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

Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

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

Ref : EIC 631/2/7/1

30 March 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 165/2009

The Mainland of China : Notice Concerning Increasing the Export Tax Rebate Rate for Certain Products of Textile and Clothing, Light Industries, Electronic Information and Other Commodities

The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued a notice on 27 March 2009 announcing that, with effect from 1 April 2009, the export tax rebate rates for certain commodities of textile and clothing, light industries, electronic information, steel, non-ferrous metal, petrochemical and other commodities will be increased. The major adjustments include:

  1. increasing the export tax rebate rates for CRT colour televisions, etc. to 17%;
     
  2. increasing the export tax rebate rates for textile and clothing products to 16%;
     
  3. increasing the export tax rebate rates for certain metal furniture, etc. to 13%;
     
  4. increasing the export tax rebate rates for rear-view mirrors for vehicles, etc. to 11%;
     
  5. increasing the export tax rebate rates for locks, etc. to 9%; and 
     
  6. increasing the export tax rebate rates for commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorites, etc. to 5%.

A copy of the notice is attached at Appendix (pdf format) for reference.

ENQUIRIES

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  2. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Meea WONG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry