BEIJING—China’s customs said on Nov. 14 it was lifting restrictions on the import of poultry meat from the United States, effective immediately. U.S. officials welcomed the move as it would boost U.S. exports by $1 billion annually.
The plan to lift the nearly five-year ban on U.S. poultry was announced by China’s commerce ministry in late October but publication on the website of the customs administration, which clears imports of all farm products, is a formal recognition of the reopening of the trade.
