The State Council has approved a plan aimed at carrying out innovation reform trials in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

Top leaders instruct reform of State-owned enterprises

[Ferro-Alloys.com] On December 4th，2015, Chinese Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued 2016 Import and Export Tariffs Schedules, which will be effective from January 1st，2016. The export tariffs on ferroalloys products keep the same as that ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] China will remove the export duties of rare earth products from May 1, 2015. The related products are as follows,

The tax adjustment applies to low-alkali refined aluminum alloy (（Na+K+Ca）＜10ppm, hydrogen＜0.12ml/100gAl, HS code 76012000), non-alloyed aluminum bar and rod (HS Code 76041010), aluminum alloy bar and rod with cross-section circumference ≥210 mm (HS Code ...

China's State Council said that the central government will assume responsibility for paying export tax rebates effective Jan 1, instead of local governments, in a statement on the official government website www.gov.cn on March 3rd.

The Ministry of Commerce issued a notice at the end of December 2014 that abolished export quotas for rare earths, key elements in defence industry components and modern technology ranging from iPhones to wind turbines. The abolished export quotas also include...

China ended an export-tax rebate on steel alloys that contain boron as of January 1, according to a ministry of finance statement. The nation's foreign steel sales would fall by 20 to 30 per cent in the first quarter from the previous three months because of t...