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Ref: FRCP 1000/20/7
12 June 2023
Dear Sirs,
Certificate of Origin Circular No. 3/2023
Commercial Information Circular No. 399/2023
Certificate of Preference Circular No. 2/2023
Notice to Exporters :
Series 1 (USA) No. 2/2023
Series 2 (EU) No. 2/2023
Series 3 (Countries other than USA & EU) No. 2/2023
Textiles Trader Registration Circular No. 2/2023
Mainland and Hong Kong
Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
Agreement on Trade in Goods (The Agreement)
Request for Revisions to CEPA Rules of Origin (ROOs)
(Arrangements for Making Requests in the Second Round of Consultation in 2023)
Introduction
Further to Certificate of Origin No. 7/2022 of 5 December 2022, this circular reminds the trade about the deadline for making requests in the second round of consultation in 2023 for revisions to CEPA Rules of Origin (ROOs) under the Agreement on Trade in Goods (the Agreement) of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA).
Details
2.According to the Agreement, a good will qualify as an originating good if it meets the corresponding ROOs as well as other applicable provisions1. If manufacturers need to request for revisions to CEPA ROOs due to improvement in production technology or other reasons, they can submit their proposed revisions with the relevant information to Trade and Industry Department (TID). The Working Group on Rules of Origin established under the Agreement will conduct consultations on the proposed revisions to ROO in accordance with the agreed mechanism and time frame.
3.According to the time frame of the CEPA ROO Consultations agreed by the Mainland and Hong Kong, the Working Group on Rules of Origin will conduct two rounds of ROO Consultations in respect of the revisions proposed by Hong Kong manufacturers in 2023. Applications received from 16 January 2023 to 15 July 2023 will be included in the second round of consultation in 2023. Applications received after 15 July 2023 will be included in the next phase of consultations (in 2024).
4.Details of the implementation procedures of the ROO Consultations and the application procedures are set out in Certificate of Origin Circular No. 7/2022. Hong Kong manufactures who wish to request for revisions to CEPA ROOs may refer to the circular and provide information of the relevant goods and production details to TID by completing the application form attached to the circular.
Enquiries
5.For any enquiries on the content of this circular, please contact us through the following channels -
| Postal Address: | Factory Registration and Origin Certification Branch 14/F, Trade and Industry Tower 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong |
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| Telephone No.: | 3403 6432 | |
| Fax No.: | 2787 6048 | |
| E-mail Address: | cepaco@tid.gov.hk | |
Yours faithfully,
(Benson BIN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1 For definition of originating goods and related information, please refer to the Certificate of Origin Circular No. 4/2018 issued by TID on 14 December 2018.