(a) Scope of Mechanical and Electrical Products
The Statistical Handbook on the Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products (1999 Edition) compiled by the Department for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products under the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation includes a Catalogue of Mechanical and Electrical Products, which AQSIQ uses as the basis for defining the scope of mechanical and electrical products subject to entry-exit inspection and supervision. According to the Administrative Measures for the Importation of Mechanical & Electrical Products jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs and AQSIQ in 2008, mechanical and electrical products refer to all mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, means of transportation, electronic products, electrical apparatus, instruments and meters, and metal products as well as their parts and components.
(b) China Regulations for Inspection of Import Mechanical and Electrical Products
On 1 May 2003, the China Compulsory Certification (CCC) mark was implemented. Products which have not been issued the compulsory certification certificate and do not carry the CCC mark are not allowed to be imported into or sold in China.
Importation requirements for used mechanical and electrical products: A system of filing for the record is adopted for used mechanical and electrical products allowed to be imported. Used mechanical and electrical import products not meeting the relevant requirements will not be filed. For the import of used mechanical and electrical products involving safety, hygiene and environmental protection concerns, pre-shipment inspection and inspection upon goods arrival are required where the result of the inspection upon arrival prevails. As for other used mechanical and electrical products, goods are only inspected upon arrival. For imports which require pre-shipment inspection, the filing organ would issue the Record for Pre-Shipment Inspection of Used Mechanical and Electrical Import Products (＾the Record￣). For imports which do not require pre-shipment inspection, the filing organ would issue the Certificate for Exemption from Pre-Shipment Inspection of Used Mechanical and Electrical Import Products (＾the Exemption Certificate￣). Upon arrival of the used mechanical and electrical products at the port, the consignee or its agent should present the Exemption Certificate (original) or the Record (original), or the Pre-Shipment Inspection Report (original), Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (original) and other necessary documents for application for entry inspection. After the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities at the port of entry have accepted the application for inspection, the relevant documents would be examined and on-the-spot inspection of goods may be conducted if necessary. For goods meeting requirements, the Import Goods Clearance Slip is issued, which will specify that the goods are used mechanical and electrical products.
Importation requirements for complete sets of equipment: Import commodities or major complete sets of equipment that involve national interest or people¨s livelihood, higher value, sophisticated technology and other major concerns and covered by the statutory inspection scope should be subject to production supervision, pre-shipment inspection or packaging supervision in accordance with the provisions of the relevant foreign trade contracts.
