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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city

Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref : EIC 631/2/9

16 March 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 140/2009

The Mainland of China : Processing Trade Policy on Raw Hides and Skins

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced on 2 March 2009 adjustments to processing trade policy on raw hides and skins, including conditions for allowing/prohibiting import of raw hides and skins for processing trade, assessment of raw hides and skins processing trade enterprises, and quantity control on raw hides and skins processing trade enterprises and imports, etc, which took effect from the day of promulgation. The "Notice on Issues Concerning Processing Trade Policy on Raw Hides and Skins" jointly issued by MOC, GAC and the State Environmental Protection Administration (Notice No. 390/2006), Notice No. 63/2006 jointly issued by MOC, GAC and the State Environmental Protection Administration, and the "Notice on Raw Hides and Skins Processing Trade Import Enterprises and Quantity" (Notice No. 65/2006) were repealed at the same time. A copy of the notice is attached at Appendix (pdf format) , the annexes can be downloaded from the website of the MOC at:
http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/b/c/200903/20090306099222.html (Chinese version only).

ENQUIRIES

  1. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,


(Miss Crystal YAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry