Do overseas manufacturers of special equipment need a domestic license?

Don’t worry, OP; things are different now. The tender documents specify these requirements, so they dare not fail to comply with them.

This has been in effect for over 20 years now. Regulations regarding special equipment are generally quite strict; even the most reputable foreign container manufacturers can obtain the necessary permits as long as they pay the required fees and the products in question are not subject to high-tech export controls. It’s also possible to get permits for individual units, and many large manufacturers of complete equipment simply find local suppliers to handle such tasks.

Most of it is correct, but I can’t fully agree. The technical quotation documents issued by various engineering companies, including those from large corporations, are all filled with standardized requirements that cover everything in detail. There are many such documents, but 90% of them actually contain rules that have already been established internally. When dealing with experts or devices featuring exclusive patents, such documents are set aside; those with professional expertise will provide hundreds of comments, as they are more knowledgeable in this field than the engineering companies, which merely focus on general standards.

A manufacturer’s advanced technical skills have nothing to do with whether it is necessary to obtain the appropriate licensing for manufacturing special equipment, right? Each **has its own rules; if manufacturing is to be carried out in accordance with relevant standards, then corresponding manufacturing licenses must be obtained

Technical regulations and standards are all man-made and reflect a certain level of technical capability. If one does not possess sufficient technical strength, trying to impose outdated requirements will only lead to ridicule. As stated in international exchanges on container equipment, GB150 is still considered acceptable, whereas JB4732 is criticized. .

This must be carried out; otherwise, it’s not possible to reach the dock. There are two reasons for this regulation. On one hand, our **container standards are much stricter than those of most foreign design standards; if you want to sell your products in our **region as pressure vessels, they must meet our basic safety requirements for such vessels, and this has nothing to do with the level of manufacturing technology employed ； Furthermore, to some extent, this is also a form of invisible trade barrier.

Announcement by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on Matters Concerning the Licensing for the Manufacture of Pressure-Specific Equipment (No. 151, 2012) In order to further standardize the licensing requirements for the manufacture of imported pressure-specific equipment, the relevant matters are announced as follows: I. Licensing Requirements (1) Manufacturers of boilers, pressure vessels, gas cylinders and their safety accessories and safety protection devices (including safety valves, rupture discs, and gas cylinder valves), as well as manufacturers of safety valves and rupture discs for pressure pipelines, must obtain a license for the manufacture of special equipment. (II) Other imported pressure pipeline components do not currently require a manufacturing license for special equipment, but they must comply with the mandatory requirements of China’s safety technical specifications and **standards. Pressure pipeline components imported for the first time shall undergo type testing by a type testing institution for pressure pipeline components approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. When applying for inspection upon the import of pressure pipeline components, a certificate of conformity issued by a type testing institution must be submitted to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities; only after passing the safety performance tests can such components be sold and used within China. Pressure pipeline components that are supplied as part of the complete set of imported boilers and pressure vessels do not require type testing; the quality of such components is the responsibility of the manufacturer of the boilers and pressure vessels, and safety performance tests must be conducted on them simultaneously with the imported boilers and pressure vessels. II. Requirements for the quality assurance system: Six months after the date of issuance of this announcement, the quality assurance systems of boiler and pressure vessel manufacturing enterprises that obtain (replace) manufacturing licenses abroad must meet the \"Basic Requirements for Quality Assurance Systems in the Manufacturing, Installation, Modification, and Maintenance of Special Equipment\" (TSG Z0004-2007). III. Basic safety requirements: The safety and quality of pressure vessels must meet the basic safety requirements specified in the relevant safety regulations for pressure vessels applicable to them. For fixed and mobile pressure vessel products that cannot be manufactured in accordance with Chinese standards, certified enterprises may use mature international standards that are widely adopted for design and manufacturing. At the same time, they must submit to the Special Equipment Licensing Office of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as the Licensing Office) a declaration stating that their products meet the basic safety requirements for pressure vessels as specified by Chinese safety regulations (hereinafter referred to as the “compliance declaration”), as well as a comparison table showing how their products meet those basic safety requirements (hereinafter referred to as the “comparison table”). For products of the same type with identical design parameters, the compliance declaration and comparison table need to be submitted only once. Upon receiving the written documents, the Licensing Office will notify the licensed enterprise within 5 working days of the approval number for the compliance declaration, and publish this number on the Licensing Office’s website. The manufacturer shall include the public disclosure number, compliance statement, and comparison table in the product’s delivery documents. For the specific format of the compliance statement, see Attachment 1 ； The specific format of the comparison table for fixed-pressure vessel products is shown in Attachment 2 ； The specific format of the comparison table for mobile pressure vessels is shown in Attachment 3. For cylinder and valve products used with cylinders, when it is not possible to manufacture them in accordance with Chinese standards, the standards on which production is based must be submitted to the licensing authority, and the relevant Chinese standardization organizations shall conduct a standard review and record-keeping in line with the \"Regulations on Safety Supervision of Cylinders\" and other relevant provisions. Certified enterprises shall design, manufacture, and inspect their products in accordance with the standards established after evaluation and registration, and type tests as well as evaluations of the design documents shall be carried out by inspection agencies approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. IV. Risk assessment requirements: For Category III fixed-pressure vessels, mobile pressure vessels, and ultra-high-pressure vessels, manufacturing enterprises shall provide a risk assessment report as part of the product’s delivery documents (see Annex 4). V. Other Matters: As of the date of issuance of this announcement, Chapter 4 of the \"Requirements for Licensing the Manufacturing of Boilers and Pressure Vessels\" (Guo Jian Zhi Guo [2003] No. 194), along with Articles 52 to 57 and Article 16, stipulate that if the design pressure of the pressure vessel being manufactured is <10 MPa, its maximum diameter is <150 mm, and its water volume is <25 L, then no license for manufacturing such pressure vessels is required. ”The requirements are no longer in effect. This is to announce. Attachments: 1. Declaration that pressure vessel products meet the basic quality and safety requirements; 2. Comparison table of fixed pressure vessel products with the basic quality and safety requirements specified in the \"Safety Technical Supervision Regulations for Fixed Pressure Vessels\"; 3. Comparison table of mobile pressure vessel products with the basic quality and safety requirements specified in the \"Safety Technical Supervision Regulations for Mobile Pressure Vessels\"; 4. Basic requirements for risk assessment reports

The poster asked a very ignorant and ridiculous question; it’s just as absurd as the idea that Americans don’t need to abide by Chinese laws when they are in China. These laws and regulations all have relevant provisions; you can take a look before asking your questions.

Safety accessories and instruments – not to mention those manufactured abroad – cannot be used either if they are manufactured domestically without the necessary qualifications. There are still some people who, out of some unknown sense of superiority, insist on modifying laws and regulations to suit their own circumstances; they even go and discuss this with the leaders of the relevant regulatory agencies. It’s really quite ridiculous.

In fact, no matter how much one feels superior or how strong their capabilities are, the prerequisite for leadership is definitely to act in strict accordance with **legal and regulatory requirements.