MAINLAND CHINA

China Introduces Stimulus Package to Drive Domestic Tourism

03 October 2019

As part of moves designed to boost tourism across the mainland, local authorities have been given the go-ahead to levy concessionary entrance fees at areas of natural beauty, offer ad hoc visitor incentives in line with changing trading conditions and waive admission fees altogether outside of peak visitor times. More

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Hong Kong and Mainland Step up Arbitration Co-operation

03 October 2019

Under the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which took effect on 1 October 2019, parties to arbitral proceedings which are seated in Hong Kong and administered by designated arbitral institutions would be able to seek assistance from the relevant people's courts in mainland China. More

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More Section 301 Tariff Exclusions Announced for Mainland Chinese Products

03 October 2019

Additional exclusions from the Section 301 additional 25 percent tariff on List 1 and 2 goods from mainland China have been announced by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. These exclusions cover a total of 203 specially prepared product descriptions that reflect 511 exclusion requests. USTR has also removed several exclusions erroneously included in a 20 September notice. More

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Certain Apparel from Mainland China Subject to New Detention Order

03 October 2019

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 30 September issued five new withhold release orders banning imports of certain products believed to have been produced with forced or prison labour. The affected products include garments made by Hetian Taida Apparel Co. Ltd in mainland China allegedly with prison or forced labour, along with certain goods from Malaysia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe and Brazil. More

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China Issues List of Approved Compulsory Certification Testing Institutions

02 October 2019

The Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) recently issued a list of the agencies and laboratories approved to conduct the compulsory certification of a range of products, including explosion-proof electrical appliances and domestic gas equipment. More

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The Greater Bay Area: Building Global Air Connectivity

02 October 2019

As the country’s largest airline, Air Canada is keenly aware of the cultural and economic ties which bind it to Hong Kong. Daily flights from the city to Vancouver and Toronto underline those connections. However, the airline is now plotting a new strategy which keeps Hong Kong at the heart of its operations but strives to capitalise on the potential of the Greater Bay Area initiative. More

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Tariff Increase on US$250 Billion in Imports from Mainland China Expected 15 October

02 October 2019

U.S. government sources have confirmed that a proposed increase in the additional tariff being imposed on US$250 billion worth of imports from mainland China from 25 percent to 30 percent will NOT take effect on 1 October but is still planned for 15 October. More

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Miscellaneous Canadian and Latin American AD/CV Actions on Mainland Chinese Products

02 October 2019

Topics: Mexico Rescinds AD Duty Order on Synthetic Fibre Blankets; Canada Renews AD/CV Duty Orders on Copper Tube; Mexico Begins Sunset Reviews on Certain Steel Products. More

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China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone

02 October 2019

Construction work on the Hainan Pilot Free Trade Zone (Hainan FTZ) is now well underway, with the project set to extend across the whole of the island, an area of some 33,900 sq km. The development, as outlined in the Overall Plan for the China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone (formally adopted by the State Council on 16 October 2018), will see the FTZ evolve into a key gateway for China, boosting its connectivity with its Indian and Pacific ocean trading partners. More

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China (Henan) Pilot Free Trade Zone

02 October 2019

Officially launched on 1 April 2017, the Henan Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) forms part of the third batch of government-endorsed pilot FTZs. Covering an area of 119.77 sq kilometres, the zone is broken down into three sub-zones: Zhengzhou Area (73.17 sq kilometres, inclusive of the Henan Zhengzhou Export Processing Area A (0.89 sq kilometres) and the Henan Bonded Logistics Centre (0.41 sq kilometres)), Kaifeng Area (19.94 sq kilometres) and Luoyang Area (26.66 sq kilometres). More

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