Announcement on Adjustment of Import Waste Management Catalogue Announcement No. 36 of 2009

The Government of the People’s Republic of China through the General Administration of Customs, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, National Development and Reform Commission revised and supplemented the “Catalogue of Solid Wastes Prohibited from Import”. This included imported solid wastes that did not comply with the “Catalogue of Solid Wastes that Can Be Used as Raw Materials in the Restricted Import Category”. Battery scraps, such as black mass, were prohibited within this list. 

Recycled black mass for lithium-ion batteries meeting GB/T 45203 requirements, however, is excluded from solid waste classification and may be imported without restriction. The specifications for recycled black mass used in lithium-ion batteries is determined according to this standard.

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