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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1992

NEW FEES FOR CERTIFICATION SERVICES

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT REMINDED TRADERS TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT FEES FOR CERTIFICATION SERVICES WILL BE REVISED FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 1).

UNDER THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (FEES) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 1992. THE REVISION WILL COVER APPLICATION FEES FOR CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND GENERALISED PREFERENCE CERTIFICATES.

CHARGES FOR APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUE OF A CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN, CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN PROCESSING (FORM TIC 185) OR OF ANY OTHER FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN OTHER THAN GENERALISED PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $55 TO $100 WHILE THAT FOR THE ISSUE OF A GENERALISED PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE WILL

GO UP TO

$135 FROM $75.

A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE NECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM то INTEGRITY OF HONG KONG'S CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN.

INCREASE WAS PROTECT THE

AMENDMENTS TO HK 1/E CLASSIFICATION LIST (HARMONISED SYSTEM)

* * * * *

AND

THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE HONG KONG IMPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST (KARMONISED SYSTEM), 1992 EDITION.

THESE AMENDMENTS, PUBLISHED IN A NOTICE IN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1.

(SUNDAY) EXPORTS

THE

LATEST

EXPORT IN

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ARE REMINDED THAT IMPORT AND DECLARATIONS FOR SHIPMENTS ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1 MUST BE COMPLETED ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDED CLASSIFICATION.

THE AMENDMENTS INVOLVE CHANGES TN ('OUNTRY DESCRIPTIONS AND CODES MAINLY OF REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND YUGOSLAVIA, AND CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATION OF COMMODITIES SUCH AS CERTAIN INORGANIC ACIDS, HALOGENATED DERIVATIVES OF HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC KETONES, VEGETABLE ALKALOIDS, SYNTHETIC MANOFILAMENT. WOVEN TERRY TOWELLING,

KNITTED AND CROCHETED FABRICS, CORDLESS

CERTAIN

TELEPHONES AND OPTICAL FIBRES.

THESE AMENDMENTS WILL BRING THE CLASSIFICATION UP-TO-DATE BY INTRODUCING MORE APPROPRIATE SUB-CLASSIFICATIONS AS WELL AS UNITS OF QUANTITY AND DELETING UNNECESSARY SUB-CLASSIFICATIONS.

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ARE REQUESTED ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THEIR STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS SHOULD FAMILIARISE WITH SUCH AMENDMENTS.

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