Insights

  • Progress of China-US Trade War in April

    Progress of China-US Trade War in April

    1. Due Reminder On April 7th, the U.S. Trae Representative Office announced that the validity period of the third batch of goods subject to the 34 billion tariff increase expires on April 8th. 2. Partial Extension of Validity For some commodities with extended validity period, the validity perio...
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  • Anti-epidemic Product Export

    Product Name Domestic Standards Website Disposable Protective Garments GB19082-2009   http:/lwww.down.bzko.com/download1/20091122GB/GB190822009.rar Surgical Masks YY0469-2011  http://www.bzxzba.com/wp-content/uploads/11/files/20200127ae975016048e4358aa687e99ff79f7a0.pdf P...
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  • Announcement No.12 of 2020 for Export Epidemic Prevention Materials

    Announcement No.12 of 2020 for Export Epidemic Prevention Materials

    Announcement of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Market Supervision No,12 of 2020. In order to more effectively support the international community to jointly deal with the global public health crisis during the special period when th...
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  • Requirements for Export of Epidemic Prevention Materials

    Requirements for Export of Epidemic Prevention Materials

    Announcement No.104 of 2017 of the General Administration on Issuing the Classification Catalogue of Medical Devices .Since August 1, 2018, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the state Administration of Medical Devices No.143 of 2017 , the opinions  on classification  and definition ...
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  • WCO & UPU to Facilitate Information Sharing on Global Postal Supply Chain amid COVID-19 Pandemic

    On 15 April 2020, the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) sent a joint letter to inform their respective Members of the actions taken by the WCO and the UPU in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, emphasizing that coordination between Customs administrations and de...
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  • COVID-19: WCO Secretariat Shares Guidance with Customs on Efficient Communication Strategies amid Crisis

    In view of the global health emergency situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretariat has published a “WCO Guidance on how to communicate during a crisis” to assist its Members in reacting to communication challenges posed by the global crisis. The doc...
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  • Joint Satement WCO-IMO on Integrity of Global Supply Chain amid COVID-19 Pandemic

    In late 2019, the first outbreak of what has now become known globally as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported. On 11 March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was categorized by the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic. The spread of the COVID-19 has plac...
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  • WCO OUTLINES SOLUTIONS to HUMANITARIAN, GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS NEEDS amid COVID-19 PANDEMIC

      On 13 April 2020, the Chairperson of the WCO Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) submitted a paper to the WCO Secretary General outlining some observations, priorities and principles to be considered by the WCO and its Members during this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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  • EXHIBITORS REGISTERING for 3rd. CHINA INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXPO

    A second batch of 125 exhibitors for the third China International Import Expo was announced on Apr. 15th., with nearly a sixth taking part for the first time. Around 30 percent are Global Fortune 500 enterprises or leaders in their industries, while there are more small and medium-sized enterpr...
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  • FURTHER DEEPENED REFORM MEASURES FOR CROSS-BORDER TRADE AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN MAJOR CHINESE PORTS

    Under special circumstances, the Chinese customs issued policies to speed up the resumption of production and work for all enterprises. All kinds of deferred policies: deferred payment of taxes, extension of time limit for business declaration, application to the customs for relief of delayed pa...
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  • CHINA CUSTOMS DATA IN FOREIGN TRADE

    China’s foreign trade is showing signs of recovery as import and export volumes improved in March, according to customs data released on Apr. 14th. Compared with an average 9.5 percent decline in January and February, foreign trade of goods was only down 0.8 percent year on year in March, ...
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  • Summary of CIQ (CHINA ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE) Policies in March 2020

    Category Announcement No. Comment Animal and plant products access Announcement No.39 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs Announcement on Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Imported Peanuts from Uzbekistan. Peanuts produced, processed and stored in Uzbekistan are allowed...
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