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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

Ref : SR 45/9

 

13 July 2001

Dear Sirs,

Notice to Exporters

Series 1 (USA) No. 31/01

Series 2(EU) No. 16/01

Series 3 (Countries other than USA & EU) No. 22/01

Import Licensing (Textiles) Circular No. 2/01

Certificate of Preference Circular No. 5/01

Acceptance of Payment by Cash and Easy Pay System

This notice announces to the trade the arrangement of acceptance of payment by cash or through Easy Pay System1 (EPS) in respect of certain licensing and certification services.

Payment By Cash or EPS

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  2. With effect from 13 July 2001, traders applying for certain licensing and certification services may pay the requisite fees by cash or through EPS, in addition to the current payment arrangement in the form of adhesive or impressed postage stamps. The above modes of payment are applicable to the licensing and certification services below:

    1. Export Licence (Textiles) Form 4 [TIC 353];

    2. Swing and Transfer of Quotas including SW/TA/TB/ST [TIC 395-398];

    3. Free Quota Export Authorization [TIC 355 (FQ)];

    4. Import Licence (Textiles) Form 7 [TRA 23];

    5. Special Export Licence (Textiles) Forms 8a & 8d [TRA 534A & 534D];

    6. Special Import Licence (Textiles) Forms 8b, 8c & 8e [TRA 534B-C & 534E]; and

    7. Generalised Preference Certificate (Certificate of Origin Form A) [TRA 185B].

Payment Procedures

Payment by Cash or through EPS

  1. Traders who wish to make payment of the application fee in cash or through EPS should bring the duly completed and signed application to the Collection Office at Room 104, 1/F, Trade and Industry Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Kowloon.

  2. Upon receipt of the correct and full amount in cash or through EPS, the staff of the Collection Office will frank an impression onto the stamp box on the original copy of the application form. For application forms printed on no-carbon-required paper, the impression will be shown on all copies of the application, except for Export Licence (Textiles) Form 4 applications with Canada as destination. In the latter case, the impression will be franked on the original copy only. On franking impression, information relating to the type of application, the amount paid, the mode of payment, and the date and time of the payment will be shown. Traders are reminded to check that the franking impression is properly and correctly franked and to collect the receipt together with all copies of the application form before leaving the Collection Office. After payment, traders may proceed to hand in the application at the appropriate service counter of the respective licensing or certification office as usual.

  3. Please note that the franking impression issued by the Collection Office will be void after seven calendar days from the date it was issued. In such case, the applicant would be required to effect payment for a new application form. Traders may approach the Collection Office for assistance in handling void franking impression.

Payment by Postage Stamps

  1. Traders can continue to make payment in full for the licensing and certification services mentioned in paragraph 2 by adhesive or impressed postage stamps. Depending on the type of application, the postage stamps with a total value equal to the requisite application fees shall be affixed or franked, as the case may be, on the designated departmental copy of the application form. Details are set out in Notice to Exporters : Series 1 (USA) No. 74/94, Series 2 (EU) No. 63/94, Series 3 (Countries other than USA and EU) No. 123/94, Import Licensing (Textiles) Circular No. 8/94, Certificate of Preference Circular No. 18/94 all dated 30 December 1994.

     

  2. Traders are reminded that payment for application fees will only be accepted under either one of the above two methods, but not any combination of the two. In addition, receipt of payment by the Department does not constitute in any way an automatic acceptance or approval of the application.

Enquiries

  1. If you require further information on the above matter, please contact respective officers of the following sections :

    Service Type   Telephone No.
    Textiles Export Licensing - US and Canada
    - EU
    - Other markets    		 2398 5288
    2398 5148
    2398 5464
    Textiles Import Licensing - All markets 2398 5464
    Special Export and Import Licences (Textiles) Form 8a - e   2398 5288
    Generalised Preference Certificate (Certificate of Origin Form A)   2398 5525
    Collection Office   2398 5325

     

     

 

Yours faithfully,

(Daniel YUEN)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

1 : EPS is a payment system provided by the Electronic Payment Services Company (HK) Limited

Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.