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[ETCN] China Lists Enterprises Eligible for Vehicles & Motorcycles Export Licenses for 2014

In accordance with the Notice of ShangChanFa [2012] No.318, we hereby jointly release the lists for 2014 of enterprises eligible for export licenses on automobiles and motorcycles as follow...

[ETCN] MOFCOM Announcement No.85, 2013 Ends Two-Anti Duties on USA Sedans & SUVs

On December 14, 2011, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its annual announcement no.84 to levy antidumping and anti-subsidy duties on USA-made sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUV) of not-less-than-2.5-liter displacement for two years...

[ETCN] China Notice on Foreign Exchange Management for Banks' Trade Financing

To provincial administrations of foreign exchange; the administrations of foreign exchange at Shenzhen, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen, and Ningbo; the foreign-exchange banks designated for Chinese-funded enterprises...

[ETCN] China Adjusts Natural Gas Import Tax Preferences

To local financial authorities, state tax bureaus, Guangdong Sub-Administration of China Customs, and province-level customs administrations:We hereby decides to make the following adjustments to some regulations set...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.66, 2013 on Zero-Duty Origin Criteria on Hong Kong & Macao Goods

Based on mainland-Hong Kong and mainland-Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements (CEPA) respectively, the GACC hereby works out the Origin Criteria from January 1, 2014 on Added Hong Kong-Made Goods...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.65, 2013 on China Tariff Subhead Notes Added & Adjusted in 2013

The P. R China's Customs Import & Export Tariff Subhead Notes are one of Chinese legal grounds for import and export commodity classification. In order to help importers and exporters to...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.57, 2013 on Investigating Import Goods Use Directions

The General Administration of Customs has decided to continue the investigation into the directions of use regarding the goods imported in 2012 on the basis of last-year pilot operation. Relevant matters are hereby announced...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.56, 2013 on Mixed-Ore Origin Declaration Rules

As regards the ores under HS Codes 2601-2617, where being mixed through physical treatment such as blending and screening among them...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.60, 2013: AD Deposit on Pulps from USA, Canada, Brazil

China Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has decided to conduct provisional antidumping (AD) measures from November 7, 2013 on the pulps from the USA, Canada and Brazil (see Annex 1)...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No.59, 2013 on Duty-Free Goods Statistical Caliber

To accurately implement UN statistical norms on goods trade, the Chinese statistical calibers on duty-free goods (customs statistical trade mode code "41") are adjusted as follow...