The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and General Administration of Customs have jointly issued Announcement Nos. 121 and 122 [2008], revising the scope of the restricted and prohibited categories under processing trade effective February 1, 2009.

To maintain steady growth of China's foreign trade, a total of 1,730 products including textiles, plastic products, wooden products and metal products have been removed from the restricted category, accounting for 77% of the total in the restricted category. Meanwhile, 27 products including copper, nickel and aluminum are also removed from the prohibited category.

Details of the revised Prohibited Category (in Chinese), are available at: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/b/e/200812/20081205986025.html

For details of the revised Restricted Category (in Chinese), please visit MOFCOM's webpage at: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/b/e/200812/20081205986024.html

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