Chinese Customs Implementing 'Fast Clearance' for Coronavirus-Related Imports
China’s customs agencies have been ordered to increase port restrictions but to streamline certain disease-fighting imports as the country battles the spread of the coronavirus, according to an unofficial translation of a Jan. 27 notice from China’s General Administration of…
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Customs. Customs officials have been told to “strengthen the control” of their ports but set up “special acceptance windows” and “rapid inspection and release” for certain imports, including “imported epidemic prevention and control materials.” Certain imported items, including goods donated to fight pneumonia caused by the virus, will get a “fast-track clearance” at customs gates and ports, according to a Jan. 26 report from Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency. Other items benefiting from “fast clearance” include imported medicines, disinfectant products, protective equipment and medical devices, Xinhua said.