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Enforcement
Factory Audit Checks
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Compliance with the factory audit check requirements has been introduced as an additional condition of export licence and certificate of origin with effect from 7 November 1996.
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Factory audit check is a combination of consignment check, factory inspection and production capacity verification where all certificates of origin and certificate of origin applications and/or licences and licence applications taken out/applied by a manufacturer in respect of one or more markets during a specific period will be verified against the relevant manufacturing records and export documentation to ensure the accuracy of the material particulars declared on the certificates and/or licences. At the same time, all particulars declared on the application for factory registration and the production capacity information supplied by the manufacturer for factory registration purpose will also be verified. In addition, production check will be conducted to verify the factory's production capacity against its export performance over a specified period of time.
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Factory audit checks may be conducted by authorized officers of the Customs and Excise Department on any manufacturers/subcontractors/exporters as and when required. Officers of the Customs and Excise Department are empowered by law to enter the premises of manufacturers/subcontractors/exporters and any other parties involved in the manufacture and export of textiles consignments and to conduct checks at any reasonable time.
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Failure to comply with any of the factory audit check requirements or failure to render all necessary assistance and cooperation to officers of the Customs and Excise Department in conducting the factory audit check will result in the suspension of all licensing facilities and all certification facilities including those relating to production notification in respect of the parties concerned. The Director-General of Trade and Industry may also cancel, suspend and/or revoke the relevant certificates of origin, licences and/or production notifications. In addition, other administrative actions may be taken.
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For more details, please refer to the following circular:
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