China's Laws, Standards, and Customs Regulations

Multi-Sector Standards and Chinese Authorities
Sector-Specific Regulations
Customs & Import Procedures
Standards Industry Fact Sheets
Standards Notes from the US Embassy Standards Attache in Beijing
International Trade Administration Standards Initiative

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Standards

• International Trade Administration Office of Standards Liaison
• China Compulsory Certification (CCC) System
  • (CCC) System Overview
  • CCC Mark Product Scope: English (not a complete listing)
  • CCC Mark Product Scope: Chinese, as of 2007
  • When do products qualify for exemption?
  • Flowchart: the exemption process
  • Required materials for exemption application
  • CCC Mark FAQ
• China RoHS
  • China RoHS Regulations
  • China RoHS: Overview and Best Practices (webinar)
  • China RoHS Webinar Questions and Answers
• China Standardization Administration (Chinese Government site)
• General Administration of Quality Supervision,Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) (Chinese Government site)
• Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (US Foreign Agriculture Service)
• Notifications of Proposed Technical Regulations in China (NIST)
• Packaging Standards: Index of China's Packaging Standards (Chinese only)
• WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) (Trade Compliance Center)
• ANSI China Standards Portal (ANSI)

Sector-Specific Regulations

• Industry Fact Sheets
  • Software
  • Green Building Materials
  • Clean Energy
  • Medical Equipment
• China Intellectual Property Rights
  • IPR: China's Action Plan on IPR Protection 2008
  • IPR: Chinese Government Guide to IPR Protection
  • IPR: China IPR News for U.S. Industry
  • IPR: China Webinar Series
• Used Equipment
  • Used Equipment Inspections
  • Used Equipment: List of Prohibited Used Equipment (in Chinese)
  • Used Machinery and Electronic Products: Procedures Governing the Inspection and Supervision of the Importation thereof
• Agricultural Standards
  • Agricultural Product Import Regulations and Standards (USDA)
  • Export Requirements for Beef, Poultry and Lamb (USDA)
• Technology and Electronic Commerce
• Search for your product's Standard in China (SAC)
• Cosmetic Rule: Prohibited and Restricted Substances (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
• Foreign Investment: New Catalogue on Foreign Investment in Industry (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
• Renewable Energy Law
• Tobacco Products: Foreign Companies Not Allowed to Sell Tobacco

Customs & Import Procedures

• China Tariff Schedule (WTO)
• Customs Valuations:
• 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 (Chinese Government site)
• Export Processing Trade
• New Policy on Export Processing in the PRC
• Updated List of Commodities Restricted from the Processing Trade (Chinese Government site)
• Duty and VAT rules in PRC Designated Economic Areas
• Customs, Taxes and Documentation Requirements for it Products and Services
• Regulation of Solid Wood Packing Materials, Required Certificates (USDA)
• Manifest Data Information (USDA Foreign Agricultural Service)
• Import Licensing Procedures in China (WTO)
• Income Tax: Highlights in the 2008 PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
• Labor Contract Law of China (effective 01/01/08) (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
• 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)
• Antidumping Duty Proceedings in China:
• Anti-dumping Investigations, Foreign Trade Law
• Anti-dumping Investigations, Frequently Asked Questions
• U.S. Products Subject to Foreign Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Measures