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Aug 4Tue
  1. MOFCOM · Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau

    MOFCOM opens national security investigation into imported printing and copying office equipment with foreign system software

    MOFCOM Announcement No. 33 of 2026 states that, from August 5, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce has initiated an investigation into national security interests in foreign trade covering imported office equipment with printing and copying functions that runs foreign system software, defined as driver and embedded software developed, tested or maintained by foreign individuals or entities. The investigation is opened under Articles 41 and 42 of the Foreign Trade Law and will examine import volumes, dependence on foreign goods, technology and services, the state of domestic industry and the effect of relevant foreign government policies.

May 28Thu
  1. Gov.cn · Latest Policies

    State Council approves temporary waiver of customs guarantee and ship-registration rules for Hong Kong and Macao yachts in nine Greater Bay Area mainland cities

    China's State Council, in State Council Letter No. 45 of 2026 (国函〔2026〕45号), approved from the date of the reply the temporary adjustment of the Customs Affairs Guarantee Regulations and the Vessel Registration Regulations in nine mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area — Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing — so that Hong Kong and Macao yachts entering and leaving the mainland temporarily through designated ports and limited to free travel within those nine cities are exempt from guarantee and may use temporary vessel nationality registration.

May 19Tue
  1. Gov.cn · Latest Policies

    China's State Council publishes implementing regulations for the Mineral Resources Law, effective June 15, 2026

    China's State Council issued Decree No. 839, the Implementing Regulations for the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China, adopted at the 85th State Council executive meeting on May 9, 2026 and effective June 15, 2026. The regulations cover mining rights, exploration and extraction, mine ecological restoration, strategic mineral reserves and supervision, and provide that imports and exports of minerals and related goods, technologies and services must comply with foreign trade and import-export laws, with items subject to export control also requiring compliance with export control rules.

May 10Sun
Mar 4Wed
  1. Ministry of Finance · Tariff Commission Notices

    China's Finance Ministry, GACC and STA grant duty-free import quota for exhibits sold at 2026-2027 CIFTIS

    China's Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Taxation Administration state in Cai Guan Shui [2026] No. 22 that imported exhibits sold at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) within each exhibitor's duty-free quota are exempt from import duty, import-stage VAT and consumption tax, under the exhibit categories and sales quotas in the annex. Excluded from the exemption are goods banned from import, endangered animals and plants and their products, tobacco, alcohol, automobiles, and goods on the Catalogue of Major Technical Equipment and Products Not Eligible for Import Duty Exemption.

Feb 13Fri
  1. Ministry of Finance · Tariff Commission Notices

    China's Ministry of Finance issues measures for 15th Five-Year Plan energy resource import tax incentives

    China's Ministry of Finance, with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the General Administration of Customs, the State Taxation Administration and the National Energy Administration, issued the administrative measures under Cai Guan Shui [2026] No. 17 for the import tax incentives on energy and resource exploration and development during the 15th Five-Year Plan, effective from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2030. The first batch of duty-free import goods lists takes effect on January 1, 2026, and later batches take effect on the 20th day after issuance.

  2. Ministry of Finance · Tariff Commission Notices

    China's Tariff Commission and ministries grant import tax breaks for energy and resource exploration during the 15th Five-Year Plan

    China's Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Taxation Administration issued Cai Guan Shui [2026] No. 16, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, exempting import duties on equipment, instruments, spare parts and special tools that cannot be produced domestically and are used directly in offshore oil and gas exploration and development, including emergency rescue for offshore oil and gas pipelines. For Sino-foreign cooperative offshore oil and gas projects, including those approved before December 31, 1994, import duties and import-stage VAT are exempt.