Notes from Information Sessions on GACC Decrees 248 and 249, China – 22nd October 2021

This report contains notes taken by U.S. Mission China staff during two recent outreach sessions conducted by a surrogate(s) for the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) on Decrees 248 and 249. The outreach and information sessions were held in-person in Shanghai on October 15 and in a virtual environment on October 17. GACC officials from the Import/Export Food Safety Bureau have yet to answer many questions or provide substantive responses to issues identified by the U.S. Government or industry on these decrees.