Following the temporary ban on the import of aquatic products such as Taiwan squid and saury fish on the 8th.
The General Administration of Customs of China added a batch of Taiwanese products to be banned from importing on the 9th, involving Kinmen Distillery, King Car, Taihu Brewing, Taiwan Tobacco and Wine, and Legendary Liquor. Industry, Yunshan Winery and other businesses.
Banned of products
According to statistics, last year Taiwan’s exports of beverages, alcohol and vinegar products to China totalled US$290 million.Â
Together with the temporary ban on the 8th, the annual output value of imported aquatic products is 200 million U.S. dollars, and a total of nearly 500 million U.S. dollars of products have been affected.
Kinmen Distillery, which produces Kinmen sorghum, said that the Chinese mainland customs suddenly changed the import application status of some enterprises to “suspended import”. Preparations will not affect business and operations.
The Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Company confirmed on the 10th that the current registration numbers for distilled and brewed alcohol have been cancelled. It was originally scheduled to suspend the production and export of all Taiwan beer export orders in December, with an amount of about NT$1.3 million.
Ke Wenzhe, chairman of Taiwan’s People’s Party, said that the current situation is that both sides are playing tricks, and cross-strait relations have not been good for a long time. We have to think about how to improve it. He pointed out that mainland China should think about it. “Doing this to Taiwan will only make Taiwanese hate it.”
Doing it again and again
In August 2022, the General Administration of Customs suspended the import of citrus fruit, chilled white hairtail (a fish), and frozen horse mackerel from Taiwan to China.
The ban was announced a day after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan despite China’s warnings.