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CHINESE REFERENCE GUIDE FOR TRADE CLASSIFICATION LIST
A PUBLICATION IN CHINESE HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AS A REFERENCE GUIDE IN COMPLETING IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATIONS.
IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS WILL FIND THE PUBLICATION USEFUL AS IT CONTAINS A COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION WITH HARMONIZED SYSTEM CODES AND CHINESE COMMODITY DESCRIPTIONS, AS WELL AS COUNTRY CODES AND NAMES OF COUNTRIES IN CHINESE.
THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM COMMODITY CODES AND COUNTRY CODES ARE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS HAVE то PROVIDE ON IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATION FORMS.
AN ENGLISH PUBLICATION, "HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST (HARMONIZED SYSTEM)", HAS BEEN AVAILABLE WITH ENGLISH COMMODITY DESCRIPTIONS AND NAMES OF COUNTRIES IN ENGLISH.
THE NEW PUBLICATION IN CHINESE OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL CHOICE OF REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS IN LOOKING UP THE CORRECT HARMONIZED SYSTEM CODES AND COUNTRY CODES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED, HOWEVER, THAT NOT ALL COMMODITIES AS DEFINED IN THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM HAVE WELL-ACCEPTED CHINESE TRANSLATION.
THE CHINESE TERMS GIVEN IN THE PUBLICATION ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. IF IN DOUBT, THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS SHOULD ВЕ REFERRED TO IN COMPLETING IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS.
LISTS, THE OTHER USEFUL
BESIDES THE COMMODITY AND COUNTRY CLASSIFICATION NEWLY PUBLISHED CHINESE REFERENCE GUIDE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATION.
IT INCLUDES EXPLANATIONS ON THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR LODGING IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATIONS, CALCULATION SCHEME FOR AD VALOREM CHARGES AND IMPORTANT POINTS то NOTE IN COMPLETING IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATION FORMS.
THE PUBLICATION ALSO INCLUDES SPECIMEN OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DECLARATION FORMS.
THE NEW PUBLICATION IS NOW ON SALE AT $50 PER COPY AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE
GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR,
CONNAUGHT PLACE,
HONG KONG.
KOWLOON COLLECTION