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AQSIQ Registration Process

AQSIQ stands for "General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine" in China. Its main function is to safeguard the imported cargos in China, and ensure that imported wastes comply with the environmental protection standards and other mandatory requirements regulations of China.

By AQSIQ regulations, it is mandatory for foreign enterprises, who export waste material to China, to register with AQSIQ. Waste materials from unregistered enterprises will be denied entry, and the requests for inspection and quarantine will not be considered. 

1. Initiation Contact

Please feel free to call, fax, mail or email us your intent for AQSIQ application. We may ask you to fill out an application form, which summarizes your company information, such as name, address, contact person, capacity, and quality systems.

2. Project Evaluation

When we receive the necessary information, we will start evaluate your case and provide you with the most efficient and cost effective plan. We will also provide you the cost quotation, Agreement, and Agency Authorization Notification Form.

3. Project Initiation

If you agree to the cost and have signed/returned the Agreement to us, you will need to pay the cost indicated in the terms of the agreement as well. After we receive the signed agreement and the payment from you, we will create a case number and an AQSIQ specialist will be assigned to you project.

4. Project Preparation and Submission

Our specialist will work closely with you to prepare all the required documents for submission. All the documents need to be in Chinese or Chinese/English format. The following documents are needed:

• Organization structure, department and employee responsibilities.
• Declaration to obey the regulations on environmental protection and control standards in China.
• Information about the supplier's permanent office and processing site, including floor plans.
• Variety, quantity, and quality of the materials supplied.
• Quality control and quality assurance systems- Details of the waste such as chemical compositions, chemical/physical properties, and hazardous nature, - wastes control and disposition control plans.
• Employee training plans.
• Declaration to pay any associated costs for the treatment of unqualified cargos for environmental protection.

After submission, we will keep track of the procedure, and update you on a bi-weekly basis of the progress.

5. Supplier Inspection

Within 30 days after receiving the registration application materials, AQSIQ will make the decision whether or not to accept the application:

1. If the supplier qualifies all requirements, AQSIQ will issue "Receipt Notice of Overseas Suppliers of Waste Materials Import Registration Application";
2. If the supplier disqualifies, the applicant will be noticed to revise within 30 days. If no revision made after the due day, the application will be cancelled.

After AQSIQ issues the "Receipt Notice of Overseas Suppliers of Waste Materials Import Registration Application", auditors will evaluate the overseas supplier. The evaluation will consist of two parts: document review and on-site inspection. Validity of the supplier's management and quality control systems will be inspected; the supplier's conformation to the Chinese environmental protection control standards and regulations will be evaluated.

We will work closely with you and the government agency to determine and inspection date. We will also guide you through the inspection process.

6. Follow-up Services

The registration certificate is valid for three years. The applicant should apply for renewal at least three months before its expiration.

If the overseas supplier has any change in its registration information, like owner or address change, the supplier must notify AQSIQ within three months.

If any falsification or violation of laws and regulations happen to the registered overseas supplier, AQSIQ may suspend or even cancel the supplier's registration. If the supplier's registration is cancelled by AQSIQ. AQSIQ will not accept its application for three years.