ANNOUNCEMENT 29 Oct 2009

In October 2009, the government of China announced a change in the required local inputs to serve domestic customers.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. (2009). Protocol. Available at http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/fact-sheets/2009/october/us-china-joint-commission-commerce-and-trade


Inception date: 29 Oct 2009 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Local sourcing

On 29 October 2009, at the 20th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
meeting, the Chinese government agreed to drop its local content requirement for wind turbines.
 
Previous to the agreement, the Chinese government demanded from local governments to source more than 70 percent from domestic sources when planning wind power projects.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
432 433 461

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
841221 841229 841231 841239 841280 841290 848210 848220 848230 848240 848250 848280 848291 848299 848310 848320 848330 848340 848350 848360 848390 850110 850120 850131 850132 850133 850134 850140 850151 850152 850153 850161 850162 850163 850164
(+ 25 more)