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24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : CR EIC 230/5/19/3
2 November 2004
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 269/2004
Notice to Exporters: Series 2 (EU) No. 29/2004
Export of Restrained Textiles to the European Union (EU) :
Termination of Textile Quotas
Further to Notice to Exporters Series 2 (EU) No. 23/2004 cum Commercial Information Circular No. 167/2004, the European Commission has published a notice to traders on 26 October 2004 regarding a proposed regulation to give formal effect to the EU's elimination of quotas restrictions maintained on the textiles and clothing (T&C) exports from WTO Members from 1 January 2005, in accordance with the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. In respect of restrained T&C products exported for the EU market before 1 January 2005, they shall be subject to the import quota regime prevailing in 2004, even if they are presented for customs clearance in the first quarter of 2005. However, in order to avoid excessive burdens on trade and EU customs, such goods would be allowed to enter the EU freely from 1 April 2005.
- The notice is accessible from the EU website at
http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/issues/sectoral/industry/textile/pr261004_en.htm.
- The Department will continue to implement the export licensing arrangements for restrained textile exports to the EU market until 31 December 2004, in accordance with Notice to Exporters Series 2 (EU) No. 52/2003 dated 14 November 2003 on "Principles of Quota Allocation and Control Arrangements for 2004".
Enquiries
- For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5365.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Karen Chan)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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Electronic services for Restrained Textiles Export Licence, 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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For enquiries and complaints about factory audit check, factory inspection, production verification and consignment checks, please contact the Customs
and Excise Department at the following telephone numbers :
| Factory Audit Check Division |
2398 5218 |
| Consignment and Factory Inspection Division 1 |
2398 5240 |
| Consignment and Factory Inspection Division 2 |
2417 6011 |
| Complaint Hotline |
8100 3553 |
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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. |
