G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
4 February 2019  
(19-0614) Page: 1/13 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO THE DECISION ON  NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RES TRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
CHINA 
The following communication , dated 31 January 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of China . 
 
A. Notifying Member:  China  
B. Date of notification:  29 January 2019  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made  in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/CHN/ 3 
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 restrictio ns, 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 Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in fo rce as of 30 September 
2016 
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 wi th 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/4  
 
- 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(2012)  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  
 P ex0506, ex0507, 
ex1302, ex2903 
 Certain toxic 
substances  and wild 
animal products  Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 former Ministry of 
Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation 
(MOFTEC) 
Announcement 2001 
No.19  MOFTEC  
2 Importation Prohibition  
 P ex7311, ex7321, 
ex7613, ex8402, 
ex8403, ex8404, 
ex8416, ex8417, 
ex8519, ex8521, 
ex9018, ex9022, 
ex9504, ex8407, 
8407-8408,  87 Certain old/second 
hand mechanical and 
electrical equipment  
 Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 MOFTEC, GACC and 
AQSIQ Joint 
Announcement 2001 
No.37  
 MOFTEC, General 
Administration of 
Customs of China 
(GACC), General 
Administration of 
Quality Supervision, 
Inspection and 
Quarantine (AQSIQ)  
3 Importation Prohibition  
 P ex2524, ex2903, 
ex2908, ex2910, Certain h azardous 
chemicals , pesticides  
and persistent 
organic pollutants  
 Article XX of  
GATT 1994, the 
Rotterdam Convention, 
the Stockholm 
Convention  
 Ministry of Commerce 
(MOFCOM), GACC and 
former State 
Environmental 
Protec tion 
Administration (SEPA) 
Joint Announcement 
2005 No.116  MOFCOM, GACC, 
Ministry of 
Environmental 
Protection (MEP)  
4 Importation Prohibition  
 P ex0501, ex0502, 
ex0505, ex0506, 
ex0507, ex0511, 
ex1522, ex2517, 
ex2530, ex2618, 
ex2619, ex2620, Certain solid w astes 
(also including other 
solid waste of which 
tariff lines 
unspecified).  
 Article XX of  
GATT 1994, the Basel 
Convention  
 Ministry of 
Environmental 
Protection (MEP), 
MOFCOM, National 
Development and 
Reform Commission MEP, National 
Development and 
Reform Commission 
(NDRC), GA CC, AQSIQ   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
- 3 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2012)  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 
ex2621, ex2710, 
ex2713, ex3006, 
ex3804, ex3825, 
ex4004, ex4017, 
ex4115, ex4707, 
ex6309, ex6310, 
ex7001, ex7112, 
ex7401, ex7802, 
ex8102, ex8105, 
ex8107, ex8110, 
ex8111, ex8112, 
ex8548, ex2520, 
ex2524, ex6806, 
ex8415, ex8418, 
ex8450,  
ex8469 to ex8473  
ex8508 to ex8510  
ex8516, ex8517, 
ex8518, ex8539, 
ex9504,  
ex8519 to 
ex8531,   
ex8532 to 
ex8534,  
ex8540 to 
ex8542,  
ex9018 to 
ex9022,   (NDRC), GACC and 
AQSIQ Joint 
Announcement 20 14 
No.80 
  
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- 4 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2012)  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 
ex84, ex85, ex90, 
and other solid 
waste unspecified  
5 Importation Prohibition  
 P 29225020  Ractopamine  
 Article XX of GATT  
 MOFCOM and GACC 
Joint Announcement 
2009 No.110  MOFCOM, GACC  
6 Importation Prohibition  
 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, AQSIQ  
7 Importation Prohibition  
 P 4402 Charcoal  imported 
from S omalia  
 Article XX I of GATT, 
United Nations 
S/RES/2036 (2012)  
 MOFCOM 
Announcement 2012 
No.27  
 MOFCOM  
8 Exportation Prohibition  
 P-X ex0506, ex0507, 
ex0510, ex1211, 
ex1212, ex2903, 
ex4403, ex7110 Certain toxic 
substances  and wild 
animal products  Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 former Ministry of 
Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation 
(MOFTEC) 
Announcement 2001 
No.19  MOFCOM  
9 Exportation  Prohibition  
 P-X ex4402  Charcoal  Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 Ministry of Commerce 
(MOFCOM), General 
Administration of 
Customs (GACC), and 
State Forestry 
Administration  (SFA) MOFCOM, GACC, State 
Forestry Administration 
(SFA)   
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- 5 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2012)  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 
Joint Announcement 
2004, No. 40  
10 Exportation  Prohibition  
 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  
 Ministry of Commerce 
(MOFCOM), GACC and 
former State 
Environmental 
Protection 
Administration (SEPA) 
Joint Announcement 
2005 No.116  MOFCOM, GACC , MEP  
11 Exportation  Prohibition  
 P-X ex2505  Natural sand  (except 
metallic sand)  
 Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 MOFCOM, GACC Joint 
Announcement 2006, 
No.87 MOFCOM. GACC  
12 Exportation  Prohibition  
 P-X ex3101,  ex2703  Certain forest litter 
and turf  Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 MOFCOM, GACC Joint 
Announcement 2008, 
No. 96  MOFCOM, GACC  
13 Exportation  Prohibition  
 P-X 29225020  Ractopamine  
 Article XX of  
GATT 1994 MOFCOM and GACC 
Joint Announcement 
2009 No.110  MOFCOM, GACC  
14 Export quota  
administration  
 
 GQC-X, 
(HKG, 
MAC);  ex0102, ex0103, 
ex0105  Live cattle (HKG, 
MAC), Live swine 
(HKG, MAC), Live 
chicken (HKG, MAC)  Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 Ministry of Commerce 
(MOFCOM) and 
General Administration 
of Customs (GACC) 
Joint Announcement 
2015, No. 76  MOFCOM, GACC  
15 Export quota 
administration  
 GQ-X ex1001, ex1101, 
ex1103, ex1102, 
ex1104,  ex1211,  
ex1302,  ex2938,  Wheat, wheat 
powder, maize 
powder, rice powder, 
liquorice and its 
products,  Article XI, XX of  
GATT 1994  
 MOFCOM and GACC 
Joint Annou ncement 
2015, No. 76  
 MOFCOM, NDRC , GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
- 6 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2012)  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 
ex2526,  ex3824,  
ex2519,  ex2530,  
ex1401,  ex4601,  
ex9404 ,ex440, 
ex4407,ex2609,  
ex2825,  ex8001,  
ex8002,  ex8003,  
ex8007,  ex8112,  
ex2613,  ex2841, 
ex2510  mat rush and its 
products, magnesium 
sand,  
saw timber, talc, tin 
and its products, 
indium,  
phosphorus ore  MOFCOM 
Announcement 2015, 
No. 53 
 
 
16 Export quota and state 
trading administration  
 GQ-X, NAL -
X, STR -X ex1005,  ex1006 , 
ex2617,  ex2825 
ex8110,  ex2701,  
ex2702,  ex2709,  
ex2710,  ex2711,  
ex5201,  ex5203,  
ex7106  Maize, rice,  
antimony and its 
products, coal,  
crude oil, proces sed 
oil (except lubricant, 
base oil, lubricating 
grease）, cotton, 
silver 
 Article XI, XVII, XX of 
GATT 1994, Annex 2A2 
of China's Accession 
Protocol  
 MOFCOM and GACC 
Joint Announcement 
2015, No. 76  
 MOFCOM, NDRC, GACC  
 
   
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- 7 - 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 information on a 
quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreement 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 notificati on: 
 
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 : 
 
Document symbol 
of notification  
 General 
description  
 Type 
of 
restr.  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected , based 
on HS( 2012 ) 
 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/15  
         
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
- 8 - Document symbol 
of notification  
 General 
description  
 Type 
of 
restr.  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected , based 
on HS( 2012 ) 
 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 
1 Import 
Licensing 
administration  
 NAL Various  
For details 
please refer to 
the 
Announcement 
as hereinafter 
provided in 
column No. 6  Dual-use 
substances and 
technologies  Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 
Article XXI of  
 GATT 1994  
 MOFCOM, GACC 
Joint 
Announcement 
2015, No. 77 MOFCOM, GACC  
2 Export 
Licensing 
administration  
 NAL-X Various  
For details 
please refer to 
the 
Announcement 
as hereinafter 
provided in 
column No. 6  Dual-use 
substances and 
technologies  Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 
Article XXI of  
GATT 1994  
 MOFCOM, GACC 
Joint 
Announcement 
2015, No. 77  
 MOFCOM, GACC  
3 Import 
Licensing  
 NAL ex8419,  ex8454,  
ex8425,  ex8426,  
ex8427,  ex8428,  
ex8439,  ex8501,  
ex8502,  ex8515,  
ex8419,  ex8421,  
ex8422,  ex8434,  
ex8438,  ex8433,  
ex8443,  ex8446,  
ex8447,  ex8451,  
ex8453,  ex8901,  
ex8903  certain 
old/second hand 
mechanical and 
electrical 
equipment  
 Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 MOFCOM, GACC 
and AQSIQ Joint 
Announcement 
2015, No.75  
201575  MOFCOM, GACC, 
AQSIQ   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
- 9 - Document symbol 
of notification  
 General 
description  
 Type 
of 
restr.  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected , based 
on HS( 2012 ) 
 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 
4 Import 
Licensing 
administration  
 NAL ex1703, ex2525,  
ex2618, ex2619,  
ex2620, ex2804,  
ex3915, ex4004,  
ex4115, ex4707,  
ex5103, ex5104,  
ex5202, ex5505,  
ex6310, ex7204,  
ex8101, ex8104,  
ex8108, ex8109,  
ex8112, ex8113,  
ex7204, ex7404, 
ex7602, ex8908  Certain solid 
wastes  
 Article XX of  
GATT 1994, the 
Basel Convention  
 Ministry of 
Environmental 
Protection (MEP), 
MOFCOM, National 
Development and 
Reform 
Commission 
(NDRC), GACC and 
AQSIQ Joint 
Announcement 
2014 No.80  
 MEP, National 
Development and 
Reform Commission 
(NDRC), GACC, 
AQSIQ  
5 Licensing and 
state trading 
administration  
  NAL-
X, 
STR-X ex2611, ex2620,  
ex2841, ex2825, 
ex2849, ex8101  Tungsten and its 
products,  
 Article XI, XVII, XX 
of GATT 1994, 
Annex 2A2 of 
China's Accession 
Protocol  MOFCOM and 
GACC Joint 
Announcement 
2015, No. 76  
 MOFCOM, NDRC, 
GACC  
6 Export 
Licensing  
 NAL-X ex0102,  ex0103,  
ex0105,  ex0201,  
ex0206,  ex0202,  
ex0203,  ex0207,  
ex2712,  ex7110,  
ex8109,  ex2825,  
ex8103,  ex8112,  
ex8106,  ex3824,  
ex3206,  ex8108,  
ex8105,  ex2827,  live cattle (except 
HKG and MAC), 
live swine (except 
HKG and MAC), 
live chicken 
(except HKG and 
MAC), chilled and 
fresh beef, frozen 
beef, chilled and 
fresh pork, frozen Article XX of  
GATT 1994  
 MOFCOM and 
GACC Joint 
Announcement 
2015, No. 76  
 MOFCOM, GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
- 10 - Document symbol 
of notification  
 General 
description  
 Type 
of 
restr.  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected , based 
on HS( 2012 ) 
 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 
ex2917,  ex2836,  
ex2822,  ex2833,  
ex7501,  ex7502,  
ex7503,  ex8111,  
ex7112,  ex7111,  
ex7115,  ex2843,  
ex7202,  ex8102,  
ex8407,  ex8711,  
ex8714,  ex8701,  
ex8702,  ex8703,  
ex8704,  ex8706,  
ex2505,  ex2918,  
ex2941,  ex2936,  
ex2704,  ex2849,  
ex2508,  ex2606,  
ex2529,  
27101991,  
27101992,  
27101993,  
ex2530, ex2612, 
ex2805,  ex2846, 
ex7202, ex8102  pork, frozen 
chicken, chilled 
and fresh chicken, 
paraffin, 
platinum, 
molybdenum 
products, 
motorcycle, 
motorcycle engine 
and frame, 
automobile (incld. 
CKD) and chassis, 
natural sand,  
citric acid, other 
penicillins and 
their derivatives 
with a penicillanic 
acid structure and 
salts thereof, 
Vitamin C, 
Disodium 
sulphate, coke, 
carbonrundum,  
bauxite, fluorite, 
processed oil 
(lubricant, base 
oil, lubricating 
grease), rare  
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
- 11 - Document symbol 
of notification  
 General 
description  
 Type 
of 
restr.  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected , based 
on HS( 2012 ) 
 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 
earth, 
molybdenum  
7 Export 
Licensing  
 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)  MEP, MOFCOM, 
GACC  
8 Import 
Licensing  
 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 
and AQSIQ Joint 
Announcement 
2015, No.75  MEP, MOFCOM, 
GACC  
9 Import and 
Export 
Licensing 
Administration  
 NAL, 
NAL-X ex2617, ex2804,  
ex2805, ex2811,  
ex2812, ex2813, 
ex2824, ex2826, 
ex2837, ex2839,  
ex2842, ex2843,  
ex2846, ex2850,  
ex2852, ex2853,  Certain toxic 
chemicals  
 Article XX of GATT 
1994, the 
Rotterdam 
Convention, the 
Stockholm 
Convention  MEP, GACC  
Announcement on 
the Catalogue for 
Toxic Chemicals 
Strictly Restricted 
from Import and 
Export in China 
(2014)  
(Announcement 
No.85, 2013)  MEP, GACC   
  G/MA/QR/N/CHN/4  
 
- 12 - Document symbol 
of notification  
 General 
description  
 Type 
of 
restr.  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected , based 
on HS( 2012 ) 
 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 
ex2903, ex2904, 
ex2907, ex2908, 
ex2910, ex2912,  
ex2915, ex2920,  
ex2921, ex2922,  
ex2923, ex2924,  
ex2926,  
ex2930,  
ex2931, ex2932, 
ex2935, ex3402,  
ex3808, ex3811,  
ex3824  Announcement on 
Listing HBCD to the 
Catalogue for Toxic 
Chemicals Strictly 
Restricted from 
Import and Export 
in China 2014 
(Announcement 
No. 86, 2014 ） 
10 Import and 
Export 
Licensing 
Administration  
 NAL, 
NAL-X Various. For 
details please 
refer to the 
document 
mentioned in 
column No. 6  Wild fauna and 
flora CITES  
 Catalogue of 
Import and Export 
of Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora 
(No. 6, 2013)  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 QRs 
No.1 and No. 10 of 
section 1 in this 
notificati on.   
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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 notificati on: 
 
 
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