G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
12 May 2022 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES  
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
CHINA 
The following communication, dated 6 May  2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of China.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  China  
B. Date of notification:  15 October 2021  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/CHN/5/Rev.1  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol) which are of the following 
nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Secti on 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the following biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 31 December 
2020 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section 1:  List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section 2:  Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
 N/A 
 
* In English only.   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 2 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Importation 
Prohibition  of certain 
toxic substances  and 
wild animal products  P 
 ex0506, ex0507, 
ex1302, ex2903 Certain toxic 
substances  and wild 
animal products  Article XX of GATT 
1994 Ministry of Foreign Trade 
and Economic 
Cooperation (MOFTEC) 
Announcement 2001 
No.19  Ministry of Commerce 
(MOFCOM)  
2 Importation 
Prohibition  of Certain 
old/second hand 
mechanical and 
electrical equipment  P ex7011, ex7311, 
ex7321, ex7613,  
ex8402, ex8403, 
ex8404, ex 8407, 
ex8408 , ex8416, 
ex8417, ex8519, 
ex8521, ex8528,  
ex8540 , ex9018, 
ex9022, ex9027 Certain old/second 
hand mechanical 
and electrical 
equipment  Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM, General 
Administration of 
Customs of China (GACC)  
Announcement 20 18 
No.106 
 
Effective 1  January 2019  MOFCOM,  GACC  
3 Importation 
Prohibition  of Certain 
hazardous chemicals , 
pesticides  and 
persistent organic 
pollutants  P ex2524, ex2903, 
ex2908, ex2910, 
ex2915, ex2918, 
ex2919, ex2921, 
ex2924, ex2925, 
ex2932 Certain h azardous 
chemicals , 
pesticides  and 
persistent organic 
pollutants  Article XX of GATT 
1994, the Rotterdam 
Convention, the 
Stockholm 
Convention  MOFCOM, GACC and 
State Environmental 
Protection Administration 
(SEPA) Joint 
Announcement 2005 
No.116  
 
Effective 1  January 2006  MOFCOM, GACC, Ministry 
of Ecology and 
Environment (MEE)  
4 Importation 
Prohibition  of Certain 
solid w astes P Various, 
including: 
ex0501, ex0502, 
ex0505, ex0506, 
ex0507, ex0511, 
ex1522, ex1703,  Certain solid w astes 
(also including 
other solid waste of 
which tariff lines 
unspecified).  Article XX of GATT 
1994, the Basel 
Convention  Presidential Decree of the 
People 's Republic of 
China No. 43  
 
Effective 1  September 
2020 MEE, MOFCOM, NDRC, 
GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 3 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex2517, ex2525,  
ex2530, ex2618, 
ex2619, ex2620, 
ex2621, ex2710, 
ex2713, ex2804,  
ex3006, ex3804, 
ex3825, ex3915,  
ex4004, ex4017, 
ex4401, ex4501,  
ex4115, ex4707, 
ex5103 , ex5104,  
ex5202 , ex5505,  
ex6309, ex6310, 
ex7001, ex7112, 
ex7204 , ex7401, 
ex7404 , ex7602,  
ex7802, ex8101,  
ex8102, ex8104, 
ex8105, ex8106, 
ex8107, ex8108,  
ex8109 , ex8110, 
ex8111, ex8112, 
ex8113 , ex8548, 
ex8469 to ex8473  
ex8415, ex8418, 
ex8450, ex8518, 
ex8508 to 
ex8510,  
ex8516, ex8517, MEP, MOFCOM, NDRC, 
GACC and AQSIQ  Joint 
Announcement 20 17 
No.39 
 
Effective 31 December 
2017 
 
MEE, MOFCOM, NDRC, 
GACC Joint 
Announcement 2018 
No.6  
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 4 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex8519 to 
ex8531,  
ex9504, ex8539, 
ex8532 to 
ex8534,  
ex8540 to 
ex8542,  
ex8908  
ex9018 to 
ex9022,  
ex84, ex85, ex90,  
ex2520, ex2524, 
ex6806  
5 Importation 
Prohibition  of 
Ractopamine  and 
Ractopamine 
hydrochloride  P 29225020  Ractopamine  and 
Ractopamine 
hydrochloride  Article XX of GATT  MOFCOM and GACC Joint 
Announcement 2009 
No.110  
 
Effective 9 December 
2009 MOFCOM, GACC  
6 Importation 
Prohibition  of Certain 
type of filament lamp  P ex8539  Certain type of 
filament lamp  Article XX of GATT  NDRC, MOFCOM, GACC, 
State Administration for 
Industry and Commerce 
(SAIC) and AQSIQ Joint 
Announcement 2011 
No.28  NDRC, MOFCOM, GACC, 
State Administration for 
Market Regulation (SAMR)  
7 Importation 
Prohibition  of 
Charcoal  imported 
from S omalia  P ex4402  Charcoal  imported 
from S omalia  Article XX of GATT, 
United Nations 
S/RES/2036 (2012)  MOFCOM Announcement 
2012 No.27  
 
Effective 1 June 2012  MOFCOM   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 5 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
8 Exportation  
Prohibition  of Certain 
toxic substances  and 
wild animal products  P-X 
 ex0506, ex0507, 
ex0510, ex1211, 
ex1212, ex2903, 
ex4403, ex7110 Certain toxic 
substances  and wild 
animal products  Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFTEC Announcement 
2001 No.19  MOFCOM  
9 Exportation  
Prohibition  of Wood 
Charcoal  P-X ex4402  Wood C harcoal (not 
of Bamboo, 
excluding shell or 
nut charcoal and 
other wood charcoal 
not obtained by 
burning wood)  Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM, GACC  and 
State Forestry 
Administration (SFA) 
Joint Announcement 
2004, No. 40  
 
Effective 1 October 2004  MOFCOM, GACC, National 
Forestry and Grassland 
Administration (NFGA)  
10 
 Exportation  
Prohibition  of Certain 
hazardous chemicals , 
pesticides  and 
persistent organic 
pollutants  P-X ex2524, ex2903, 
ex2908, ex2910, 
ex2915, ex2918, 
ex2919, ex2921, 
ex2924, ex2925, 
ex2932 Certain h azardous 
chemicals , 
pesticides  and 
persistent organic 
pollutants  Article XX of GATT 
1994, the Rotterdam 
Convention, the 
Stockholm 
Convention  MOFCOM, GACC  and 
SEPA Joint 
Announcement 2005 
No.116  
 
Effective 1  January 2006  MOFCOM, GACC, MEE  
11 Exportation  
Prohibition  of Natural 
sand P-X ex2505  Natural sand  
(except metallic 
sand)  Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM, GACC  Joint 
Announcement 2006, 
No.87  
 
Effective 1 March 2007  MOFCOM. GACC  
12 Exportation  
Prohibition  of Certain 
forest litter and turf  P-X ex3101, ex2703  Certain forest litter 
and turf  Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM, GACC  Joint 
Announcement 2008, No. 
96 
 
Effective 1 January 2009  MOFCOM, GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 6 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
13 Exportation  
Prohibition  of 
Ractopamine  and 
Ractopamine  P-X 29225020  Ractopamine  and 
Ractopamine 
hydrochloride  Article XX of GATT  MOFCOM and GACC  Joint 
Announcement 2009 
No.110  
 
Effective 9 December 
2009 MOFCOM, GACC  
14 Export Licensing and 
Export Quota 
Administration  NAL-X, GQ -X ex0102, ex0103, 
ex0105  Live cattle (H ong 
Kong, China and 
Macao, China ), live 
swine (H ong Kong, 
China and  Macao, 
China ), live chicken 
(Hong Kong, China ) Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM  and GACC  Joint 
Announcement 201 9, No. 
66 
 
Effective 1 January 2020  MOFCOM, GACC  
15 Export Licensing and 
Export Quota 
Administration  NAL-X, GQ -X ex1001, ex1101, 
ex1102, ex1103, 
ex1104 , ex1211,  
ex1302 , ex2938, 
ex1401 , ex4601,  
ex9404 , ex4406,  
ex4407  Wheat, wheat 
powder, maize 
powder, rice 
powder, Ephedra 
sinica, used in 
pharmacy (artificial 
planting),  liquorice 
and its products, 
mat rush and its 
products, saw 
timber  Article XI, XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM and GACC Joint 
Announcement 201 9, No. 
66 
 
Effective 1 January 2020  MOFCOM, GACC  
16 Export Licensing, 
Export Quota and 
State Trading 
Administration  NAL-X, GQ -
X, STR -X 
(State - 
trading)  ex1005 , ex1006,  
ex2701 , ex2702,  
ex2709 , ex2710,  
ex2711 , ex5201,  
ex5203  Maize, rice, coal,  
crude oil, processed 
oil （except 
lubricant, base oil, 
lubricating 
grease）, cotton  Article XI, XVII, XX of 
GATT 1994, Annex 
2A2 of China's 
Accession Protocol  MOFCOM and GACC  Joint 
Announcement 201 9, No. 
66 
 
Effective 1 January 2020  MOFCOM, GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 7 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
17 Export Licensing and 
State Trading 
Administration   NAL-X, 
STR-X ex2611, ex2620,  
ex2841, ex2825, 
ex2849, ex8101,  
ex2617,  ex2825,  
ex8110,  ex7106  Tungsten and its 
products, antimony 
and its products , 
silver Article XI, XVII, XX of 
GATT 1994, Annex 
2A2 of China's 
Accession Protocol  MOFCOM and GACC Joint 
Announcement 2019, No. 
66 
 
Effective 1 January 2020  MOFCOM, GACC  
18 Export Licensing 
Administration  NAL-X ex0102 , ex0103,  
ex0105 , ex0201,  
ex0206 , ex0202,  
ex0203 , ex0207,  
ex2505 , ex8112, 
ex2508 , ex2606,  
ex2510 , ex2519,  
ex2530 , ex3824,  
ex2526 , ex2609,  
ex2825 , ex8001,  
ex8002 , ex8003,  
ex8007 , ex8112,  
ex2704 , ex2712,  
ex2849 , ex8106,  
ex3206 , ex8108,  
ex7110 , ex7112,  
ex7111 , ex7115,  
ex2843 , ex7202,  
ex7501 , ex7502,  
ex7503 , ex8103,  
ex8105 , ex2827,  
ex2917 , ex2836,  
ex2822 , ex2833,  
ex8109 , ex8111,  
ex8701 , ex8702,  Live cattle (except 
Hong Kong, China  
and Macao, China ), 
live swine (except 
Hong Kong, China  
and Macao, China ), 
live chicken (except 
Hong Kong, China ), 
beef, pork, chicken, 
natural sand (incld. 
standard sand), 
bauxite, phosphorus 
ore, magnesium 
sand, talc, fluorite, 
rare earth, tin and 
its products, 
molybdenum and 
its products, coke, 
processed oil 
(lubricant, base oil, 
lubricating grease), 
paraffin, certain 
metals and their 
products, disodium 
sulphate, Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM and GACC Joint 
Announcement 2019, No. 
66 
 
Effective 1 January 2020  MOFCOM, GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 8 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex8703 , ex8704,  
ex8706 , ex8407,  
ex8711 , ex8714,  
ex2918, ex2529,  
ex2710  carbonrundum, 
citric acid, platinum 
(exported by 
processing trade), 
indium and its 
products, 
motorcycle (incld. 
all-terrain  vehicles) 
and its engine and 
frame, automobile 
(incld. CKD) and 
chassis  
19 Export Licensing 
Administration  of 
Ozone -depleting 
substances   NAL-X ex2903 , ex3824  Ozone -depleting 
substances  Article XX of GATT 
1994, Montreal 
Protocol on 
Substances that 
Deplete the Ozone 
Layer  Administrative 
Regulations on Ozone-
depleting Substances 
(State Council Decree, 
No. 573)  
 
MOFC OM and GACC Joint 
Announcement 2019, No. 
66 
 
Effective 1 January 2020  MEE, MOFCOM, GACC  
20 Export Licensing 
Administration  of 
Dual-use substances 
and technologies  NAL-X As for the specific 
tariff line codes , 
please refer to 
http://www.mofco
m.gov.cn/article/b
/e/201912/20191
202927099.shtml   Dual-use 
substances and 
technologies  Article XX of GATT 
1994 
Article XXI of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM, GACC Joint 
Announcement2019, No. 
68 
Effective 1 January 2020  MOFCOM, GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 9 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS( 2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
21 Export Licensing 
Administration  of 
Certain toxic 
chemicals   NAL-X ex2903 , ex2904,  
ex2922 , ex2923,  
ex2935 , ex2843,  
ex2853 , ex2805,  
ex2931, ex3824, 
ex3404  Certain toxic 
chemicals  Article XX of GATT 
1994, the Rotterdam 
Convention, the 
Stockholm 
Convention  and 
Minamata Convention 
on Mercury  MEE, MOFCOM, GACC  
Announcement on the 
Catalogue for Toxic 
Chemicals Strictly 
Restricted in China 
(2020) (Announcement 
No.60, 2019)  
Effective 1 January 2020  MEE, MOFCOM, GACC  
22 Export Licensing 
Administration  of Wild 
fauna and flora   NAL-X As for the specific 
tariff line codes , 
please refer to 
http://www.forest
ry.gov.cn/main/5
461/20220415/19
0706850472786.h
tml Wild fauna and flora  Article XX of GATT 
1994,  CITES  Administration Office of 
Import and Export of 
Endangered Species, 
GACC Announcement No. 
1, 2018  
Effective 1 February 
2018 Administration Office of 
Import and Export of 
Endangered Species, GACC  
Note：Certain products 
have been listed in the 
Catalogue of products 
prohibited from import and 
export. For details , please 
refer to QR No.1 and QR 
No. 8 in this notification.  
  
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 10 - Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in  the Agreement on Agriculture, 
Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc.) contains i nformation on a 
quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreeme nt on Agriculture  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notifica tion: 
 
3. Agreement on Safeguards  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No    
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
4.  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non -automatic licences)  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
  
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 11 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS  
(2017)  Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/
CHN/18  Import 
Licensing 
Administration  
of Ozone -
depleting 
substances  NAL ex2903 , ex3824  Ozone -depleting 
substances  Article XX of GATT 
1994, Montreal Protocol 
on Substances that 
Deplete the Ozone 
Layer  Administrative 
Regulations on Ozone -
depleting Substances 
(State Council Decree, 
No. 573)  
 
MOFCOM, GACC Joint 
Announcement 2019, 
No. 65  
 
Effective 1 January 
2020 MOFCOM, MEE , GACC  
G/LIC/N/3/
CHN/18  Import 
Licensing 
Administration  
of Certain 
old/second hand 
mechanical and 
electrical 
equipment  NAL ex8419 , ex8454,  
ex8426 , ex8427,  
ex8428 , ex8439,  
ex8501 , ex8502,  
ex8515 , ex8419,  
ex8421 , ex8422,  
ex8434 , ex8438, 
ex8432 , ex8433, 
ex8440 , ex8443,  
ex8453 , ex8901,  
ex8903 , ex9022  Certain 
old/second hand 
mechanical and 
electrical 
equipment  Article XX of GATT 
1994 MOFCOM, GACC Joint 
Announcement 2019, 
No.65  
 
Effective 1 January 
2020 MOFCOM, GACC  
G/LIC/N/3/
CHN/18  Import 
Licensing 
Administration  NAL ex4707 , ex2618,  
ex7204 , ex7404,  
ex7602  Certain solid 
wastes  Article XX of GATT 
1994, the Basel 
Convention  Presidential Decree of 
the People 's Republic 
of China No. 43  MEE, MOFCOM , NDRC , 
GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 12 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS  
(2017)  Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
of Certain solid 
wastes  Effective 1  September 
2020 
 
MEP, MOFCOM, NDRC, 
GACC and AQSIQ Joint 
Announcement 2017 
No.39  
 
Effective 31 December 
2017 
 
MEE, MOFCOM, NDRC, 
GACC  Joint 
Announcement 2018 
No.6 
 
MEE, MOFCOM, NDRC, 
GACC Joint 
Announcement 2018 
No.68  
 
Effective 1 July 2019   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 13 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS  
(2017)  Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/
CHN/18  Import 
Licensing 
Administration  
of Dual-use 
substances and 
technologies  NAL As for the specific 
tariff line codes , 
please refer to 
http://www.mofco
m.gov.cn/article/b
/e/201912/20191
202927099.shtml  Dual-use 
substances and 
technologies  Article XX of GATT 
1994 
 
Article XXI o f GATT 
1994 MOFCOM, GACC Joint 
Announcement2019, 
No. 68  
 
Effective 1 January 
2020 MOFCOM, GACC  
G/LIC/N/3/
CHN/18  Import 
Licensing 
Administration  
of Certain toxic 
chemicals  NAL ex2903 , ex2904,  
ex2922 , ex2923,  
ex2935 , ex2843,  
ex2853 , ex2805,  
ex2931, ex3824, 
ex3404  Certain toxic 
chemicals  Article XX of GATT 
1994, the Rotterdam 
Convention, the 
Stockholm Convention  
and Minamata 
Convention on Mercury  MEE, MOFCOM,  GACC  
Announcement on the 
Catalogue for Toxic 
Chemicals Strictly 
Restricted in China 
(2020) 
(Announcement 
No.60, 2019)  
 
Effective 1 January 
2020 MEE, MOFCOM, GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/6  
 
- 14 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS  
(2017)  Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  Administration; 
modification of 
prev. notified 
measures; and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/
CHN/18  Import 
Licensing 
Administration  
of Wild fauna 
and flora  NAL As for the specific 
tariff line codes , 
please refer to 
http://www.forest
ry.gov.cn/main/5
461/20220415/19
0706850472786.h
tml Wild fauna and 
flora Article XX of GATT 
1994,  CITES  Administration Office 
of Import and Export 
of Endangered  
Species, GACC 
Announcement No. 1, 
2018 
Effective 1 February 
2018 Administration Office 
of Import and Export 
of Endangered 
Species, GACC  
 
Note: Certain 
products have been 
listed in the Catalogue 
of products prohibited 
from import and 
export. For details , 
please refer to No.1 
and No.8 in this 
notification.  
 
5. Other notifications  
 
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No    
B. If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
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