Ministry starts up automatic import licensing

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said it has applied automatic import licensing to a number of goods.

The beneficiary commodities include vegetables, coffee, tea, spices, fat and vegetable oil, meat and fish products, sugar and confectionary, cereal and milk products, and drinks and alcohols.

Perfumes and cosmetics, plastics and plastic products, rubber and rubber products, garments and knitwear, porcelain, pottery and glass products, electric generators and equipment, watches, interior decorations, toys and sports equipment are also subject to the new regulation.

Eligible dossiers of application will be licensed automatically within 10 working days after the Ministry of Industry and Trade receive the valid dossier sets.

The decision will expire after December 31, 2008, the ministry said.

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