China bans foreign scrap metal from Jan 2021, abolishes scrap import quota

摘要

China will no longer accept scrap metal shipments from abroad from January 1, 2021, the government said on Wednesday November 25. Scrap buyers in China were informed via a joint statement from the environmental and commerce ministries, the General Administration of Customs and the National Development and Reform Commission that their import quotas for foreign waste, including waste paper and scrap metal, will expire in just over a months’ time.