What does General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ) entail?

General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ) is an administrative department directly under the State Council. It is in charge of quality supervision, inspection, animal and plant quarantine, and food safety for all goods transported across the Chinese border. It also supervises the Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), as well as the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureaus throughout China. They only accept inspection and quarantine applications after the CCIC certificate has been issued.