Textiles Trader Registration Circulars

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Dear Sirs,

Textiles Trader Registration Circular No. 2/2005

Change in Scope of Textiles Trader Registration Scheme (TTRS)

Starting from 1 January 2005, the scope of TTRS has been modified to cover only imports and exports belonging to the following categories:

1. imports of textiles from the Mainland;

2. exports of textiles to the Mainland;

3. exports of textiles to the United States of America (USA)¹ ; and

4. transshipment of textiles to and from any country or place.

Notifications under TTRS

2. With effect from 1 January 2005, there are four types of notifications:

Traders are reminded that Export Notification III and Export Notification IV for export of certain textile samples of Hong Kong origin to the USA are no longer in use. Sample shipments will be treated the same as any commercial shipments and should be covered by Export Notification I or Export Notification II as appropriate.

Comprehensive Licence

3. Textile imports and exports involving economies other than those stated in paragraph 1 above are excluded from the scope of the TTRS and will come under the Comprehensive Import Licence and Comprehensive Export Licence. The import or export licence can cover multiple shipments imported and exported by the licence holder respectively, regardless of the product type, quantities, and country of origin of the goods.

4. Application for licence may be made by an individual or company/registered business and the licence issued will be valid for 12 months. The licence holder can log on the Department's designated online service for comprehensive licence with the pre-assigned login ID and password through any computer workstations with Internet access to obtain and print out separate comprehensive licence to cover each individual import or export shipment as appropriate. There is no limit or restriction on the number of licences to be obtained and printed out within the one-year validity period. No fee will be charged for the application for comprehensive licence in 2005.

5. Traders who are engaged in import and export businesses with economies other than those stated in paragraph 1 above should log onto the Department's website: http://www.tid.gov.hk to input the relevant data in the web form of Application Form for a Comprehensive Import Licence (Textiles) and Comprehensive Export Licence (Textiles). Traders should sign and apply the company chop (for application made by company/registered business only) on the printed copy of the application form. Alternatively, traders can obtain the paper application form from the Trade and Industry Department Tower or download the application form from the Department's web portal (http://www.tid.gov.hk) for completion. The completed application form, together with the supporting documents, may be returned to the Department in the following manner:

1. by post to the Textiles Control Branch (Comprehensive Licence), 2/F, Trade and Industry Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon;

2. by drop-in, the drop-in box is located inside Room M10, M/F in the Department; or

3. in person to Room M10, M/F in the Department.

Yours faithfully,


( Anthony HW SUEN )

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

¹TTRS will cover exports of textiles to those economies which have invoked safeguard measures against textiles and clothing products of the Mainland.

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.