BEIJING- China's commerce ministry granted crude oil imports licences to three Xiamen-based trading companies in eastern China, according to a statement showed on Monday.

Xiamen Tongxin Trading Co, Xiamen Xiangyu Logistic Group and Fuzhou Minhai Energy International Trade co will receive the so-called "non-state" crude oil import licences on April 8 if there are no objections from the public, the ministry said on its website.

(Reporting by Muyu Xu and Beijing Newsroom, editingby Louise Heavens) ((muyu.xu@thomsonreuters.com; +86 10 56692117;))