Biological products trade simplified in FTZ

Shanghai's quarantine watchdog yesterday unveiled measures to simplify import and export procedures of biological products to the city's pilot free trade zone.

Special goods including germs, body tissue, biological products, as well as blood and related products in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone will be approved annually, the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau said.

The bureau also said it will set up a data base to provide paperless clearance services for biomedical enterprises. Meanwhile, special goods inspections will be replaced by spot checks based on the integrity of enterprises and the risk level of products.

These measures will help reduce delivery times of biological products from about a month to four or five days.

There are currently 29 companies importing and exporting biological goods in the city's free trade zone.