Hainan Releases Rules to Facilitate Import of Drugs

On October 8, 2022, the Standing Committee of Hainan Provincial People’s Congress released the Several Provisions on Facilitating Import of Drugs in the Hainan Free Trade Port (Provisions), which will come into force on December 1, 2022. With totally eight articles, the rules clarified that enterprises will not need to go through the procedures related to the submission of the Form of Customs Clearance for Imports of Drugs if they import drugs from designated drug import ports of the Hainan Free Trade Port. For the purpose of the Provisions, the drugs exclude imported medicinal materials, vaccines, blood products and other drugs that should be subject to import inspection according to laws and regulations.