The new registration process aims to ensure there are tighter controls on the quality of recyclable material imported into China, and to enable the authorities to monitor imports more closely.
AQSIQ – the Chinese regulatory authority – has also revealed that so far 48 exporters in the UK have been registered to send materials to China. And, limits on waste content of recyclables have also been published by AQSIQ.
January 1
According to a bulletin from AQSIQ published on October 26, the deadline for the authorities to accept shipment inspection applications from unregistered suppliers of recyclables has been “adjusted” from November 1 to January 1, 2005. After that all shipment inspection requests by unregistered suppliers will not be accepted.
Suppliers who have registered will be required to present their registration numbers when making their inspection declaration as of January 1, 2005.
The information came from Mr Hong Chang Ma of the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association who was speaking in London yesterday at a convention meeting of the international trade association, the Bureau for International Recycling .
Details of maximum waste content for the import of recyclables into China have been released. Here details are shown for some of the materials concerned.
Mr Ma said that applicants for registration will need to complete 17 documents and these include a requirements to meet Chinese standards for environmental protection. The authorities had received 3,502 applications for registration: including 967 from the US; 736 from Japan; 799 from EU; and 883 from Asia excluding Japan.
Mr Ma added: “So far AQSIQ has have 1,505 applications and some visits have been made to companies concerned.”
Registrations accepted include 48 companies in England, 62 in Germany, 22 in France and 335 in the US.
Maximum
Mr Ma emphasised the importance to China of importers meeting its “Controlling Standard of Environment Protection of Wastes Import” requirements. This sets maximum hazardous waste contents for materials as well as actual waste content limits.
The Chinese official also highlighted the development of recycling parks in China. He presented a series of slides showing modern factory units with recycling equipment set in landscaped areas. These included the Ningbo Zhenai recycling resources processing park and similar facilities at Kiangsu Taicang, Fujian Transys and Tianjin Ziya.
More information can be found at the http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/AQSIQ website, although information is mainly in Chinese. A list of companies authorised to export to China can be found at: http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/cms/template/item.html?did=1671&cid;=167112359
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