More Chinese toys need export licences after scares: official

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

HONG KONG (AFP) — More toys made in China now need export licences as the world's biggest manufacturer of the children's products moves to boost quality, an official said Wednesday following safety scares last year.

Seven new product types need the licences, which have to be renewed every three years rather than the previous five years, said Li Qingxiang, the deputy director general of the Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.

"All the new toys will have to be inspected for safety and to make sure they reach the required standard before they can be produced and exported," he said, adding that the regulations could put upward pressure on manufacturing costs.

The new product types include video games and even stationery as China continues to...