China Laws, Standards, and Customs Regulations
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Payment Issues: Financial Regulations and Standards
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Standards, Regulations, Laws, and Announcements
China Compulsory Certification (CCC) System
- (CCC) System Overview
- CCC Mark Product Scope: English (HS codes)
- CCC Mark Product Scope: 2011 in Chinese
- CCC Exemption Guidance
- When do products qualify for exemption?
- Flowchart: the exemption process
- Required materials for exemption application
- CCC Mark FAQ
- Updated AQSIQ CCC Mark Regulations July 2009 in Chinese (Chinese Government Site)
China RoHS
Packaging Standards
- China Packaging Machinery Standardization
- Search for your product's Standard in China (SAC)
Sector Specific Information
Industry Fact Sheets
Used Equipment
Agricultural Requirements
- 2012 PRC Food and Agriculture Import Regulations and Standards Report (USDA, FAS)
- Export Requirements for Beef, Poultry and Lamb (USDA)
- Find other agriculture product specific requirements via the Foreign Agriculture Service in China
ICT Products
Textiles
- Textile Standards and Regulations (US Dept of Commerce, Office of Textiles)
Cosmetics
- Cosmetic Rule: Prohibited and Restricted Substances (Hong Kong Trade Development Council). Restricted Ingredient list (2007).
- SFDA published the 2010 Catalogue of Standard Chinese Translation of International Cosmetic Ingredients (in Chinese).
o General Announcement (in Chinese)
o Table of Contents for Cosmetics raw materials standard Chinese name (in Chinese)
SEARCH for your product's Standard in China (SAC)
China Customs, Import Duty & Regulations
Import Duty
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Provided by ETCN for HK Trade Development Council (free registration required) - General tariff and import fee information resources for all countries
- Local Customs Contacts at Ports in China (In Chinese, Chinese Government Site)
Customs Valuation & Commodity Classification
- Customs Valuations Rules in China (US Foreign Agricultural Service)
- Customs Valuations Rules in China (China General Administration of Customs)
- Administrative Measures on Classification of Import & Export Goods (MOFCOM)
- China Customs Commodity Classification decree
- Guidance on Obtaining an Advance Commodity Classification in China (US DOC)
- Measures Governing the Customs Taxation of Import and Export Commodities (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
- Taxation on Temporary Import and Export Items (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
- Duty Exemption for Replacement Parts under warranty
Export Processing Trade
Regulation of Solid Wood Packing Materials, Required Certificates (USDA, APHIS)
Manifest Data Information (USDA Foreign Agricultural Service)
Import Licensing Procedures in China (WTO)
Antidumping Duty Proceedings in China
- U.S. Products Subject to Foreign Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Measures
- Click here for a current list of Chinese antidumping and countervailing duty cases involving US-origin products.
Payment Issues: Financial Regulations & Standards
Chinese Foreign Exchange Rules and Regulations (China State Administration of Foreign Exchange “SAFE”)
Foreign Investment: New Catalogue on Foreign Investment in Industry (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
China Regulations on Short-term External Debt Quotas of Financial Institutions (China State Administration of Foreign Exchange)
Overview of Control over Foreign Exchange (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
Rules for Pre-Payment on Goods Being Imported into China (China State Administration of Foreign Assets Control, in Chinese)
Enterprise Income Tax Law Highlights (HK Trade Development Council)
Chinese Authorities
Standardization Administration of China (SAC) ; SAC standard search
AQSIQ Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA)
AQSIQ China Quality Certification Center (CQC)
State Food and Drug Administration
Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
Customs Administration of China
US Government & Useful Resources
NIST Global Standards Information - China
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International Trade Administration Office of Standards Liaison
US DOC’s Trade Compliance Center, China’s WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
US Foreign Agriculture Service (Research Report Database)
ANSI China Standards Portal (ANSI)
Standards Notes from the US Embassy in Beijing
Standards Attaché at the US Embassy in Beijing
- Dale Wright, Commercial Officer – Standards, US Embassy Beijing
Tel: 86-10-8531-4326: Fax: 86-10-85313701: Dale.Wright@trade.gov - Shi Huiling, Commercial Assistant – Standards, US Embassy Beijing
T: 86-10-8531-3419; F: 86-10-8531-4333; Huiling.Shi@trade.gov
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