The classification screen

4 questions before you choose the route.

This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.

01

General trade or CBEC?

Channel.

Channel
02

Sector overlay (food/cosmetics/device)?

Sector.

Sector
03

Importer/producer fields correct?

Particulars.

Who
04

Claims that are ads?

Resolve the claims that are ads question separately before choosing the route.

Ads

Working rule: General product labelling expectations include Chinese product name, producer/importer particulars, specs and warnings as rules require.

What changes the answer

The signal ledger.

These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.

Signal
Ask the operating question
Why it changes the route
English-only retail pack
High risk.
Fix.
Broader Product Liability analysis needed
Wrong sector.
Map.
Miracle claims on pack
Advertising Law.
Ads page.
Prepare before you escalate

Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.

Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.

01Artwork and Chinese label proofWhat printed.
02Importer business licence infoParticulars.
03Platform listing screenshotsOnline claims.
Common confusions

Questions people ask before they build.

Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.

Is a sticker over English enough?

Sometimes used, but content and durability still must meet rules. Sector products are stricter.

Where is food labelling?

Use the linked specialist resource when Product Labelling in China turns on detailed evidence, procedure or risk assessment.

Primary authorities

Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.

SAMR
National laws database (NPC)
NMPA (devices/cosmetics where relevant)
General Administration of Customs (GACC)