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China Adding Strict Export License Requirements for Autos, Motorcycles

China will impose “stringent new requirements” on export licenses for automobiles and motorcycles in 2020, according to an Oct. 14 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Manufacturers will be required to provide China with a list of “appointed…

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overseas after-sales repair centres, details of the services provided and general details of their overseas after-sales repair service networks and overseas workshops,” the HKTDC said. Manufacturers of “all-terrain vehicles” will need to submit certain “quality management certificates” and copies of “any relevant international certification relating to the importing jurisdiction,” the report said. The documents will be verified by China’s commerce ministry, which may ban certain manufacturers from exporting autos/motorcycles if they submit false or misleading information, the HKTDC said.