Management Regulations for the Import and Export of Industrial Waste Article 21

For the transit or transshipment of hazardous waste, the shipping agent shall bear approval documents from the competent authority of the Republic of China on-ship, and 3 days before the ship transporting the hazardous waste reaches the borders of the Republic of China, shall notify the open port management agency of the name of the ship, the voyage number, and the transit and transshipment manifests or the container layout plan, and send a copy to the customs office of the open port.With the transshipment of hazardous waste as mentioned in the foregoing paragraph, the shipping agent shall obtain the approval of the management agency of the open port when temporarily placing such waste in port zones, and notify the customs office at the open port.