MAINLAND CHINA

Customs Strengthens Pre-shipment Import Inspection of Used Mechanical and Electrical Products

26 January 2021

Under new rules released by China’s General Administration of Customs on 11 December (GAC Announcement No. 127 [2020]), used mechanical and electrical products imported into the country must now be inspected by Customs or pre-shipment inspection agencies before shipment. More

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China Promotes High-Quality Development of International Design Consulting Services

26 January 2021

Nineteen government departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Development and Reform Commission, recently issued a joint circular (Shang He Han No. 1 [2021]), calling for concerted efforts to boost the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative and significantly increase the competitiveness of China’s design consulting business in the international market by 2035. More

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China Announces 2021 Non-State Fuel Oil Import Quotas

26 January 2021

The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the application criteria, allocation principle and relevant procedures for the permissible import quantity of processed oil (fuel oil) for non-state trading in 2021 on 25 December 2020 (MOFCOM Announcement No. 68 [2020]). More

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Mainland Home Appliance Maker Secures IPR Protection in Overseas Markets through Hong Kong

26 January 2021

Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances Holdings Co Ltd specialises in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of home appliances. The company uses Hong Kong’s legal consultancy services to handle overseas patent registration and intellectual property rights (IPR) protection, while actively expanding its customer base in overseas markets through the city, according to Jiangang Guo, Chairman and General Manager of the company. More

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China Unveils Technical Research Guidelines for TCM Compound

25 January 2021

On 26 November, the National Medical Products Administration issued a set of technical guidelines, for research studies on the production of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compounds that use herbal decoction methods. More

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New Catalogues Issued for Goods Subject to Import and Export Licensing

25 January 2021

The 2021 Catalogue of Goods Subject to Import Licence Administration, jointly released by the Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs (Announcement No. 72 [2020]), covers 14 categories of goods. One category relates to ozone-depleting substances, while the 13 others cover used mechanical and electrical products. More

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Navigating Covid-19: A Household Appliances Brand

25 January 2021

In the wake of the pandemic, German Pool has pulled out all the stops to help consumers fight Covid-19. It has speeded up the development of disinfection and sanitising appliances and is working with food ingredient suppliers to offer home delivery of cooking appliances and food packages. Meanwhile, it is moving into the furniture market and continuing to expand its product range as a household appliances brand. More

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China Launches Online Declaration Platform for Drug Registration

25 January 2021

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) recently announced the launch of an online declaration platform for drug registration on 1 January 2021 (Announcement No. 145 [2020]). More

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OFAC Issues Hong Kong-Related Sanctions Regulations, Names Entities to Sanctions List

22 January 2021

Several sanctions-related actions of potential interest to Hong Kong and mainland China were taken in the waning days of the Trump administration. Most importantly, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued regulations on 15 January as part of efforts to formally implement Executive Order 13936 dated 14 July 2020, which took various actions to implement a previous determination that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous to justify differential treatment. More

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China Boosts Consumption in Key Sectors

22 January 2021

The Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission and 10 other government departments recently issued a circular on measures for boosting the consumption of bulk commodities and in key sectors to tap the potential of rural consumption. More

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