WHY CHINA’S TRADERS, E-COMMERCE MERCHANTS FEEL BOXED IN BY NEW EU PACKAGING RULES

While rising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to dominate headlines, Chinese exporters face a far more immediate and concrete threat: the boxes, wraps, and plastic bags protecting their goods. On Wednesday, the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became applicable across the bloc.

News - South China Morning Post reports that while rising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to dominate headlines, Chinese exporters face a far more immediate and concrete threat: the boxes, wraps, and plastic bags protecting their goods.

The report adds: On Wednesday, the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became applicable across the bloc.

Replacing a 1994 directive, the regulation sets requirements for every piece of packaging placed on the EU market, covering chemical restrictions, recyclability,...

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