The announcement is pertinent to third part pre-shipment inspection agencies. The General Administration of Customs (“GAC”) of the People's Republic of China will be responsible for the supervision and administration of pre-shipping inspection agencies in the context of their services of inspection, loading under supervision and stamping with sealing marks, and the issuance of the pre-shipping inspection certificate for exports of waste as raw materials to China.

According to BIR exporters of waste to China may expect news on the first third-party pre-shipment inspection agencies to have been successful in applying to the GAC, and so may provide their services in late July at the earliest.

Pre-shipment inspection agencies wishing further information may contact BIR Trade & Environment Director Ross Bartley rbartley@bir.org