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Ref. ： EIC 631/5/1/3

10 December 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 1183/2015

The Mainland of China : Notice Concerning New and Amended Rules of Origin for Goods Entitled to Zero Tariff Preference Under the "Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement"

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China issued a notice on 8 December 2015 to promulgate the rules of origin for new items of goods entitled to zero tariff preference under the "Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement" (CEPA), which will take effect on 1 January 2016, and make an amendment to the rule of origin for one item of goods currently entitled to zero tariff preference under the CEPA. Please refer to the Appendix (pdf format) for the notice (available in Chinese only).

2.For details of the "CEPA Rules of Origin for Goods Applying for Zero Tariff in the Second Half of 2015", please refer to CIC No. 1130/2015 dated 30 November 2015.

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3.If you have any questions on the content of the document mentioned in this circular, please contact the issuing authority of the Mainland of China direct. For other questions on this circular, please contact Ms Eugenia CHAN (tel: 2398 5444) of the Department.

Yours faithfully,
 

(Miss Bonny CHAO)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.