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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city
MY COLOUR

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref.: TID CL 4-60/2

25 March 2008

Dear Sirs,

Notice to Exporters

Series 1 (USA) No. 5/2008

Series 2 (EU) No. 4/2008

Series 3 (Countries other than USA and EU) No. 4/2008

Import Licensing (Textiles) Circular No. 3/2008

Certificate of Origin Circular No. 5/2008

Implementation of Revision of Fees for Certain Textiles and Certification Applications

The Department issued a circular on 6 March 2008 entitled "Revision of Fees for Certain Textiles and Certification Applications" 
(http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/aboutus/tradecircular/all_in_one/2008/as032008.html) to inform traders of the revision of fees in respect of certain certification and textiles licensing related documents, subject to the passage of the Import and Export (Fees) (Amendment: Fee Revision) Regulation 2008 published in the Gazette on 1 February 2008.

  1. As the legislative process has been completed, the new fees for the following items will be introduced with effect from 27 March 2008:


Type of Application
Existing Fee
(until 26.3.2008)
($)
New Fee(from 27.3.2008)
($)
(a) Production Notification for Cut and Sewn Garments (lodged using electronic services1 )

34

41
(b) Consignment-specific Export Licence Form 4 (TIC 353)
56
44
(c) Consignment-specific Import Licence Form 7 (TRA 23)
40
45

The following fee in respect of Certificate of Origin will be introduced with effect from 1 July 2008:


Type of Application
Existing Fee
(until 30.6.2008)
($)
New Fee
(from 1.7.2008)
($)
(d) Certificate of Origin (except Form A) (applied using electronic services2 )

95

110

  1. The existing application and payment procedures for the items set out in paragraph 2(a) to (d) above will remain unchanged.

  2. If you have any enquiries on the above, please contact the Customer Service Centre of the Origin Certification and Textiles Licensing Branch at 2398 5288.


Yours faithfully,


(Leonard LAM)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

1The fee for PN lodged on paper will be increased from $49 to $57. The paper mode is reserved for contingency situations (e.g. computer breakdown).

2The fee for CO applications made on paper will be increased from $110 to $125. The paper mode is reserved for contingency situations (e.g. computer breakdown).