On October 25, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice [http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3968366/index.html] (link in Chinese) stating that, according to the Provisions for Issuing GSP Certificates of Origin, since EU members, the United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine and Liechtenstein no

On October 26, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice [http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3969244/index.html] (link in Chinese) setting forth SPS requirements for imports of beef from Italy. The notice takes effect immediately. The notice sets forth details on SPS requirements for

Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Finance issued a document titled “Notice on the Implementation of Relevant Policies regarding Equal Treatment for Domestic and Foreign-invested Enterprises in Government Procurement Activities [http://gks.mof.gov.cn/guizhangzhidu/202110/t20211020_3759590.htm] (link in Chinese).” In principle, the notice states that all products

In the UK House of Commons on October 21, MP Dave Doogan [https://hansard.parliament.uk/search/MemberContributions?house=Commons&memberId=4736] (SNP) asked [https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-10-21/debates/6E97FBB0-0EBF-4D51-87B1-EB591BBFBB5A/UKPorkTradeWithChina?highlight=china#contribution-25DBE0C1-AC65-410D-BBF4-2F8DB321934A] the UK Secretary of State for International Trade the following question about UK

On October 18, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice [http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3960106/index.html] (link in Chinese) that would allow imports of beef from Russia if certain requirements are met. It is an implementation of the Protocol on the Inspection, Quarantine

China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice [http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3957631/index.html] (link in Chinese) on September 18 to allow the importation of breeding pigs from Ireland, effective immediately. This is a result of the Protocol on the Quarantine and Sanitary Conditions

The Brazilian government is reportedly anxious about renewing its beef trade with China after a suspension of Brazilian exports due to cases of mad cow disease. It seems as though China is taking longer than expected to resolve the issue with its Brazilian counterparts. Brazil is a major source of