Interim Measures for the Administration of Tea Export

Tea is my country’s traditional bulk export commodity. In order to maintain the order of foreign trade operations and promote tea exports, this document is formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China and the Interim Measures for the Administration of Export Commodities (Guofa [1992] No. 69) promulgated by the State Council way.

Article 1: The country’s export of black tea (except for exports to Libya and Tunisia) will no longer implement unified joint operations. Foreign trade companies with tea export operation rights approved by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and those who have obtained black tea export Production enterprises with operating rights shall conduct export transactions on their own based on the planned quotas issued by the state and on the basis of being responsible for their own profits and losses.

Article 2 The export of green tea and special tea is still controlled by the China National Native and Livestock Products Import and Export Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "National Native Livestock Products Corporation") and the tea (native and livestock) companies of relevant provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and cities under separate state planning. Export companies [referred to as local tea (native livestock) import and export companies] and production enterprises that have obtained the right to export green tea or special tea are unified and jointly operated.

Article 3 The export of green tea to Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Algeria, the export of black tea to Libya and Tunisia, the export of oolong tea to Japan and Hong Kong, and inter-governmental trade shall be controlled by the National Produce and Animal Products Corporation Organize and unify foreign transactions. After the transaction is completed, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Food, Native Produce and Livestock will negotiate with the relevant export enterprises on the export contract allocation plan, which will be implemented after approval by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Article 4: The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Food and Native Produce and Livestock (hereinafter referred to as the "Food and Soil Chamber of Commerce") is responsible for the coordination of tea exports, and the coordination measures for tea export prices, customers and markets are formulated by the Chamber of Commerce for Food and Native Produce.

Article 5: The Food and Local Chamber of Commerce shall do a good job in coordinating tea exports and promptly report the implementation status and existing problems of tea exports to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Article 6: For exported tea, quality standards must be strictly implemented, the tea number must be unified, and the tea must be exported after commodity inspection according to the unified tea number and tea export standard sample. Green tea is designated for unified commodity inspection by the Shanghai, Zhejiang, Ningbo, Anhui, and Jiangxi Commodity Inspection Bureaus. Among them, pearl tea is designated for commodity inspection by the Zhejiang and Ningbo Commodity Inspection Bureaus, and other ports no longer handle green tea commodity inspection services.

Article 7: Tea export licenses and commodity inspection declaration forms must list the specific tea type and H.S code, and the general use of names such as "tea" or "Chinese tea" is not allowed. If there is any violation, each commodity inspection agency shall refuse to accept the inspection application, and the license issuing authority shall not issue a license.

Article 8: Each licensing authority authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation shall issue tea export licenses in strict accordance with the tea export quotas issued by the state and the relevant regulations on export license management. When an export enterprise applies for a green tea export license, its export contract must first be reviewed by the Food and Local Chamber of Commerce. After the review is correct, it can apply for an export license from the licensing authority authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Article 9: In order to stabilize tea export channels and open up new markets, the state encourages tea export enterprises to improve the quality of exported tea, develop new tea varieties, and create famous brands. Tea export companies that commit trademark infringement will be punished with deductions or even cancellation of tea export quotas depending on the circumstances.

Article 10: These Measures shall be implemented from the date of promulgation. If they are inconsistent with these Measures, these Measures shall prevail.