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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993
TEXTILES TRADER REGISTRATION SCHEME LAUNCHED
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THE TEXTILES TRADER REGISTRATION SCHEME (TTRS), WHICH AIMS AT SUPPLEMENTING EXISTING TEXTILES LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS AND REPLACING THE TRANSHIPMENT CARGO EXEMPTION SCHEME IN RESPECT OF TEXTILES, WILL COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
"SO FAR, OVER 10,000 TEXTILES TRADERS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE TTRS. WE HOPE MORE TRADERS WILL APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AND BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE REGISTRATION IS VALID FOR 12 MONTHS AND SUBJECT то ANNUAL RENEWAL. THE CURRENT ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE IS $2,000.
THOSE REGISTERED UNDER THE TTRS WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM TEXTILES LICENSING REQUIREMENTS IN RESPECT OF ALL IMPORTS, ALL RE-EXPORTS, DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS AND TEXTILES TRANSHIPMENT CARGO.
THEY WILL ONLY BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ΤΟ THE CARRIER AT THE TIME OF SHIPMENT A NOTIFICATION CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE CONSIGNMENT IN QUESTION. THE NOTIFICATION WILL THEN BE RETURNED то THE TRADE DEPARTMENT BY THE CARRIER, TOGETHER WITH THE MANIFEST.
IN
OR
"TRADERS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO COME TO THE DEPARTMENT PERSON TO OBTAIN THE RELEVANT LICENCES BEFORE THE IMPORTATION EXPORTATION OF THOSE TEXTILES COVERED BY THE
THE SPOKESMAN
SAID.
SCHEME,
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REGISTERED TEXTILES TRADERS SHOULD BUY THE VARIOUS NOTIFICATION FORMS FROM THE TRADE DEPARTMENT. THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION OR CERTIFIED PHOTOCOPIES OF THEIR
CERTIFICATES.
COPIES OF A CIRCULAR EXPLAINING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION OF NOTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT TO TEXTILES TRADERS REGISTERED UNDER THE SCHEME.
THE CIRCULAR IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE TRADE DEPARTMENT'S ENQUIRY COUNTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR, TRADE DEPARTMENT TOWER, 700 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
ON JULY
WITH THE LAUNCHING OF THE TTRS
THE TRANSHIPMENT CARGO EXEMPTION SCHEME WILL CEASE TO APPLY TO TEXTILES GOODS ON THE SAME DAY.
"TEXTILES TRANSHIPMENT CARGO MUST BE COVERED BY NOTIFICATIONS, OR FOR THOSE NOT YET REGISTERED UNDER THE TTRS, BY IMPORT AND RE-EXPORT LICENCES, HE SAID.
THE
"IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCE FORMS (FORMS 7 & 4) MUST BE USED то COVER TEXTILES CONSIGNMENTS NOT COVERED BY NOTIFICATIONS, SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
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