting a number of administrative examination and approval items (Guo Fa [2114] No.51), which was changed to post-approval, stipulating that food operators must be licensed first.

has been abolished, and local industrial and commercial administrations should no longer issue new certificates. On 11/11/2115, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued a decision on abolishing the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Food Safety in Circulation Links and the Measures for the Administration of Food Circulation Licenses (Order No.79 of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce), and decided to abolish the Measures for the Administration of Food Circulation Licenses (Order No.44 of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on July 31, 2119).

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Food Circulation License