New rules for machinery exports

Commerce ministry, industry association chart plan to boost quality of mainland's manufacturing goods

The Ministry of Commerce will soon come out with draft standards for export of machinery products from China, as part of its overall efforts to shut the door on low-quality shipments, industry sources said on Thursday.

The ministry is working with key industry bodies like the China Construction Machinery Association to draft the standards, which will give construction machinery rankings. The new standard system will ensure that only durable and low-carbon emission products are exported, said Qi Jun, president of the Beijing-based CCMA.