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[ETCN] 2014 Declaration Elements Adjusted by the GACC

About Adjusted the Declaration Norms As per GACC Notice, Shanghai Customs has adjusted the declaration norms for the following HS Codes...

[ETCN] AQSIQ Announcement No.72, 2014 on China-ASEAN & China-Singapore FTAs' PSR Code Revisions

With regard to China-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement and China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the respective bilateral consultations have been completed...

[ETCN] AQSIQ-GACC Announcement No.62, 2014 Adjusts Entry-Exit Goods Subjected to Inspection & Quarantine Agencies

In accordance with China's Law on Import & Export Goods Inspection, the AQSIQ hereby decides to make the following adjustment in the Catalog of Entry-Exit Goods...

[ETCN] CaiGuanShui Notice [2014] No.37 China Cancels Processing-Trade Bonded Import of Steels

In accordance with State Council’s Guidelines (GuoFa [2013] No.41) on eliminating bonded importation of steels by processing trade...

[ETCN] MOFCOM Announcement No.44, 2014 on Re-investigating USA Broiler Chicken Products Dumping & Subsidy

China Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its annual announcement no.88 deciding to re-investigate the double-anti measures on USA broiler chicken products under Chinese tariff HS Codes 02071100, 02071200, 02071311...

[ETCN] China Customs Administrative Measures on Country of Origin of Import & Export Goods under China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement

These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Customs Law of the P. R. China, the Regulations of the P. R. China on Origin of Import & Export Goods, and the regulations in China-Switzerland FTA....

[China Customs ] China Export Leading Indicator Adjusted High-Profile This June, Export Growth to Be Faster in Quarter 3

This June, China's Export Leading Indicator (ELI) was 42.2, down by 0.1 from the high of this May. Over the second quarter, the average ELI reached 42.1, a considerable rise from 41.6...

[ETCN] China Customs Administrative Measures on Country of Origin of Import & Export Goods under China-Iceland Free Trade Agreement

China Customs Administrative Measures on Country of Origin of Import & Export Goods under China-Iceland Free Trade Agreement, which were adopted on June 30, 2014 and shall enter into force on July 1, 2014...

[China Customs ] Explanations on Compilation & Release of the "China Export Leading Indicator"

For China's export activities, the export trend can be predicted by means of the macro-economic indicators including the real effective exchange rate of CNY, processing trade import, foreign direct investment...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.54, 2014 on Market Purchase Trade Supervision Measures & Mode

The market purchasing trade mode means that a qualified operator purchases goods valued at USD 150,000 or less on one declaration form from a markets-clustered place...