China News Service, May 12 According to the news from the Ministry of Commerce website on the 12th, the person in charge of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce said that recently, Yiwu and other places have suspended the export of some anti-epidemic materials through market purchase trade. Enterprises and individuals at home and abroad cannot temporarily declare some epidemic prevention materials under the customs supervision code 1039, but they can still purchase relevant epidemic prevention materials in Yiwu and other markets, and export customs through other means such as general trade (customs supervision code 0110). According to the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Drug Administration “Announcement on the Orderly Development of Export of Medical Materials” (No. 5 of 2020) and the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration Announcement on Export Quality Supervision (No. 12 of 2020), the export of new coronavirus detection reagents, medical masks, medical protective clothing, ventilators, infrared thermometers and non-medical masks must meet the relevant quality supervision requirements, and the market procurement trade method is not applicable Measures to facilitate customs clearance such as simplified declaration under the item.
The person in charge pointed out that since 2014, in order to improve the internationalization level of some markets and help domestic trade merchants develop foreign trade, the Ministry of Commerce and other departments have launched pilot market procurement trade methods in 14 places including Yiwu, Zhejiang, and Huadu, Guangzhou. Achieve positive results. The market purchase trade method is a new type of trade method, which is very suitable for the export of many varieties and small batches of goods, but according to the regulations, it cannot include commodities that require export duties and inspection and quarantine measures. In particular, it should be emphasized that the moratorium on the export of epidemic prevention materials through market purchase trade is to better strengthen the quality control of the export of epidemic prevention materials and is a temporary measure that does not affect exports through mainstream commercial channels. The Ministry of Commerce will continue to strengthen quality supervision with relevant departments, expand export of anti-epidemic materials in an orderly manner, and better support countries in fighting the epidemic.