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Commercial Information Circulars
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e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/5/4/10
26 January 2007
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 56/2007
European Union (EU)* : Tariff Quota on Imports of GarlicOriginating
in the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 426/2006 of 31 October 2006, we have received information concerning the issue of import licenses by the European Commission (the Commission) for garlic originated in the Mainland of China. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 49/2007 (the Regulation). The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_016/l_01620070123en00030004.pdf .
DETAILS
- Commercial Information Circular No. 490/2005 of 30 November 2005 informed the trade, among the others, of the Commission's rules for managing tariff quota# for garlic (CN code 0703 2000) originating in the Mainland of China. Since the applications lodged during the first five working days of January 2007 already exceeded the available quantities of tariff quota, the Commission has enacted the Regulation announcing that :
- import licence applications for garlic originating in the Mainland of China lodged during the first five working days of January 2007 and sent to the Commission by 15 January 2007 shall be issued at the rate of 44.670% and 0.711% of the applied quantities for traditional importers and new importers respectively; and
- applications lodged after the first five working days of January 2007 for the quarter running from 1 March to 31 May 2007 shall be rejected.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Angel POON)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
# The tariff quota allows garlic to be imported into the EU at reduced duty rate up to the quota limit. The normal duty rate will resume when imports reach the quota limit.
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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 the following service providers:
Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700) |
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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