In response to the growing complaints trailing the quality of medical supplies and equipment being exported from China, leading people from many countries to stop importing supplies from China, the Chinese regulators today took new measures to strengthen quality control over exports of medical supplies and further regulate outbound procedures to better aid the global battle against the Covid-19 (coronavirus) disease outbreak. As part of this effort, China will step up supervision on exports of non-surgical face masks, which are required to meet the quality standards of either China or respective export destinations. This was made known by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC), the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration For Market Regulation.
The MOC will confirm the list of qualified mask manufacturers, and the State Administration for Market Regulation will offer a list of substandard products and producers to provide a basis for customs authorities to clear exports. Exporters of non-surgical face masks should file the joint declaration of the exporter and importer when going through customs clearance to make sure they are up to standards and will not be used for surgical purposes, according to the new policy.
Starting on Sunday, businesses exporting products verified or registered overseas, including Covid-19 testing kits, medical face masks, medical protective suits, ventilators, and infrared thermometers, should provide an export declaration of medical supplies to customs authorities, which will then clear the products in accordance to the business lists.
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This aims to counter the growing anti-Chinese sentiments globally and restore the confidence of customers on Chinese supplies especially to Africa, the Middle East, and other Asian countries where major bulk of supplies go to.
Kelechi Deca
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