• Further support foreign economic and trade enterprises to expand cross-border use of RMB
• Release of the list of pilot regions for domestic and foreign trade integration
• The State Administration for Market Regulation (Standards Committee) approved the release of a number of important national standards
• Chinese Customs and Philippine Customs signed an AEO mutual recognition arrangement
At the beginning of 2023, the "Arrangement between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Bureau of Customs of the Republic of the Philippines on the Mutual Recognition of "Authorized Economic Operators"" was signed, and China Customs became the first AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) mutual recognition partner of the Philippine Customs.
After the signing of the "China-Philippines AEO Mutual Recognition Arrangement", the export goods of AEO enterprises in China and the Philippines will enjoy four conveniences, including lower cargo inspection rate, priority inspection, designated customs liaison officer service, and priority customs clearance after international trade is interrupted and resumed. With these measures, the time for customs clearance of goods is expected to be significantly shortened, and the cost of ports, insurance, and logistics will also be reduced accordingly.
• Several provinces and cities released the latest economic policies
• Philippines lowers import tariffs on electric vehicles and their parts
• Malaysia publishes guidelines for the regulation of cosmetics
• Pakistan lifted restrictions on the import of some commodities and raw materials
• Egypt cancels documentary credit system and resumes collection
• Oman bans import of plastic bags
• EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese refillable stainless steel drums
• Argentina made the final anti-dumping ruling on Chinese household electric kettles
• Chile publishes regulations on the import and sale of cosmetics
