Dec. 22 – China’s General Administration of Customs and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly released a notice on December 10, approving 31 standards for unit consumption in processing trade for 2010.

The new standards for unit consumption in processing trade, which are scheduled to be carried out on January 12, 2010, include the “Standards for Unit Consumption in Stainless Steel Wire Processing Trade” and the “Standards for Unit Consumption in Book Processing Trade”, the “Standards for Unit Consumption in Plastic Tableware Manufacturing Trade,” the “Standards for Unit Consumption in Plastic Lighter Processing Trade” and the “Standards for Unit Consumption in Ni-MH Battery Processing Trade.”