Trade and Industry Department Notice to Exporters Series 1 (USA) No. 7/2003

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Ref: GL30/1/1
GL60/1/1
GL60/8/1

6 February 2003

Dear Sirs,

Trade and Industry Department Circular

Notice to Exporters:

Series 1 (USA) No. 7/2003

Series 2 (EU) No. 3/2003

Series 3 (Countries other than USA & EU) No. 6/2003

Textiles Trader Registration Circular No. 1/2003

Declaration of Weight in Kilograms (Kg) on
Textiles Export Licence Applications and Export Notifications I (ENI)

Introduction

At present, the units of quantity for exports of Hong Kong origin textile products to non-restrained markets are mainly declared on textiles export licence applications or on Export Notifications I (EN I) in accordance with that those specified for the relevant products in the Hong Kong Imports and Exports Classification List (Harmonized System). Traders are requested to note that, as from 1 March 2003, additional information on weight in kilograms (kg) will be required for exports of Hong Kong origin textiles to Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, to facilitate monitoring of these exports.

Declaration of Weight on Textiles Export Licence Applications and EN I

With effect from 1 March 2003, exporters of Hong Kong origin textiles to the countries named above are required to provide the total weight of the goods in "kg" at the "No. of Units" column in the textiles export licence applications and ENI. The information is to supplement the "No. of Units" where it is expressed in units other than "kg". The declared weight should be the actual weight of the textile products concerned, i.e. excluding the weight of any packaging materials. If a consignment comprises more than one range of products (e.g. boys' and men's garments), the breakdown of weight for each range of products should be separately listed. An illustration of the additional declaration of weight is at the Annex.

Enquiries

Should you require further information, please contact Ms Shirley W L Lau at telephone number 2398 5455 (for matters on textiles export licence applications) or Ms Michelle N P Pang at telephone number 2398 5461 (for matters relating to EN I).

Yours faithfully,

(Christopher Chow)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

EDI Service for Restrained Textiles Export Licence (RTEL) enables traders
to make RTEL applications directly through their office computer faster and easier.
EDI Service is also provided for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin.
For details and enquiries, please call Tradelink at 2599 1700.

For enquiries and complaints about factory audit check, factory inspection, production verification and consignment checks, please contact the Customs and Excise Department at the following telephone numbers :

Factory Audit Check Division 2398 5218

Consignment and Factory Inspection Division 1 2398 5240

Consignment and Factory Inspection Division 2 2417 6011

Complaint Hotline 8100 3553

Note : The Chinese text of this Notice to Exporters and Circular is for reference only. In case of discrepancies between the English and Chinese texts, the English text shall for all purposes be conclusive.

Last revision date: 15 April 2003