China Customs Issues HS Codes Covered Under New Decree 248
China recently published a list of Harmonized System codes that “reportedly” represent the scope of goods covered by Decree 248, which changes customs and registration procedures for some foreign food production facilities (see 2111040018 and 2110130022), the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said Dec. 1. While the scope of Decree 248 has so far been mostly unclear (see 2110130022), the agency said U.S facilities should review the list to determine if they need to comply with the new registration requirements.
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The list, published Nov. 30, specifies by HS code “which facilities require a registration ‘recommendation’ by a competent authority, and which facilities can be self-registered,” USDA said. “If a U.S. or overseas manufacturer finds the HS codes of products that they handle in the attached list of HS codes, the company should endeavor to translate the remaining data rows and columns relevant to their respective products to better understand if their product is included on the list.” But the agency stressed “it is unclear whether the list of HS codes … is complete.”