China extends registration deadline for scrap exporters

China extends registration deadline for scrap exporters

Chinese officials have recently extended the deadline, which was determined as July 1, for scrap exporters to register the government to export subject raw material to the country. Representatives from the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ) at a meeting held on June 18 determined to extend the deadline to register to export scrap to China. Deadline for registration processes is extended to July 20, 2004. After that day, any exporter wishing to export scrap to China will have to wait till 2005 at the earliest. Moreover the scrap exporters will only be allowed to register provided that they directly contract with companies in China. Exporters, shipping through brokers outside China, will not be allowed to ship to China.