China: GACC Issues Interpretation of Decree 248

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CH2021-0136

This report contains an unofficial English translation of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) Interpretation of Decree 248 as published on the GACC website. The information provided by GACC in this report relates to GACC's rationale for Decree 248 and the registration of overseas facilities that export select food and agricultural products to China.

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