China Catalogs Goods under Export License 2013

6. In accordance with State Council Notice of GuoFa [1996] 2, frontier petty traders, to export quota-bidden goods, ozone layer depleting substance, automobiles and their chassis, motorcycles and their engines/frames as aforementioned, shall apply for export licenses to MOFCOM-authorized licensors;

Where the frontier petty exports are subject to export quota licenses, the authorized provincial authorities shall issue the export licenses on the strength of MOFCOM-issued frontier petty export quotas;

Where the frontier petty traders export others listed in this Catalog of 2013 herein than the mentioned herein, the export licenses may be exempted.

7. For the purpose of web-based verification and cancel of the licenses, as regards the goods exempt from "one license for each batch" management, the licensors must indicate "exempt from one license for each batch" alike in the "remark" column of the export licenses to be issued.

Exemption from "one license for each batch" is applied to:

(1) Exports by foreign-invested enterprises;
(2) Exports by processing trade;
(3) Exports by compensation trade;
(4) Wheat, corn, rice, wheat flour, corn flour, rice flour, live cattle, live pigs, live chicken, beef, pork, chicken, crude oil, oil products, coal, automobiles (incl. set of parts/components) and their chassis, motorcycles (incl. all-terrain vehicles) and their engines and frames.

The export licenses with "exempt from one license for each batch" may be declared to the customs at the same ports for not more than twelve (12) times; the customs shall reject these licenses after their 12 times of declaration even if they have outstanding balances.

8. The sample advertisements of ozone layer depleting substances must be subject to export licenses on their exports.

9. As regards the exports of automobile products by means of ordinary trade, processing trade, frontier trade, and donation, the exporters must obtain export licenses;

As regards the exports of automobile products by means of engineering contracting, the exporters shall obtain export licenses but shall not be restricted in terms of their export qualifications.

10. As regards the goods indicated with ▲ mark in the annex hereto (coke, alumina, silicon carbide, fluorite, manganese), the exporters may apply for export licenses on the strength of export contracts without presenting relevant approvals.

11. Foreign aid by China Government of the goods cataloged herein is not subject to export quota and license.

This Catalog herein shall come into force on January 1, 2013 along with the simultaneous repeal of the Catalog of 2012 on the Goods under Export License.


Annexes:

1. Catalog of 2013 on the Goods under Export License (omitted)

2. Catalog of 2013 on the Goods under Export License by Frontier Petty Trade (omitted)


The Ministry of Commerce of China

The General Administration of Customs of China

December 31, 2012