Policy Focus

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.29, 2013 on Paperless Clearance Document Scan & Preservation

In order to standardize the paperless customs-clearance mode, the GACC hereby promulgates its Standard of E-scanned File Format for Customs Declaration Documents in Paperless Customs Clearance

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.28, 2013 on Origin Criteria for Hong Kong/Macao Goods Duty-Free

In accordance with China's Mainland-Hong Kong and Mainland-Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements (CEPA), the GACC has formulated the Origin Criteria for Hong Kong Goods...

[Shanghai Daily] Transport to Come under VAT Reform

China will expand a reform of the value-added tax to cover transport and some service industries nationwide from August 1, 2013, and impose 6 percent tax on newly included radio, television and movie services...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.27, 2013 on Pyridine from India & Japan

In accordance with Chinese Antidumping Regulations, China Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has decided to conduct as of May 28, 2013 provisional antidumping measures

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.26, 2013 on Commodity Classification Decision

In accordance with China Customs Regulations on Import & Export Commodity Classification (GACC Decree No. 158), the GACC hereby promulgates its Decision...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.25, 2013 on Trichloromethane from KEM ONE & ARKEMA France

In 2010, China State Council's Customs Tariff Commission decided to continue the levy of antidumping duties on trichloromethane from the EU, the USA and South Korea...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.24, 2013 on 27 Processing-Trade Unit-Consumption Standards

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China and the GACC hereto hereby jointly ratify Chinese 27 Standards for Unit Consumption of Processing Trade...

[ETCN] China Frees 8 Medical Devices from Compulsory Certification

In accordance with China regulations on certification and accreditation, medical device supervision, and compulsory product certification, eight kinds of medical devices as annexed herein

[ETCN] AQSIQ Announcement No.53, 2013 on Dairy Import Inspection & Quarantine

The P. R. China is to implement its Administrative Measures on the Inspection & Quarantine of Dairy Imports & Exports on May 1, 2013, which was issued on January 24, 2013 by its General Administration...

[Xinhua] Namibia to Export Fish, Beef to China

A Chinese food safety supervising body has signed two memorandum of understanding for fish and beef exports with its Namibian counterpart, enabling Namibia to export fish...