China will allow imports of certain dairy products from Croatia, the country’s General Administration of Customs said in a July 23 notice. The notice contains inspection and quarantine requirements for the imports.
India revised its export procedures for approvals and shipments of certain personal protective equipment, the country’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade said July 20. The measure revises a previous notice that set a monthly export quota for medical coveralls (see 2007010006) by outlining new “eligibility criteria” for the exports, including required documents and limits on the number of applications that can be submitted per month. India said export licenses will be valid for three months.
Hong Kong’s Trade and Industry Department is urging companies to submit license applications electronically July 20-26, due to government-mandated work-from-home measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said July 19. The department said it is suspending “counter services” during this time but can receive documents online or through physical mail.
China will allow imports of fresh mangoes from Cambodia, the country’s General Administration of Customs said in a July 16 notice, according to an unofficial translation. The notice includes information on quarantine and phytosanitary requirements for the imports.
China announced a ban on sheep imports from Portugal after 70 sheep in that country were infected with a disease, scabies, a July 16 notice said, according to an unofficial translation. China said it will destroy all illegally imported sheep products from Portugal. China recently announced bans on certain animal imports from Rwanda (see 2007140009), India (see 2005280018), Australia (see 2005130013) and elsewhere.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it will stop chip shipments to Huawei due to the Bureau of Industry and Security's increased license restrictions, Nikkei Asian Review reported July 16. TSMC Chairman Mark Liu said the company has not taken any new orders from Huawei since BIS issued a rule May 15 increasing restrictions (see 2005150058), the report said. “Although the regulation just finished its public comment period, the BIS did not make a final ruling change. Under this circumstance, we do not plan to ship wafers [to Huawei] after Sept. 14,” Liu told investors at a conference, according to the report. TSMC did not comment. Liu did not say whether TSMC plans to apply for export licenses. The company recently announced plans to build a chip factory in Arizona (see 2005150033). U.S. lawmakers are concerned that could disadvantage U.S. chip companies if TSMC is awarded unfair subsidies (see 2005200030 and 2005270030).
Singapore Customs’ TradeNet will undergo system maintenance Aug. 2, 4 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Aug. 16, 4 a.m. to noon local time, a July 17 notice said. The agency advises users to avoid submitting applications during this time. This is in addition to usual maintenance on Sundays, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.
The Philippines recently began authorizing exports of strategic goods, including military items and dual-use goods, under its new export control regime, a July 17 PricewaterhouseCoopers alert said. The authorization scheme, which took effect July 1, will initially focus on a limited set of “export activities” and will eventually expand to cover other activities, such as “transit/transshipment, re-export, reassignment, related services, and importation,” the alert said. Exporters of strategic goods must register with the Philippines’ Strategic Trade Management Office before submitting an export application, the alert added, and can apply for only three types of authorizations, depending on the shipment’s number of destinations or end-users.
China will impose antidumping measures on imports of U.S. n-propanol, a July 17 Ministry of Commerce notice said, according to an unofficial translation. China said its n-propanol industry has suffered “substantial damage” due to the U.S. imports and will impose antidumping measures in the “form of security deposits.” Beginning July 18, Chinese “import operators” must “provide the relevant deposits” to Chinese customs authorities at rates between 254.4% and 267.4%, the notice said.
India announced restrictions on imports of certain machinery used in agricultural production, the country’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a July 15 notice. It restricts certain imports of power tillers, which India defines as “agricultural machinery used for soil preparation.” The notice also restricts imports of certain machinery parts for tillers, including engines, transmissions, chassis and rotavators. The import policy for power tillers and components had been “free.”