Tokyo, Japan's ministry of economy, trade, this week, surveyed said Friday of companies in the half, said China's export customs clearance procedures of rare earth improvement.

Previously, China's economic management department manager last week met with Japanese economy industry minister, and commitment will deal with rare earth export customs problems.

Relations between the two countries have emerged territorial disputes caused two countries' strained relations in September, after Japan since the trade imports from China rare earth by China customs strictly limited.
China insists, exported to Japan of rare earth trade customs clearance for China to strengthen the obstruction of the rare earth customs inspection dynamics, do it in order to protect the rare earth industry and to prevent smuggling.

Accept Japan's ministry of economy, trade survey of 32 enterprises in Japanese firms, there are 16 companies, said China rare earth exported to Japan clearance procedures have improved signs.

Accept investigation of companies, including trading company and actual use of rare earth company.

Since September, Japanese companies report, rare earth export application often encounter brush-off, China demands for more information about the rare earth export information, and at the same time China of rare earth export inspection also more strictly.

Japan's ministry of economy, trade, said an official has not heard that Chinese demand changes trade conditions.

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