GACC Announcement No.59, 2017 on Added Zero-Duty Goods Origin Criteria under Hong Kong & Macao CEPAs for 2018

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In accordance with China Inland-Hong Kong and Inland-Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements (hereinafter referred to as “Hong Kong CEPA” and “Macao CEPA”) and their supplements, hereby announced are the Table of Origin Criteria for Added Zero-Duty Goods under Hong Kong CEPA from 1 January 2018 (see Annex 1), the Table of Origin Criteria for Added Zero-Duty Goods under Macao CEPA from 1 January 2018 (see Annex 2), and the Tables of Origin Criteria Revised for Zero-Duty Goods under Hong Kong CEPA from 1 January 2018 (see Annex 3).

All of the three Tables of Origin Criteria use simplified description of goods, whose scopes are consistent with those under corresponding HS Codes in China Customs Import & Export Tariff of 2017, and shall enter into force on 1 January 2018.

Additionally, relevant changes have been made to the origin criteria of HS Code 3920.9990 listed in the Annex 1 “Hong Kong Goods Origin Criteria” of GACC Announcement No. 82 of 2011, and the updated criteria shall enter into force on 1 January 2018.


Annex 1. Table of Origin Criteria for Added Zero-Duty Goods under Hong Kong CEPA from 1 January 2018;
Annex 2. Table of Origin Criteria for Added Zero-Duty Goods under Macao CEPA from 1 January 2018;
Annex 3. Table of Origin Criteria Revised for Zero-Duty Goods under Hong Kong CEPA from 1 January 2018;




General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)
December 10, 2017
Source: ETCN