According to a senior Chinese trade official, China's annual overseas service trade is estimated to hit $300 billion in 2010, up 20% from last year. China states that it had the world's fifth biggest overseas service trade in 2009 and the momentum is likely to continue.
Xinhuanet.com reports that as concerns grow over rising U.S. investigations of Chinese enterprises over utility patents, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) held a seminar with the International Trade Commission to promote mutual understanding on intellectual property protection.
China announced that its food safety authorities have started a nationwide inspection campaign to evaluate local government food safety work, food production monitoring systems, and investigations into and crackdowns on "gutter oil" and problematic milk powder.
Xinhuanet.com reports that according to a circular issued by China's Ministry of Finance, Chinese domestic manufacturers of items of large technical equipment have been exempted from customs duties and import value-added tax for the necessary import of crucial equipment parts and raw materials since June 1. The exemption applies to producers of certain technical equipment for environmental protection and resource utilization, emergency diesel generator sets, automatic luggage sorting systems used in airports, and heavy die forging hydropresses.
In the October 27, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The Government of Canada issued the following releases on October 27, 2010:
The Government of Canada issued the following releases on October 28, 2010:
In the October 2010 version of “WCO News,” the World Customs Organization discussed a new anti-counterfeiting tool for Customs administrations; inclusion of the remaining “10+2” data elements into the WCO SAFE Framework of Standards; benefits of the European Union’s Authorized Economic Operator; etc.
The Government of Canada issued the following releases on October 25, 2010:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of October 26, 2010 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows: