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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref. : EIC 631/2

18 July 2017

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 613/2017

The Mainland of China: Further Simplifying the Requirement for Submission of Certificates for Imported Goods Transited through Hong Kong and Macao

The General Administration of Customs (GAC) of the People's Republic of China issued on 28 June 2017 a promulgation concerning "Further Simplifying the Requirement for Submission of Certificates for Imported Goods Transited through Hong Kong and Macao". Please refer to the Appendix (pdf format) for the notice (available in Chinese only).

2.Since 10 July 2017, for cases where the GAC has received the electronic messages of "Certificate of Non-manipulation" that are identical with the content of declarations made by the consignees or agents of imported goods ("importers"), importers are not required to submit the original of "Certificate of Non-manipulation". If the GAC has not received relevant electronic message or considers where necessary, importers have to submit the original of "Certificate of Non-manipulation".

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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,

(Ms Helen CHENG)
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.