Imported old electromechanical administrative examination and approval was cancelled

Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued Notice No. 145, which adjusted the inspection and supervision of imported used mechanical and electronic products, eliminated the registration management of imported used mechanical and electronic products, and aimed to respond to the State Council’s decentralization and reduce administrative approval requirements. State Council's "Decision on Canceling and Adjusting a Batch of Administrative Approval Items," etc.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that the cancellation of the import of old mechanical and electrical administrative approvals will greatly simplify the import of old mechanical and electrical procedures and promote trade facilitation.

Reject risk outside the door

The registration of imported used mechanical and electronic products means that the consignee or its agent of old mechanical and electrical products allowed to import by the State shall apply to the AQSIQ or the directly subordinate inspection and quarantine bureau of the place where the imported mechanical and electronic products are imported to apply for registration of the goods before signing the contract. , and handle the relevant formalities.

According to reports, there are cases where imported used mechanical and electronic products do not comply with current mandatory product safety and hygiene regulations. At the same time, in the import process, individual unscrupulous traders imported illegal mechanical and electronic products with high environmental pollution, high safety to human life, and high health hazards in order to seek improper interests. The illegal import of used mechanical and electronic products not only pollutes the environment, endangers the lives and health of humans and animals and plants, but also jeopardizes the production safety. It also disturbs the normal market order and arouses the country’s high attention.

Therefore, AQSIQ has joined with many departments such as the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs to adopt different management measures for prohibiting imports, restricting imports, and allowing import of different types of used mechanical and electronic products. Since 2002, AQSIQ has gradually established a set of closed-loop management of imported used mechanical and electrical products for the old mechanical and electronic products that the country allows to import, based on the four links of “recording, pre-shipment inspection, arrival inspection, and follow-up supervision”. Regulatory system.

Statistics show that from 2009 to 2013, the amount of imported used mechanical and electronic products for the record amounted to 36.797 billion US dollars. In the same period, the pre-shipment inspection amounted to US$14.857 billion, and the unqualified amount of inspection before shipment was US$12.038 billion, which played a role in blocking quality and safety risks outside the country.

Strengthening post-event supervision

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that the registration of imported used mechanical and electronic products is a management measure taken before the products are imported. It is a kind of pre-examination and approval. The cancellation of administrative approval does not mean that the management of quality and safety of imported old machinery and electronic equipment should be diluted, but it must be strengthened. Ex post supervision.

In order to protect the quality and safety of imported used machinery and electronic products, promote industrial restructuring, upgrades, and optimization, and strengthen the inspection and supervision of imported used mechanical and electronic products, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine launched the Implementation Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection Laws. The second paragraph and the 51st paragraph of Article 2 deal with the revision of the filing provisions for imported used mechanical and electronic products, and issued the "Announcement of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on Adjusting the Supervision of the Inspection of Imported Used Machinery and Electronic Products". The "Announcement" clearly stipulates that the administrative examination and approval of the import of used mechanical and electronic products shall be abolished, and the inspection and supervision of the import of used mechanical and electrical products shall begin with the pre-shipment inspection process, including the three aspects of pre-shipment inspection, port inspection, destination inspection and supervision.

In addition, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine also organizes the development and implementation of the quality and safety of imported used machinery and electronic products for the purpose of facilitating the import of used mechanical and electronic products by the receiving and receiving units and reducing the difficulties caused by the unacquainted policies and procedures for the use of imported machinery and electronic products. Management information service platform for online consultation.

Li Chunping, manager of Warner Stones Import and Export Co., Ltd., said that after canceling the import record management measures for used mechanical and electronic products, it will further streamline the process of import inspection and inspection of used machinery and electronic products, improve the level of trade facilitation, and promote the continued development of attracting foreign direct investment. In addition, the upgrading of China’s industries is imminent, especially in the textile, printing, and packaging industries. The gap between China’s textile industry, printing and packaging industries and foreign advanced level is obvious. Cancelling the import of used mechanical and electronic products will help foreign companies invest in imported equipment and build new factories in China, thus narrowing the technological gap.