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Ref : EIC 230/5/4/10

26 July 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 336/2010

European Union (EU)* : Tariff Quota on Imports of Garlic Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 222/2010 of 14 May 2010, we have received information concerning the issue of import licenses by the European Commission (the Commission) for garlic originated in the Mainland of China. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 631/2010 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:184:0004:0005:EN:PDF

DETAILS

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  2. Commercial Information Circulars No. 188/2007 of 27 April 2007 and No. 222/2010 of 14 May 2010 informed the trade, among the others, of the Commission's rules for managing tariff quota # or garlic (CN code 0703 2000) originating in the Mainland of China. Since the applications lodged during the first seven working days of July 2010 already exceeded the available quantities of tariff quota, the Commission has enacted the Regulation announcing that import license applications for garlic originating in the Mainland of China lodged during the first seven working days of July 2010 and sent to the Commission by 14 July 2010 shall be issued at the rate of 18.265014% and 0.381896% of the applied quantities for traditional importers and new importers respectively.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,



(Miss Peggy LEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

# The tariff quota allows garlic to be imported into the EU at reduced duty rate up to the quota limit. The normal duty rate will resume when imports reach the quota limit.

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.





Note ：

  • (1) 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.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.