en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 13, 2026, China's State Administration for Market Regulation officially launched an eight-month (May to December) special campaign to "remove obstacles and blockages hindering a unified market and fair competition," with the sand and gravel industry becoming a key focus area of this rectification. The campaign focuses on four types of blockages: hindering fair enterprise access, restricting the free flow of goods and factors, applying double standards in qualification recognition for domestic and foreign entities, and hidden barriers in bidding. The State Administration for Market Regulation will investigate and handle a number of major cases according to law and publicly expose typical examples. Wang Shizhong, Director of the Competition Coordination Department, stated: "We insist on unifying comprehensive advancement with breakthroughs in key areas, keeping a close eye on critical pain points and launching a 'combination punch.'"

In the sand and gravel industry, some regions have long used administrative measures to restrict external sand and gravel products from entering the local market, such as mandating the use of local sand and gravel for key projects, implementing differential law enforcement against external transport vehicles, and setting additional thresholds in the green mine certification process. The special campaign explicitly identifies "restricting the free flow of goods and factors" and "applying double standards in qualification recognition" as key targets for crackdown. The State Administration for Market Regulation will supervise the handling of local protectionist practices involving sand and gravel. As of May 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation has deployed a comprehensive cleanup of local standards, striving to basically eliminate market segmentation caused by local standards by the end of 2026. Core indicators for sand and gravel, such as particle gradation and crushing value, will implement a unified national evaluation system.

The phenomenon of "tailored bid-rigging" for sand and gravel supply contracts in the bidding field has also been included in the rectification scope. The special campaign focuses on breaking down hidden bidding barriers caused by improper implementation of credit evaluations. The State Administration for Market Regulation will promote the revision of the "Implementation Measures for the Fair Competition Review Regulations," the "Anti-Unfair Competition Law," as well as the "Price Law," "Metrology Law," and "Regulations on Certification and Accreditation." The new laws will improve the rules for identifying "involution-style" competitive behaviors such as dumping below cost, origin fraud, and commercial defamation. Driven by this eight-month special campaign, competition in the sand and gravel industry will gradually shift from reliance on local protection and relationship marketing back to the fundamentals of quality, price, and supply guarantee capability. Small and medium-sized enterprises overly dependent on local barriers face accelerated elimination.

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