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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 111/2/16
19
January 2006
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 32/2006
US:
"Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism" (C-TPAT) - Useful
information provided in Customs and Border Protection's Trade Symposium
The US Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) held its 6th annual trade symposium with
a theme on globalizing trade security and facilitation in November 2005.
"Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism" (C-TPAT), which
is CBP's initiative launched since 2001 for building government-business
cooperative relationships in order to strengthen overall supply chain
and border security, was one major discussion subject. Apart from C-TPAT,
the symposium also covered issues like the World Customs Organization's
framework of standards to secure and facilitate global trade, industry
compliance, cargo targeting etc..
- Traders may
wish to visit CBP's designated webpage: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/communications_to_trade/trade_2005/
for useful information, updates and Q&As of C-TPAT and other subjects
covered in the symposium. For details on C-TPAT, traders may wish
to refer to Commercial Information Circular No 113/2005 and previous
circulars under the same reference.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries
concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at 2398 5682.
Yours faithfully,
(Amanda Kwong)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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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 submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call Tradelink at 2599 1700.
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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.
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