Description

Announcement including import licensing requirement for commercial encryption products

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce, State Cryptography Administration, and General Administration of Customs jointly release Announcement 2020/63, which introduces new controls on the import of commercial encryption products. In particular, to import …

Scope

Policy Area
International trade
Policy Instrument
Import licensing requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2020-11-26
adopted

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce, State Cryptography Administration, and General Administration of …

2021-01-01
in force

The Chinese government implemented new controls on the import of commercial encryption products. Th…