FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1988
HARMONIZED SYSTEM FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS
KONG HARMONIZED COMMODITY HONG KONG HAS IMPLEMENTED THE HONG
SYSTEM FOR IMPORT AND DESCRIPTION AND CODING
EXPORT DECLARATION A (JANUARY 1).
SPOKESMAN FOR PURPOSES WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY
(FRIDAY). CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY
AND
EXPORT
SHIPMENTS
TODAY
THE
OR
AFTER
MUST BE
"ALL IMPORT DECLARED ACCORDING TO THE NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.
1. 1988, "AS FOR ARTICLES IMPORTED OR EXPORTED BEFORE JANUARY
JANUARY 14, 1988, THE OLD IF THEY
ON OR BEFORE ARE DECLARED
IF THEY ARE DECLARED CLASSIFICATION CODES SHOULD BE USED. HOWEVER,
BE USED, AFTER JANUARY 14, 1988, THE NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MUST THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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NEW HONG KONG AND EXPORTS
THE COMMODITY DESCRIPTIONS AND CODES UNDER THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM ARE SPECIFIED IN THE HONG KONG IMPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST (HARMONIZED SYSTEM).
A FLAT CHARGE "FOOD ITEMS, THE IMPORT OF WHICH IS SUBJECT TO
ARE OF LODGEMENT
DECLARATION, THE IMPORT OF HK$5 PER SHIPMENT ON
TO THE NEW APPENDED OF
ITEMS FOOD SPECIFIED IN THE CLASSIFICATION LIST.
SCHEDULE
"ALSO, HONG KONG-MADE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR THE CLOTHING TRAINING LEVY ON SCHEDULE OF CLOTHING (INCLUDING FOOTWEAR)
ORDINANCE, INDUSTRY} TRAINING (CLOTHING
ITEMS SUBJECT TO
EXPORT, WHICH ARE SPECIFIED IN THE ITEMS TO THE INDUSTRIAL
TO
NEW ARE APPENDED
THE OF EXPORTERS, THE
CLASSIFICATION LIST FOR THE CONVENIENT REFERENCE SPOKESMAN SAID.
T
CHANGEOVER
IN ANNOUNCED
THE
"ALL THE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS REQUIRED DUE TO THE
KONG HARMONIZED HONG
TO THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, HE ADDED.
་་
SYSTEM HAVE
BEEN
"DECLARANTS MUST SUBMIT ACCURATE AND COMPLETE (REGISTRATION} REQUIRED UNDER THE IMPORT AND EXPORT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF GOODS.
WITHIN
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INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, DAYS AFTER THE
AS
ΤΟ
FOR
IN FINDING THE APPROPRIATE "IP DECLARANTS HAVE DIFFICULTIES COMMODITY DESCRIPTIONS AND CODES FROM THE NEW CLASSIFICATION LIST
THE MAKE
TRADE ENQUIRIES WITH TELEPHONE THEIR ARTICLES, THEY CAN
STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THE CLASSIFICATION SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND
OF THE DIRECTORY FOR TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE FOUND AT APPENDIX II
THE SPOKESMAN SAID. HARMONIZED SYSTEM HANDBOOK,
BOTH THE HONG KONG
"
LIST AT
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION (HARMONIZED SYSTEM) AND THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM HANDBOOK ARE ON SALE
EXCISE DEPARTMENT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AND CUSTOMS AND
COLLECTION OFFICES.
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