Goodbye november, hello december

1. New virus strains are rampant, and many countries urgently announce restrictive policies or even block countries

On November 29, local time, the World Health Organization pointed out in its latest report that the overall global risk level of the new coronavirus variant Omicron strain is "very high". The US, UK, EU countries and Australia have taken the lead in imposing travel bans on nine countries including South Africa. Japan, Rwanda, Hong Kong and Taiwan also subsequently tightened travel restrictions on at least six African countries. And Israel, Morocco and Japan are now in "total lockdown", barring all foreigners from entering.

2. The Philippines opens visa-free entry to 157 countries

The Philippine government recently announced that from December 1 to December 15, the Philippines will allow visa-free entry for travelers from 157 countries and Hong Kong and Macau who have completed the new crown pneumonia vaccination. However, it does not include mainland China and Taiwan.

3. China will provide another 1 billion doses of vaccines to Africa

Recently, the China-Africa Cooperation Forum was held in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, to draw up a new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation. China announced that it will provide another 1 billion doses of vaccines to Africa, 600 million of which will be free aid. Forgive Africa's interest-free loan debt; provide a $10 billion line of credit to Africa, and set up a China-Africa cross-border RMB center.

4. 32 countries cancel the GSP treatment to China

From December 1st, China's exports to 32 countries including EU member states, the United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine and Liechtenstein will no longer enjoy the preferential treatment of the GSP tariffs in these countries, and the Chinese customs will no longer treat these countries. The issuance of GSP certificates of origin for goods means that 32 countries treat China as a developed country for trade.

5. The Ministry of Commerce issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for High-Quality Development of Foreign Trade"

On November 23, the Ministry of Commerce issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for High-Quality Development of Foreign Trade", pointing out that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, efforts will be made to achieve the following goals: the comprehensive strength of trade will be further enhanced, the level of coordination and innovation will be further improved, and the flow of The recycling capacity will be further improved, the trade opening and cooperation will be further deepened, and the trade security system will be further improved.

6. The United States resumes tariffs on some masks, hand sanitizers and disposable gloves in China

On November 9, 2021 local time, USTR issued a notice that it has now decided to increase the validity period of the 99 items of protection products to be excluded by 16 days to November 30, 2021. And it was decided to extend the validity period of 81 out of 99 products to May 31, 2022, based on the expiry date of November 30, 2021. This means that 18 of these products will resume the 301 tariff after the expiration of the exclusion validity period on November 30, 2021, and cannot continue to be exempted from the additional levy, including textile masks, some hand sanitizers, and disposable gloves that are currently popular in my country. and other products.

7. Global fertilizer prices continue to rise, and Indian potash fertilizers have risen by nearly 60%

Relevant data show that the contract price of potash fertilizer in India has soared by 59% to $445/ton. In Europe, potash prices rose 1.7%, the most since 2015. The North American fertilizer price index in the United States hit a new high for three consecutive weeks. The U.S. is currently experiencing its worst inflation in 31 years. The surge in fertilizer prices will correspondingly push up agricultural prices, which will eventually be passed on to consumers, raising concerns among U.S. consumers that food prices will soar further.

8. From December 1st, the registration of humic acid fertilizers, pesticides, feed additives, etc. will be subject to full electronic approval.

From December 1st, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will implement electronic approval for 11 administrative licensing items (including some sub-items or licensing situations). For the registration or modification of humic acid fertilizers, pesticides and feed additives, the application can be submitted through the government service platform of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the electronic version of the application materials can be uploaded, and the information on the acceptance and approval results can be instantly checked on the platform.

9. The UK publishes a guide to the introduction of UKCA and UKNI conformity marks in Chinese

After the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, it will transition from the use of the EU CE mark to the use of the UK national conformity marks UKCA and UKNI. Among them, the UK (England, Scotland and Wales) will implement the UKCA product mark, and the Northern Ireland area will implement the UKNI product mark. Recently, the British Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the UK national accreditation agency UKAS jointly produced the Chinese version of the UKCA and UKNI logo introduction guide and promotional video, and specially contacted the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS), hoping to assist in the promotion. , in order to facilitate my country's conformity assessment agencies to carry out related business and provide information for the export of my country's related products to the UK.

10. Excessive export! Russia will restrict the export of nitrogen fertilizer and compound fertilizer

According to foreign media reports, on November 3, Russian Prime Minister Mishustin said at a televised government meeting that Russia plans to implement export quota restrictions on nitrogen fertilizers and compound fertilizers. The nitrogen fertilizer quota will be 5.9 million tons, and the compound fertilizer quota will be 5.35 million tons. The quota will be implemented for 6 months. Interfax reported on the 3rd that the quota will be implemented from December 1, 2021 to June 1, 2022.