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Ref : EIC 419/2

29 July 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 701/2014

Ecuador : Exclusion of Certain Electrical Batteries from Certificate of Conformity Requirements

The Ecuadorian government issued a Document No. MCE-CCOMEX-2014-0399-O on 2 June 2014 to exclude certain electrical batteries from mandatory certificate of conformity requirements NTE INEN 807-2:2010. With effect from September 2014, electrical batteries classified under Ecuadorian Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSEC) subheadings 8506.10.1100, 8506.10.1900, 8506.10.9110, 8506.10.9190, 8506.10.9900, 8506.30.1000, 8506.30.9000, 8506.40.1000, 8506.40.9000, 8506.50.1000, 8506.50.9000, 8506.60.1000, 8506.60.9000, 8506.80.1000 and 8506.80.9000 will benefit from the exclusion.

2. For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Ecuador and/or the above Ecuadorian Document (in Spanish) at: http://comercioexterior.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/06/Memorando-No.-MCE-CCOMEX-2014-0399-O-relativo-a-Resoluci%C3%B3n-MCE-STCOMEX-007-2014.pdf.

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy CHENG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry
 



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