CHINA: Registering Imported Cars Now Within 48 Hours

BEIJING January 1, 2004; Lena Lee writing for Dow Jones reported that- China expects to shorten to 48 hours the amount of time required to obtain registration for imported cars through a computer-based network that began operation Jan. 1, state media reported.Previously, the time required was one month, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The network, which began trial operations in September, allows the customs department to deliver specific information on imported cars to the traffic control sector within 48 hours, the report said, citing sources from the Ministry of Public Security.