China customs says it has lifted suspension on Tesla Model 3 imports

A Tesla Model 3 car leaves a cargo vessel at a port in Shanghai, China February 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's customs authority has lifted a warning notice that barred Tesla Model 3 imports into the country last week, an official in the authority's news department told Reuters on Thursday.

"We can confirm that the warning notice on Tesla has been canceled," said the official, who only gave his surname as Tao.

Reuters reported earlier on Thursday that the suspension had been lifted.

(Reporting by Brenda Goh and Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Tom Hogue)