Chinese government procurement lists have not banned Apple products, according to a Reutersreport from last week. Originally, the rumor was that the popular laptops and tablets were blacklisted because of national security concerns. However, China’s Central Government Procurement Centre, the finance ministry and Apple have all said that the company never applied to be on the list.
“Even though Apple has the certification for energy-saving products… it has never provided the necessary verification material and agreements according to the regulations,” a Finance Ministry fax sent to Reuters on Thursday evening read.
A Bloomberg report explained that Apple products were left off the procurement list distributed last month afterthe company failed to submit certain documents. These papers included a pledge not to violate state or public interests, the news source said.
According to reports, the procurement list in question involves energy-saving products, and is just one of a multitude of government procurement lists in China. However, Apple said that its products have never been on that list.
“This week, many of the products mentioned were available for purchase on the website, except for a brief period late Thursday when sales were temporarily halted for a monthly price adjustment,” Reuters reported. “[Multiple suppliers] said they did not believe the stoppages were due to national security concerns based on their conversations with the central procurement agency.”
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