Policy Focus

[MOFCOM] MOFCOM Announcement No.88 of 2012 on Releasing the List of Enterprises Exporting Citric Acid (Salt) in 2013

In accordance with relevant provisions as specified in Application Conditions and Procedures for Citric Acid (Salt) Export License in 2013...

[MOFCOM] MOFCOM Announcement on Issuing the Export Quotas of Some Agricultural Products in 2013

To the competent commerce departments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, municipalities separately listed on the state plan and the Xinjiang...

[] Chinese Government Announces Measures to Boost PV Industry

The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Dec. 19 announced a range of measures intended to boost the country's struggling photovoltaic (PV) industry...

[Xinhua] China Cancels One-year Control on Thermal Coal Prices

China's price regulator will end its one-year control on thermal coal prices beginning January 1, 2013...

[Xinhua] HK Suspends Import of Poultry Products from Germany

Hong Kong suspended import of poultry products from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the city's government announced on Dec. 22, 2012...

[Xinhua] Solar Sector to Get Jolt from New Policies

The government is working to improve China's photovoltaic solar industry by encouraging distributed power generation, or the use of small energy sources such as solar panel s and wind turbines...

[ETCN] China Tariffs Implementation Plan for 2013

Upon approval by the State Council, China Tariffs Implementation Plan for 2013 has been adopted by the Customs Tariffs Commission and shall come into force from January 1, 2013...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No. 60, 2012 on 2012 Classification Decision Ⅱ

To help importers and exporters correctly classify commodities, the GACC hereby decides to promulgate its Decision Ⅱ of 2012 on Commodity Classification...

[ETCN] Shenzhen Customs Pre-Examine Import Goods Prices

For the purpose of efficient customs clearance and determination of correct duty-paid value of import goods, relevant matters in Pre-examination of import goods prices...

[ETCN] China Regulates Imp-Exp Product Risk Warning & Response

On December 11, 2012, China General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine (AQSIQ) promulgated China's Administrative Regulations On Import-Export...