MOFCOM and CUSTOMS issued a notice initiating a pilot that allows qualified firms outside comprehensive bonded zones, subject to application and approval, to import goods under bond from abroad for quality, specification and performance testing and then re-export them. Approved pilots are limited to integrated circuits and consumer electronics; bonded testing may not be used for goods whose import/export are prohibited by law, administrative regulation, the State Council or authorized department

MOFCOM and CUSTOMS issued a notice initiating a pilot that allows qualified firms outside comprehensive bonded zones, subject to application and approval, to import goods under bond from abroad for quality, specification and performance testing and then re-export them. Approved pilots are limited to integrated circuits and consumer electronics; bonded testing may not be used for goods whose import/export are prohibited by law, administrative regulation, the State Council or authorized departments, nor may it be used for repair, disassembly or scrapping.