Customs releases export fertilizer inspection regulations for the first time

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Customs releases export fertilizer inspection regulations for the first time Author/Source: Sinochem New Network Date: 2023-05-15 Click rate: 29 Recently, the General Administration of Customs issued the industry standard for entry-exit inspection and quarantine SN/T 5563-2023 "Import and Export Fertilizer Inspection Regulations" (referred to as the new "Procedures"). The new "Regulations" will be implemented on December 1, 2023. This is the first time that China's import and export commodity inspection authorities have issued technical specifications stipulating the inspection procedures for export fertilizers. The implementation of the new "Regulations" is expected to increase the quantity of fertilizer exports while improving the quality of exported fertilizers. According to Wang Liqing, Secretary-General of the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, on September 22, 2021, * * Thirteen departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the General Administration of Customs issued the "Notice on Ensuring the Supply and Stable Price of Domestic Fertilizers in the Future Period", proposing that in response to relevant fertilizer quality issues, local customs must strictly follow the latest regulations to conduct statutory inspections of imported and exported fertilizers. Starting from October 15, 2021, the General Administration of Customs has added customs supervision condition "B" to 29 10-digit customs commodity numbers involving exported fertilizers, and the customs will implement export commodity inspections on related commodities. February 9, 2023 * * The National Development and Reform Commission, the General Administration of Customs and other 14 departments proposed in the "Notice on Ensuring the Supply and Stable Price of Spring Plowing Fertilizers in 2023" that all customs offices directly under the Central Government must continue to implement the fertilizer export inspection system to ensure the quality of exported fertilizers. According to China Customs statistics, my country exported a total of 3.59 million tons of various fertilizers from January to February this year, a year-on-year increase of 40.9% (the same below). ； The cumulative export value was US$1.396 billion, an increase of 29.6%. Among them, urea exports totaled 410,000 tons, an increase of 71.8%. ； Cumulative exports of anhydrous sulfate reached 1.78 million tons, an increase of 11.6% ； The cumulative export of diammonium phosphate was 370,000 tons, an increase of 1.9%. ； The cumulative exports of monoammonium phosphate were 350,000 tons, an increase of 243.8%. In the first two months, fertilizer export volume has basically returned to the level before the implementation of the export legal inspection system in 2021. Changes in the quantity of fertilizer exports reflect that the legal inspection cycle has been moderately relaxed. It is also understood that recently * * The relevant person in charge of the Economic and Trade Department of the National Development and Reform Commission mentioned at an industry meeting that * * The National Development and Reform Commission will further study and improve fertilizer market regulation policies and gradually build a systematic and coordinated regulatory policy system covering all major links of production, supply, storage and marketing. Adhere to pre-adjustment, fine-tuning and inter-cyclical adjustment, improve the accuracy of regulatory policies and enhance predictability. The new "Procedures" issued by the General Administration of Customs applies to all fertilizer varieties that are subject to statutory inspection. It provides unified national conformity assessment technical specifications for local customs import and export commodity inspection agencies to better supervise the quality of China's exported fertilizers. It also provides technical support for differentiated and precise supervision of exported fertilizers by category. “The customs’ new fertilizer export policy will not only simplify export procedures and shorten delivery time, but also help improve the quality and quantity of exported fertilizer products. At present, spring plowing has basically ended, agricultural demand for chemical fertilizers has declined, and the domestic fertilizer market is facing certain downward pressure. Relevant industry associations have been calling for broadening fertilizer export channels and increasing export quantities. * * Control policies are also constantly being optimized. ”Wang Liqing emphasized.