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China’s Rules on Registering Overseas Food Manufacturers Prompt Concerns over Trade Disruption at WTO
On November 2, China’s Customs agency issued the English version of the Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food. The Chinese version of the rules, 中华人民共和国进口食品境外生产企业注册管理规定, was issued on April 12, 2021 and will take effect
China Issues Rules for Fruit Imports from Thailand and Laos
China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) recently issued notices to
update rules for fruit imports from Thailand and allow imported passion fruits
from Laos, if they meet the inspection and quarantine requirements.
On September 13, at the sideline of the 7th China-ASEAN Ministerial Conference
on Animal and Plant Quarantine
Taiwan Raises Fruit Ban Concerns with China at WTO Committee
As we reported here
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/taiwan-may-challenge-china-at-the-wto-over-fruit-bans/]
, in September China’s Customs agency announced
[http://www.customs.gov.cn//customs/302249/zfxxgk/zfxxgkml34/3892452/index.html]
(link in Chinese) that it would suspend imports of sugar apples (also known as
custard apples) and wax apples from Taiwan, because
China Allows Italian Beef Imports
On October 26, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3969244/index.html] (link in
Chinese) setting forth SPS requirements for imports of beef from Italy. The
notice takes effect immediately.
The notice sets forth details on SPS requirements for
New Hong Kong Customs Chief Discusses Efforts to Stop Smuggling of Australian Lobsters to Mainland
Ho Pui-shan (Louise Ho) became Hong Kong’s new Commissioner of Customs and
Excise on October 21. During the press conference
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVjSzsTXVo] (link in Cantonese) with media
after taking the position, she mentioned combatting smuggling as one of the
tasks of her agency, including
China Sets out Rules for Beef Imports from Russia
On October 18, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3960106/index.html] (link in
Chinese) that would allow imports of beef from Russia if certain requirements
are met. It is an implementation of the Protocol on the Inspection, Quarantine
China Starts Importing Breeding Pigs from Ireland
China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3957631/index.html] (link in
Chinese) on September 18 to allow the importation of breeding pigs from Ireland,
effective immediately. This is a result of the Protocol on the Quarantine and
Sanitary Conditions
