At a WTO SPS Committee meeting in November, for which the meeting minutes were just circulated, WTO Members discussed a number of SPS measures imposed by China.

According to China's Customs agency, China is suspending imports of poultry products from Slovenia and cloven hoofed animal products from Palestine, citing sanitary concerns.

In remarks yesterday to the the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Convention, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered some thoughts on China's compliance with the Phase One trade agreement and the Biden administration's approach to enforcing it going forward.

China recently announced that it would start allowing imports of Rwandan stevia and additional beef products from Belarus, starting immediately.

On December 14, China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued a notice providing more information related to the new registration requirements for companies that export food to China. The Notice, No.103 of 2021 (link in Chinese), is part of the implementation of the Provisions of the People'

China is set to enforce its new rules governing import and export food safety on January 1, 2022. The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (进出口食品安全管理办法 [http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/spj/zcfg18/bmgz91/3625580/index.html] ) (link

China’s Customs has announced that it will allow imports of aquatic products from Cuba, lemons from Uzbekistan, and frozen fruits from Central and Eastern European Countries. Under the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) No. 92 Notice [http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/4020560/index.