Four departments: Adjusting the quality supervision measures for the export of epidemic prevention materials
Announcement No. 32 of 2023 by the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Market Regulation of the Ministry of Commerce on Adjusting the Quality Supervision Measures for Exporting Epidemic Prevention Materials
At present, the global health emergency of the COVID-19 epidemic has ended, and China's epidemic prevention and control has entered the stage of normalized management. In order to meet the requirements of the new situation, the following adjustments are made on the export quality supervision measures of six categories of epidemic prevention materials, including non medical masks, novel coronavirus detection reagents, medical masks, medical protective clothing, ventilators, and infrared thermometers:
From the date of this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce shall cease to confirm the list of epidemic prevention material production enterprises that have obtained foreign standard certification or registration, and the State Administration for Market Regulation shall cease to provide the list of non medical mask quality unqualified products and enterprises investigated and dealt with in the domestic market. The customs will no longer use the above list as the basis for export inspection and release of related products. Relevant export enterprises do not need to apply for entry into the "List of Medical Material Production Enterprises that have obtained foreign standard certification or registration" or the "List of Non Medical Mask Production Enterprises that have obtained foreign standard certification or registration". They do not need to provide a "Joint Declaration of Exporter and Importer" or "Declaration of Exported Medical Materials" during customs declaration.
From the date of this announcement, Announcement No. 5 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration of Drug Administration, as well as Announcement No. 12 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, shall be simultaneously abolished. Export enterprises of epidemic prevention materials should ensure product quality and safety, comply with relevant standard requirements, and consciously maintain the international reputation of Chinese products.
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Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs, State Administration for Market Regulation, State Administration of Drug Administration
August 18, 2023