China Issues Catalogues of Prohibited Goods

China recently issued two new catalogs of trade-restricted goods, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said Jan. 18. The restrictions are in conjunction with its obligations under several multinational conventions covering organic pollutants and mercury. The lists, which took effect Jan. 1, cover goods under 75 tariff codes, including certain pesticides in retail packaging, battery packs with cells that contain mercury, fluorescent lamps and mercury‑containing cosmetics.