China to probe complaints about poor quality imports

GMSA President Clinton Williams

The Council for the Promotion of Inter-national Trade (CCPIT) in China has agreed to investigate various incidents on loss and inconvenience suffered by Guyanese businesses that have imported goods from China following protests made at a meeting between CCPIT officials and officials of the Guyana/China Business Council (GCBC) in Port of Spain earlier this month.

Stabroek Business understands that at the Port of Spain meeting, held as part of the Third China-Caribbean Business Forum Guyanese businessmen complained of various negative experiences including inadequate Chinese documentation that impeded customs clearance, receipt of poor quality products and non delivery of goods that had been paid for.

Some local business houses have had to