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24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref.: TID CL 4-60/2
25 March 2008
Dear Sirs,
Notice to Exporters
Series 1 (USA) No. 5/2008
Series 2 (EU) No. 4/2008
Series 3 (Countries other than USA and EU) No. 4/2008
Import Licensing (Textiles) Circular No. 3/2008
Certificate of Origin Circular No. 5/2008
Implementation of Revision of Fees for Certain Textiles and Certification Applications
The Department issued a circular on 6 March 2008 entitled "Revision of Fees for Certain Textiles and Certification Applications"
(http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/aboutus/tradecircular/all_in_one/2008/as032008.html) to inform traders of the revision of fees in respect of certain certification and textiles licensing related documents, subject to the passage of the Import and Export (Fees) (Amendment: Fee Revision) Regulation 2008 published in the Gazette on 1 February 2008.
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As the legislative process has been completed, the new fees for the following items will be introduced with effect from 27 March 2008:
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Type of Application
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Existing Fee
(until 26.3.2008)
($) |
New Fee(from 27.3.2008)
($) |
(a) Production Notification for Cut and Sewn Garments (lodged using electronic services1 ) |
34
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41
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(b) Consignment-specific Export Licence Form 4 (TIC 353) |
56 |
44 |
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(c) Consignment-specific Import Licence Form 7 (TRA 23) |
40 |
45 |
The following fee in respect of Certificate of Origin will be introduced with effect from 1 July 2008:
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Type of Application
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Existing Fee
(until 30.6.2008)
($) |
New Fee
(from 1.7.2008)
($) |
| (d) Certificate of Origin (except Form A) (applied using electronic services2 ) |
95
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110
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The existing application and payment procedures for the items set out in paragraph 2(a) to (d) above will remain unchanged.
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If you have any enquiries on the above, please contact the Customer Service Centre of the Origin Certification and Textiles Licensing Branch at 2398 5288.
Yours faithfully,
(Leonard LAM)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1The fee for PN lodged on paper will be increased from $49 to $57. The paper mode is reserved for contingency situations (e.g. computer breakdown).
2The fee for CO applications made on paper will be increased from $110 to $125. The paper mode is reserved for contingency situations (e.g. computer breakdown).
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Electronic services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has now been extended to the lodgement of Cargo Manifests and Textiles Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:
Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700) |
Note: The Chinese text of this Notice is for reference only. In case of discrepancies between the English and Chinese texts, the English text shall for all purposes be conclusive.
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