The Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law was promulgated in 1989 and amended in 2002, 2013, 2018(April) and 2018(December) respectively. The latest revision entered into force on December 29, 2018.

There are 41 articles in total.

The key points are as follows:

1.the State Administration for Commodity Inspection shall make and adjust a Catalog of Import and Export Commodities Subject to Compulsory Inspection, and shall promulgate and implement the Catalog.

2.The import and export commodities which are included in the Catalog shall be inspected by the commodity inspection authorities. No permission shall be granted for the sale or use of import commodities specified in the preceding paragraph until they have undergone inspection; and no permission shall be granted for the export of export commodities specified in the preceding paragraph until they have been found to be up to standard through inspection.

3.The commodity inspection authorities shall, in accordance with this Law, carry out the certification administration of the import and export commodities subject to the license system, check the certificates and verify whether the certificates and the commodities are consistent with each other.