Status: ✅ usable skeleton (deepened 2026). Last updated: 2026-09-08.
Related: bilingual document request · criterion 3 (OEM traps) · guide 03 (audit conduct)
1. Company identity & public registries
1.1 Unified Social Credit Code (统一社会信用代码, USCC)
18 characters, mandatory for all legal entities, public. Example: 91622921MACMRLMC15
| Digits | Meaning |
|---|---|
9 | registration authority class (market regulation, 市场监管) |
1 | entity type (1 = enterprise legal person 企业法人) |
622921 | registration area code → 6229 = Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, 622921 = Linxia County |
MACMRLMC1 | organization code (9 chars) |
5 | check digit |
Use: the code reveals registration authority + area; always combine with the registry lookup below.
1.2 Where to verify
- Official: National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (国家企业信用信息公示系统) — free lookup by name or USCC: legal name, 注册资本, 法定代表人, 经营范围 (business scope), address, shareholders, and red flags (经营异常名录 abnormal-operations, 行政处罚 penalties, 严重违法失信名单 serious breach).
- Aggregators: 企查查 (Qichacha) · 天眼查 (Tianyancha) · 爱企查 (Baidu) — convenient search; GSXT is the source of truth.
- Food production license (SC, 食品生产许可证): local market-regulation authority; verify license + product-category annex (明细表) and licensed production address — compare with the site to be audited (OEM trap, criterion 3 §5).
- Export registration: 出口食品生产企业备案 with Customs (GACC) when goods are exported (customs.gov.cn).
1.3 On-site identity check
Business license copy (盖章 stamped), SC license and physical site must show the same legal entity + address. Photograph signage, license plaques, GPS/time-stamped site photos.
2. The Chinese halal (清真) ecosystem — a warning
- 清真 certificates for the domestic Chinese market are issued by the China Islamic Association and local associations under provincial 清真食品管理条例 regimes. They are a Chinese domestic scheme and not automatically acceptable for BPJPH.
- Since 27 Feb 2026 two commercial Chinese bodies signed Recognition Agreements with BPJPH — see the LHLN tracker. Always verify against the live list.
- Client conversation: a Chinese 清真 certificate is evidence of culture, not evidence for BPJPH.
3. Common materials context in China
See the high-risk ingredient table in criterion 2 §6 — gelatin, lard, tallow, bone/meat powders, meat flavors, HAP vs HVP, peptone, whey/casein, rennet, E471/E422, enzymes, ethanol-solvent flavors, carmine/shellac, aquatic sauces, fermented condiments, cooking wines.
4. Document request (bilingual, tiered)
The request pack lives in the client document request template: four tiers of numbered items, and every row names what exactly to send, who issues it, the criterion it serves and the trap it closes. Tier 1 (legal and identity, items 1–8) goes out at intake as a one-week ask; Tiers 2–4 follow two to four weeks pre-audit, because Chinese suppliers release material documents slowly and usually only after an NDA (保密协议). Keep the numbering intact so the returned folder mirrors the request, and ask for stamped copies (盖章) with a stated record window.
Two rows deserve a decision before you send anything: the 清真 certificates held (item 6) and any OEM/分装 disclosure (item 8) — both can change what the file even is.
5. Labs and testing in China
- Porcine DNA/protein: real-time PCR (DNA) and ELISA (protein); labs accredited CMA/CNAS.
- Alcohol content (酒精度): finished product and ingredient checks.
- Candidate labs: 华测检测 (CTI) · SGS China · Intertek · 谱尼测试 (PONY) · 中检集团 (CCIC) · provincial inspection institutes (省质检院).
- Chain of custody: sample seals, photos, transport log must be defensible. Confirm with your LPH/BPJPH whether the file accepts a Chinese lab result or requires a BPJPH-recognized laboratory (possibly in Indonesia) — plan sampling logistics accordingly (rules on samples taken abroad 🔎).
6. Auditor craft on the ground
- Everything arrives in Chinese — budget translation of key documents; ask whether an EN/ID version of the SJPH manual will be provided.
- Seal culture: official documents need the company seal (公章) to be documentary evidence — always request stamped copies.
- Expect minimal upfront document sharing; send the full request early, offer an NDA if it unlocks documents.
- Verify registry identity vs site; reconcile record volumes (Guide 03 §4); photograph with GPS/time-stamps.
- Independence: hospitality norms differ; decline anything that compromises objectivity and record it (Guide 03 §8).
- Reporting: state which documents were translated and by whom — the LPH report must show translation provenance (Guide 04 §4).
7. Quick references
| Item | Link / where |
|---|---|
| Official registry (GSXT) | https://www.gsxt.gov.cn |
| BPJPH Data LHLN | bpjph.halal.go.id → Data Publik → Lembaga Halal Luar Negeri (search page) |
| SIHALAL (registration/certificates) | ptsp.halal.go.id |