General Administration of Customs, Ministry of Ecology and Environment

Announcement No. 79 of 2018

Announcement on the publication of the “Catalogue of Designated Ports of Entry for Solid Waste Imports”

In order to further standardise the administration and management of solid waste imports and prevent and control environmental pollution, in accordance with the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste ", the " Measures for the Administration of Solid Waste Imports" and related laws and regulations, the General Office of the State Council, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the following regarding imports of solid wastes:

I. Solid wastes that the State allows to import should enter the country at one of the ports of entry in the  “Catalogue of Designated Ports of Entry for Solid Waste Imports” (see below for details) and go through customs formalities.

II. Importers should fill in the code in the “Catalogue of Designated Ports of Entry for Solid Waste Imports” when they apply for a solid waste import license.

Announcement No. 40 of 2013 of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection is simultaneously repealed.

This announcement shall come into effect on 1 January 2019.

See below “Catalogue of Designated Ports of Entry for Solid Waste Imports”