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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO LODGE THE REQUIRED DECLARATION, OR KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY LODGES ANY DECLARATION THAT IS INACCURATE IN ANY MATERIAL PARTICULAR IS LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.

AFTER COLLECTION BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, DECLARATIONS ARE PROCESSED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PRODUCE TRADE STATISTICS.

AMONG THE INFORMATION REQUIRED ON A DECLARATION ARE DESCRIPTIONS AND CODE NUMBERS OF COMMODITIES IMPORTED OR EXPORTED.

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THE COMMODITY CODE NUMBERS REQUIRED TO BE FILLED IN DECLARATION MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HONG KONG HARMONISED SYSTEM (HK HS), 1992 EDITION, WHICH HAS COME INTO EFFECT AS FROM YESTERDAY (JANUARY 1).

THIS NEW EDITION OF HK HS IS SPECIFIED IN THE PUBLICATION "HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST (HARMONISED SYSTEM), 1992 EDITION" OR "HKIECL(HS), 1992 EDITION" FOR SHORT. A CHINESE VERSION OF THIS PUBLICATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID AT THE TIME OF LODGING DECLARATIONS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY AD VALOREM CHARGES AND, THE CASE OF EXPORTS OF LOCALLY MADE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ITEMS, EXPORT TRAINING LEVY.

EXCEPT FOR IMPORTS OF FOOD ITEMS, THE RATE OF CHARGES IS $5 IN RESPECT OF THE FIRST $10,000 OF THE VALUE GOODS AND $0.5 IN RESPECT OF EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000.

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VALOREM OF THE

IMPORTS OF FOOD ITEMS WHICH ARE SPECIFIED IN APPENDIX I OF "HKIECL(HS), 1992 EDITION" ARE SUBJECT TO A FLAT CHARGE OF SHIPMENT ON LODGEMENT OF THE IMPORT DECLARATION.

HK$5

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EXPORTS OF LOCALLY MADE CLOTHING (INCLUDING FOOTWEAR) ITEMS, WHICH ARE SPECIFIED IN APPENDIX II OF THE "HKIECL(HS), 1992 EDITION" F ARE SUBJECT TO AN ADDITIONAL CLOTHING TRAINING LEVY OF $0.3 IN RESPECT OF EACH $1,000 VALUE OR PART THEREOF.

BESIDES THE NEW COMMODITY

CLASSIFICATION LIST, REVISED

DECLARATION FORMS HAVE ALSO TAKEN EFFECT AS FROM JANUARY 1.

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BEING VERY SIMILAR TO THE OLD DECLARATION FORMS BASICALLY, REVISED FORMS REQUIRE A FEW PIECES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS THE MODE OF TRANSPORT.

MOREOVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID CHINESE DECLARATION FORMS ARE INTRODUCED IN ADDITION TO THE ENGLISH ONES. IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS ARE FREE TO CHOOSE EITHER THE ENGLISH OR CHINESE FORMS FOR DECLARATION.

THE REVISED DECLARATION FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS ON THE NEW COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION LIST ARE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

OFFICES.

COLLECTION

/ALL IMPORT