China Updates Imports Covered Under Decree 248

China recently updated the list of products whose foreign production facilities are required to register under Decree 248, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service said in a Sept. 20 report. China removed from the list 14 products and added 15 products, impacting certain dairy products, poultry products, fruit and vegetable juice, canned fruit, aquatic products, sweets and chocolates. It said: "Some of the updates are not complete removals of the products, but additions of the same products with different Customs, Inspection, and Quarantine (CIQ) codes created for China Customs’ use."

Under Decree 248, certain U.S. production facilities may be subject to revised customs and registration procedures before their products can enter China (see 2111040018 and 2110130022). USDA said before shipping, exporters should verify that their production or cold storage facilities have completed China's General Administration of Customs' registration process.