China's Laws, Standards, and Customs Regulations

Standards, Regulations, and Chinese Authorities
Payment Issues: Finanacial Regulations and Standards
Sector-Specific Information
Customs & Import Procedures
Standards Industry Fact Sheets
Standards Notes from the US Embassy in Beijing
International Trade Administration Standards Initiative
China Intellectual Property Rights

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Standards and Regulations

• International Trade Administration Office of Standards Liaison
• Standards Attache at the US Embassy in Beijing
• China Compulsory Certification (CCC) System
  • Updated AQSIQ CCC Mark Regulations July 2009 in Chinese (Chinese Government Site)
  • (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)

Payment Issues: Finanacial Regulations and Standards

• Chinese Foreign Exchange Rules and Regulations(China State Administration of Foreign Exchange)
• 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 only available in Chinese)

Sector-Specific Information

• Industry Fact Sheets
  • Automobiles (August 2009)
  • Energy Efficient Labelling (July 2009)
  • Plastics and Rubber (May 2009)
  • Software (April 2009)
  • Green Building Materials (April 2009)
  • Clean Energy (March 2009)
  • Medical Equipment (March 2009)
• 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 Requirements
  • Agricultural Product Import Regulations and Standards (USDA)
  • Export Requirements for Beef, Poultry and Lamb (USDA)
• List of Companies with Permission to Import Scrap into China Published May 25, 2009 (China AQSIQ)
• Technology and Electronic Commerce
• Textile Standards and Regulations (US Dept of Comerce, Office of Textiles)
• Search for your product's Standard in China (SAC)
• Cosmetic Rule: Prohibited and Restricted Substances (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
• Renewable Energy Law
• Tobacco Products: Foreign Companies Not Allowed to Sell Tobacco

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