China Customs Granted Oversight of Exports, Imports of Toys

The oversight of inspection and supervision of China’s exported and imported toys has been granted to China’s General Administration of Customs, according to a May 23 alert from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The change gives China Customs “responsibility for the inspection” of all traded toys listed in the “Catalogue of Import and Export Commodities Subject to Inspection,” HKTDC said. All toy exports and imports not listed in the catalogue will “remain subject to spot-checks in accordance with the prevailing GAC regulations,” the alert said.