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Textiles Trader Registration Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : GL 60/3/1
8 April 2004
Dear Sirs,
Textiles
Trader Registration Circular No. 6/2004
Export of Textiles to Countries Acceding to the European Union on 1 May 2004
Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia shall
accede to the European Union (EU) on 1 May 2004. In relation to the developments,
textiles traders registered under the Textiles Trader Registration Scheme (TTRS)
are requested to note the following arrangements.
Impact on TTRS
- Under the existing exemption
arrangements, the TTRS does not apply to cover exports of textiles of Hong Kong
origin to the EU. In this connection, after the accession of the ten new Member
States (MSS) to the EU on 1 May 2004, the exemption from licensing requirements
for exports of textiles of Hong Kong origin to the new MSS will be discontinued.
Detailed arrangements are set out below:
- Exports of Textiles
of Hong Kong Origin to the New MSS
on or before 30 April 2004
Exports of textiles of Hong
Kong origin to the new MSS currently exempted from licensing requirement under
the TTRS which are to be exported under the cover of Export Notification I (Textiles)
must be shipped by mid-night on 30 April 2004. The term 'shipped' means the
consignments in question must be cleared of Hong Kong waters en route to the
new MSS. The Director-General of Trade and Industry at all times reserves the
right to determine whether the goods have been shipped. In the event the Director-General
decides that, within the context of the textiles export control system, shipment
has not been properly made, he may take administrative actions against the parties
concerned.
- Exports of Textiles
of Hong Kong Origin to the New MSS
on or after 1 May 2004
With effect from 1 May 2004,
all exports of textiles of Hong Kong origin to the new MSS will be subject to
the administrative arrangements agreed between Hong Kong and the EU to govern
the exports of textiles to the EU market. Consequently, exemption from licensing
requirement for exports of textiles of Hong Kong origin to the new MSS under
the TTRS will be discontinued. In other words, Export Notification I (Textiles)
will not be accepted to cover consignments shipped on or after 1 May 2004, and
exports of textiles of Hong Kong origin to the new MSS have to be covered by
Export Licence (Textiles) Form 4 or Export Licence (Textiles) Form 5, as the
case may be, in accordance with the control arrangements for the EU, which were
announced in the Notice to Exporters: Series 2 (EU) No. 12/2004 cum Certificate
of Origin Circular No. 6/2004 of 8 April 2004.
- Imports of Textiles
from the New MSS, Re-exports of Textiles to the New MSS and Transhipments of
Textiles from or to the New MSS
There will be no change
to the existing TTRS licensing exemption arrangements regarding imports of textiles
from the new MSS, re-exports of textiles to the new MSS and transhipments of
textiles from or to the new MSS.
Enquiries
- For further information,
please contact us at the following telephone numbers:
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Unit
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Branch
Telephone No.
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Termination of licensing requirement exemption under the TTRS for exports of
textiles of Hong Kong origin to the new MSS
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Textiles Trader Registration Scheme
Unit
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2398 5472
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Licensing arrangements for applications for export licences covering exports
of textiles of Hong Kong origin to the new MSS on or before 30 April 2004
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Textiles
Import/Export Licensing Unit
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2398 5464
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Licensing arrangements for applications for import/export licences covering
imports of textiles from the new MSS, re-exports of textiles to the new MSS
and transhipments of textiles from or to the new MSS
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The accession of the new MSS to the European Union |
Customer Service Centre of
Textiles Controls Branch |
2398 5288 |
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Licensing arrangements for applications for export licences covering exports
of textiles of Hong Kong origin to the new MSS on or after 1 May 2004 |
Yours faithfully,
(Paul Shen)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
To: All traders registered under the Textiles Trader Registration Scheme
Shipping companies, airline companies, transportation companies and freight forwarders known to the Trade and Industry Department
Trade and Industrial Associations
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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 T |
Note: The Chinese text of this Notice is for reference only. In case of discrepancies between the English and Chinese texts, the English text shall for all purposes be conclusive. |
