What changed for exporters
China's used-car export regime now emphasizes filed exporters, vehicle-specific export license application, quality traceability, after-sales responsibility and dynamic management of exporters. A platform should verify the supplier's filing status, vehicle source, transfer registration for export, inspection record and complaint history before publishing stock.
180-day rule and after-sales confirmation
For vehicles registered for 180 days or less when applying for an export license, exporters should provide the manufacturer-issued after-sales maintenance service confirmation. If the confirmation is missing or inconsistent with the destination market, the platform should not treat the car as a normal used-car export order.
Quality standards and inspection records
Exporters should follow used passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle quality requirements such as WM/T 8-2022 and WM/T 9-2022. For a marketplace, that means VIN, odometer, accident/flood/fire risk, battery SOH for EVs, core component photos and inspection conclusions must be stored with the vehicle and order record.