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From September 1st, 16 countries including Togo will be given zero-tariff treatment for 98% of tax items

The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued an announcement and decided that in accordance with the "Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Granting Zero Tariff Treatment to 98% Tax Items of Least Developed Countries" (Announcement No. 8 [2021] of the Tax Commission), according to the exchange of letters between the Chinese government and the governments of relevant countries It stipulates that starting from September 1, 2022, the products originating in Togo, Eritrea, Kiribati, Djibouti, Guinea, Cambodia, Laos, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Nepal, Sudan, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Chad and Central Africa, etc. 98% of the products of the 16 least developed countries have zero tariffs.

From September 1st, the 2022 commodity classification decision will be implemented

The General Administration of Customs issued Announcement No. 78 of 2022 (Announcement on Issuing the Decision on Commodity Classification in 2022), in order to facilitate the consignees and consignors of import and export goods and their agents to correctly declare the commodity classification matters, and ensure that the customs classification of goods is correct. Unification, the General Administration of Customs has formulated relevant commodity classification decisions, involving frozen boiled silkworm pupae, ferrite materials, thermal conductive films and other commodities. This announcement will come into force on September 1, 2022.

The ninth edition of the "People's Republic of China Exit/Entry Health Declaration Card" was launched

According to the epidemic prevention and control situation at the port, the General Administration of Customs launched the ninth edition of the "People's Republic of China Exit/Entry Health Declaration Card" at 0:00 on August 31. Various Internet declaration channels, such as health declaration card WeChat applet declaration, Internet web page declaration, and handheld customs APP, simultaneously enable the new version of the declaration function.

The content of the ninth edition is more optimized:

1. The declaration requirements for nucleic acid test information, previous infection status, and vaccination date of entry and exit personnel have been cancelled.

2. Improvements or adjustments have been made to items that were easy for entry-exit personnel to have doubts in the past, which is more convenient for entry-exit personnel to understand and fill in.

3. The function of online determination of the "Informed Consent for Sampling" has been added, making it more convenient for inbound and outbound passengers to simplify the on-site quarantine process, jointly do a good job in front-line health quarantine at ports, and protect the health and safety of the motherland and people behind them.

Implementation of the new version of the General Average Adjustment Rules of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

In order to adapt to the new situation and promote the healthy and sustainable development of the shipping economy, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) launched the revision of the Beijing Adjustment Rules in 2019 based on the latest changes in shipping practices and adjustment practices, and has now completed the revision of the rules. The newly revised "China Council for the Promotion of International Trade General Average Adjustment Rules" will be officially implemented from September 1, 2022, and the original "Beijing Adjustment Rules" will be abolished at the same time.

This revision incorporates the latest achievements and relevant regulations in the development of the international general average system, and promotes the specialization, standardization and internationalization of maritime services. The content is more concise and easy to understand, which is more conducive to promotion and implementation. It will help promote the high-quality development of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", help enterprises "go global", and better serve the construction of free trade ports with Chinese characteristics.

UK to implement new organic food labelling and advertising rules on September 30

On January 26, the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs revised the organic food labelling and advertising rules, the main content includes:

Definition of organic food and related terms; if food containing less than 95% organic ingredients is to be marked as "organic", it must obtain organic product certification; organic food label content requirements; agricultural origin declaration requirements, etc. The new label implementation date is September 30, 2022.

New York-New Jersey port to implement container imbalance fee from September 1

According to Foreign Shipping, the Port of New York-New Jersey will implement a container imbalance fee, that is, within a quarter, the number of export containers of the shipping company must be greater than or equal to 110% of the imported containers (including empty containers), otherwise each container will be charged 100 US dollars. Imbalance fee. Inbound and outbound containers subject to imbalance charges include both loaded and empty, but not rail-carried containers. The fee will take effect from September 1 this year.