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Ref. ： FRCP 1000/2/1
30 November 2015
Dear Sirs,
Certificate of Origin Circular No. 7/2015
Commercial Information Circular No. 1130/2015
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
CEPA Rules of Origin for Goods Applying for Zero Tariff in the Second Half of 2015
Introduction
This circular sets out the CEPA rules of origin (ROOs) developed for two products applying for zero tariff under CEPA in the second half of 2015 (detailed in paragraph 2 below) and the revised CEPA ROO for one product (detailed in paragraph 3 below).
CEPA ROOs for Goods Applying for Zero Tariff
2.Since the implementation of CEPA, the Mainland and Hong Kong have so far reached agreement on the ROOs for 1,812 Mainland tariff codes. Products are eligible for zero tariff under CEPA if they meet respective ROOs and other relevant conditions. With effect from 1 January 2016, two Mainland tariff codes will be added to the list of goods eligible for zero tariff under CEPA. Please refer to the Annex (pdf format) for the corresponding ROOs under CEPA. A full list of the 1,814 Mainland tariff codes under CEPA and their respective ROOs is available here.
Amendment of CEPA ROO
3.In addition, with effective from 1 January 2016, the Mainland General Administration of Customs will revise the CEPA origin criteria for Mainland tariff code 8483 4090 ("Other gears and gearing") as follows:
"(a) Metal working (the metal process may be carried out on imported component parts) and assembling. The principal processes are assembling and testing; and (b) to fulfill the value-added content requirement."
Application and Issue of Certificate of Origin – CEPA ["CO(CEPA)"]
4.Traders can lodge CO(CEPA) applications to the Trade and Industry Department and the five Government Approved Certification Organizations (GACOs)1. CO(CEPA) applications, if approved, will be valid for claiming zero tariff preference. As regards the products under the two Mainland tariff codes mentioned in paragraph 2 above, traders can lodge CO(CEPA) applications by around end December 2015 to enjoy zero tariff preference on or after 1 January 2016.
5.Upon submission of applications for CO(CEPA), traders should quote the tariff codes stipulated in the applicable "Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China". When there are adjustments in the Mainland tariff codes for 2016, the list of goods eligible for zero tariff preference under CEPA will be revised accordingly. The Department will issue a separate circular in end December 2015 for this purpose.
Enquiries
6.For enquires on the content of this circular, please contact us through the following channels -
| Address | : | Factory Registration and Origin Certification Branch 14/F, Trade and Industry Tower 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City Hong Kong |
| Telephone No. | : | 3403 6432 |
| Fax No. | : | 2787 6048 |
| E-mail Address | : | cepaco@tid.gov.hk |
Yours faithfully,
(Calvin Choy)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1. The five GACOs are the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; the Federation of Hong Kong Industries; the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong; the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong.