Outbound shipments of marine products from the country are facing non-tariff barriers in China, causing concerns for Indian exporters, people aware of the matter said.
At a time when exporters are battling twin challenges of container shortage and high freight costs, Covid-19 testing on the imported seafood consignments at the Customs and local authority-level in China has exacerbated the uncertainty over the last two months. Containers are being held up at Chinese ports that has resulted in exporters incurring heavy demurrage charges. In addition, Chinese importers not making payments towards cleared consignments is also a major issue, they said.
“China has introduced