The recent news that the plastics market in Guangdong, Qingdao, Dalian, and other ports have been importing plastic particles from Hong Kong has suddenly caused confusion among companies that have switched to importing particles. After years of bans in the domestic market, they set up factories in foreign countries. Or, it was pleased to contact the foreign source business successfully. After years, the customs turned the target to imported pellets, which made domestic companies lose their control over the future.
Why a large number of companies invest in the import market
Since 2011, the problem of pollution in the domestic recycled plastics industry has been prominent. Under the background of advocating environmental protection production, the country has carried out many environmental protection inspections in China. Until 2017, a large number of enterprises were shut down. In the same year, a “ban on waste” was promulgated. The “Environmental Protection Control Standard for Solid Wastes Imported as Raw Materials” has been formulated. Only thermoplastic scraps, scraps and defectives can be imported. This means that the long-term history of domestic imports of scraps has been terminated, with 600-800 million tons. Raw material gaps need to find new directions. So, companies that have long been engaged in the waste plastics industry have turned their sights to Southeast Asia and other countries.
What kind of recycled particles can be imported?
Although there are bans on the import market, there are no obvious restrictions on imported granules. Therefore, in the face of the country's large-volume demand, imported granules have become the main force at this stage. However, most companies do not fully understand the system of imported granules. As a result, many containers currently require laboratory tests from relevant departments, and their customs clearance time is significantly delayed. Even some container packaging, particle color, shape and other differences are relatively large. Such imported materials are directly returned and the enterprises suffer heavy losses.
So what kind of particles can be imported? As early as May 2014, the association proposed three unified supervision methods. The primary form of recycled plastic particles processed from waste plastics, if the same batch of imported goods have the same color, the particles Consistent size and shape, consistent packaging, and to meet the relevant specifications and standards of plastic materials or products, may not be in accordance with the supervision of solid waste. In the supervision process, the discovery of recycled plastic particles suspected of solid waste, should be identified according to the properties of solid waste.
How Customs Checks Containers
When inspecting recycled plastic containers, the customs will first judge according to the three unifying principles. If goods are discovered that are out of scope, the customs will identify them as suspected solid waste. Subsequently, the relevant accreditation body is installed and the agency issues an appraisal report to feel that the goods are Property. If it is solid waste, the container will be returned.
It is worth noting that, if sent to an accreditation body, the time period is long, usually in 1-2 months, the cost of the company's time, in-box and other related costs are greatly increased, and the risk of manipulation will be great.
A few days ago, the country has lowered its ecological civilization into the constitution. It can be seen that the emphasis on environmental protection is unusual. Recycling plastics are part of the recycling industry and are supported at the national level. However, the industry needs environmental protection and no harm to the environment. Therefore, over a long period of time, the environmental supervision will become normal and the General Administration of Customs will complete a thorough investigation of the national customs in 2018. Then, enterprises engaged in the recycling industry, whether produced domestically or imported abroad Plastics, all need to follow the procedures.