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Ref. ： EIC 631/2

22 September 2016

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 759/2016

The Mainland of China : Notice Concerning Submission of Certificates for Imported Goods Transited through Hong Kong and Macao under Preferential Trade Agreements

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China issued on 20 September 2016 a notice concerning submission of certificates for imported goods transited through Hong Kong and Macao under preferential trade agreements.  Starting from 1 October 2016, the China Inspection (Hong Kong) Company Limited will issue the "Certificate of Non-manipulation" for goods transited through Hong Kong under free trade agreements signed by the Mainland as a proof of no processing activities undergone during their transhipment stay in Hong Kong and will cease the operation mode of affixing a non-manipulation visa to the certificate of origin. Please refer to the Appendix (pdf format) for the notice (available in Chinese only).

2.For details of "The Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme - Service on Handling Goods Routed through Hong Kong" of the Customs and Excise Department, please refer to CIC No. 1194/2015 dated 18 December 2015.

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3.If you have any questions on the content of the document mentioned in this circular, please contact the issuing authority of the Mainland of China direct.  For other questions on this circular, please contact Mainland Branch (I) (tel: 2398 5444) of the Department.

Yours faithfully,
 

(Miss Bonny CHAO)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

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.