FOOD & BEVERAGES

China Announces 2022 Quota Scheme for Exported Products

03 November 2021

As announced by the Ministry of Commerce, export quotas for liquorice and its products, cultivated ephedra sinica for medicinal use, live pigs (for Hong Kong and Macao), live cattle (for Hong Kong and Macao), and live chicken (for Hong Kong and Macao) in 2022 are 5.2 million kg, 1.2 million kg, 1,430,400 heads, 28,000 heads and 3 million heads respectively. More

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China Announces 2022 Import Tariff Quota Rules for Grain and Cotton

25 October 2021

The National Development and Reform Commission recently announced detailed rules for the allocation of import tariff quotas for both grain and cotton in 2022. More

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Import Tariff Quotas for Sugar, Wool and Wool Top Announced for 2022

25 October 2021

As announced by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for sugar in 2022 will be 1.945 million tons. More

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China Announces 17 Additional National Food Safety Standards

08 October 2021

The National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released 17 additional national food safety standards and one amendment sheet on 7 September. These have to do with food additives, food nutrient fortifiers and limits on pathogens in prepackaged and bulk ready-to-eat foods. More

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Rare drams draw fans

04 October 2021

As Hong Kong matures as Asia’s foremost trading centre for wine and spirits, auctions of rare vintages are drawing interest. More

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China’s Health Food Market

24 September 2021

Total health food sales in China grew 12.4% on the year to about RMB250.3 billion in 2020, and are expected to reach RMB270.8 billion in 2021. More

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China Further Restricts Packaging Requirements for Food and Cosmetics

24 September 2021

The State Administration for Market Regulation and other departments recently revised the 2009 version of the Requirements of Restricting Excessive Package - Foods and Cosmetics. This included drawing up the GB23350-2021 compulsory national standard, which stipulates new requirements for inter-space ratios, package layers and packaging costs for foods and cosmetics. More

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Post-Covid Prospects: Ireland

15 September 2021

Ireland is the only European country that has managed to post positive economic growth during the first year of the global coronavirus pandemic, its GDP increasing by an enviable 3.4% in 2020. This interview sets out how the Irish business community is ready for more dynamic collaboration with Hong Kong entrepreneurs in the post-pandemic future. More

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Loaves to lager

02 September 2021

Waste not want not is sound advice that has been handed down from grandmothers for countless generations, but modern logistics and supply chains mean perishable items such as bread often end up in landfills. More

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China Announces Arrangements for Reallocation of Unused 2021 Tariff Quotas for Agricultural Imports

31 August 2021

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce recently issued a joint statement on the reallocation of unused 2021 tariff quotas for agricultural imports. It decrees that enterprises applying for tariff quota reallocation must submit their applications to their local development and reform commission and commerce department between 1 and 15 September. More

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