11 guides on the paperwork side of importing from China — EAC for the EAEU, ASTM and GB standards for the Middle East and beyond, CBAM for Europe, HS codes and restricted cargo for every market. The goods are only half the shipment; these guides cover the other half.
A Chinese factory can build to almost any standard — GB, ASTM, EN, GOST. What it cannot do is know which one your border demands. That is the buyer’s half of the job: the destination decides the paperwork. Russia and the EAEU want EAC. Gulf and Middle East infrastructure runs on ASTM. Europe is adding carbon rules on top of CE. And every market starts from the same first question: what is the correct HS code for this cargo?
Get the destination requirements into the purchase contract before production starts, and certification is a line item. Discover them at the border, and they are a ransom.
The Eurasian customs union runs on EAC marks, GOST heritage and its own paperwork logic — machinery, tools, building materials and used equipment each play by slightly different rules.
ASTM specs for Gulf infrastructure, GB-to-ASTM mapping, Europe’s CBAM carbon rules, HS codes and the cargo you cannot simply book a container for.
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