Tianjin inspection and Quarantine Bureau returned more than 70 tons of substandard imports of waste beverage bottles

From Tianjin entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau was informed that the Council recently on a number of clip with a lot of prohibited from entering the country of import waste PET (polyester fiber, commonly known as PET) beverage bottle made in return. A total of 71.08 tons.

Tianjin inspection and Quarantine Bureau returned more than 70 tons of substandard imports of waste beverage bottles

This batch of goods import declaration for the waste PET beverage bottles, inspection and quarantine personnel in the on-site inspection and found the goods part of the container clip with the detergent bottles, herbicide bottle, pesticide bottle of PET bottles.

According to the relevant provisions of our country, the ban on the import of PET bottles containing non beverage. In view of the poor health status of these goods, does not meet the national solid waste environmental protection and control standards. In order to prevent unqualified imported waste materials harm to our country's environmental safety and people's health, Donggang Tianjin inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the batch of goods issued a certificate of unqualified inspection and make return handling.

PET is widely used in food packaging, textile and garment, engineering plastics and so on. Waste PET beverage bottle is a kind of restricted import waste plastic. Because of the high health and environmental risks caused by imported such products, our country has strict examination and approval for its import.

Tianjin Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Donggang, suggesting that import goods of enterprises, should pay attention to understand the nation's imports related regulations and standards, not import with entry of goods prohibited by the state, so as to avoid the occurrence be shipped back and causing unnecessary loss.