Danone’s CEO has reaffirmed the company’s confidence in China’s premium infant formula market, noting that despite annual births falling from 14 million to around 8 million over the past decade, the market has maintained its roughly 20 billion euro scale due to the premiumisation trend driven by single-child families. Nielsen IQ data shows that…
China’s 618 shopping festival in 2026 shows consumers shifting from bulk stockpiling to rational, quality-focused purchasing, with express delivery data revealing wave-like order patterns rather than a single peak. Categories such as fashion apparel, light outdoor gear, maternity and baby skincare, and pet food saw strong growth, while daily necessities, traditional FMCG, and mid-to-low-end…
China’ s revised Regulations on the Registration Administration of Overseas Food Production Enterprises took effect on 1 June 2026, requiring all imported food products to carry an official registration number on their packaging. Consumers can verify product authenticity by entering the code into GACC’ s online registration system, which displays the foreign factory’ s…
China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued Announcement No. 76/2026 on 2 June, granting market access to fresh Belgian apples under a detailed phytosanitary protocol. The protocol covers 16 quarantine pests of concern, requires registered orchards and packing facilities, mandates cold treatment against Mediterranean fruit fly, and establishes pest-free production place requirements for fire…
China’ s Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian has confirmed that beef safeguard measures, implemented from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, are designed to support the domestic industry rather than restrict normal trade. As of 1 June 2026, Australian beef imports had reached 90% of its annual country-specific quota, nearing the threshold…
Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports reached an estimated USD 2.98 billion in the first five months of 2026, up 29. 4% year-on-year, with China absorbing 49.5% of the total. Durian led the category at USD 293.13 million, surging 59.7%, while the share of processed products rose from 29.33% to 35.82%. From 1 June, China’…
Norway’ s seafood council launched its largest-ever China promotion campaign, “ Haaland: I Choose Norwegian Salmon, ” on 3 June 2026, partnering with 30 retailers across approximately 750 stores in nearly 180 cities. Norwegian salmon exports to China reached 52,446 tonnes in January-May 2026, up 55% year-on-year, with export value rising 48% to NOK…
China implemented zero-tariff treatment for all 53 African diplomatic partners from 1 May 2026, making it the first major economy to grant unilateral, full-coverage duty-free access to all African nations and all least-developed trading partners. In the first month, goods from 20 African countries that are not classified as least-developed reached over 1. 63…
China’ s General Administration of Customs (GACC) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) jointly announced on 29 May 2026 the lifting of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) restrictions on northern Brazil, effectively recognising all of Brazil as FMD-free. This revokes import bans dating back to 2002,2005, and 2009. Brazil is already China’s largest beef…
New Zealand Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay has projected that bilateral trade between New Zealand and China will reach NZ$43 billion in 2026, with potential to grow to NZ$50 billion within five to six years. In an exclusive interview with 21st Century Business Herald, McClay emphasised that the NZ-China FTA serves as a…
