Trade Law Daily is a Warren News publication.

China Seeking Feedback on Upcoming Revisions to Organic Product Certification Rules

China recently requested industry and government feedback as it prepares to revise its measures on organic product certification, which could impact the types of organic goods China can import, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report…

Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article

Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.

released April 30. The request for pre-draft revisions comments is “unique,” the USDA said, adding that China is asking for comments through a “written questionnaire” because it cannot conduct field visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The comment deadline is May 11. China did not notify the World Trade Organization about previous revisions to its organic product certification rules last year, the USDA said.