[Imports Management ] Announcement of the Ministry of Commerce on the Quantity

        Quantity of Import Tariff Quotas, Distribution Principles and Application Procedures for Fertilizers in 2009: the fertilizers subject to the tariff quota management in 2009 are: carbamide (tax No.: 3102100001), diammonium phosphate (tax No.: 3105300001), and compound fertilizer (tax No.: 3105200001). 

        I. The quantity of import tariff quotas. The distributable quantity of import tariff quotas in 2009 are: 3.3 million tons of carbamide, 6.9 million tons of diammonium phosphate, and 3.45 million tons of compound fertilizer. 

        II. The distribution principles.
       (I). The performances of the importer;
       (II). The capacity, operation scale and sales status of the applicant;
       (III). Whether the quotas obtained in the past were fully utilized; 
       (IV). The applied quantity.
       (V). the applications by other importers.
       (VI). Other considerations. 

       III. State-run trade tariff quota. The quantities  of state-run trade quota of fertilizers in 2009 are: 2.97 million tons of carbamide, 3.52 million tons of diammonium phosphate, and 1.76 million tons of compound fertilizer. The applicants of the state-run trade quota of fertilizers are: agricultural production goods company with an import base and achievements; three types of agricultural stations with an import base and achievements (solid manure station, seed station, and agrotechnical station; fertilizer producers with an import base and achievements; eligible new applicants. 

       IV. Non-state-run trade tariff quota. The quantity of non-state-run trade quota of fertilizers in 2009 are: 3.3 million tons of carbamide, 3.38 million tons of diammonium phosphate, and 1.69 million tons of compound fertilizer.The applicants of the non-state-run trade quota of fertilizers are: enterprise of small-scale border trade with an import base and achievements; foreign invested enterprises with an import base and achievements; other enterprises with an import base and achievements; eligible new applicants. 

      V. Documents required in the application of tariff quota. The applicants for the tariff quota of fertilizers shall submit the following documents: 

     (I). The basic information of the applicant: a copy of the duplicate of the business license, registered capital, capacity, operation scale, sales income, tax amount, etc. 

     (II). The quantity of quotas obtained in the recent three years (2006—2008), including quantities in different varieties attached with photocopies of correspondent distribution documents. 

    (III). The import record of fertilizers in the recent three years (2006—2008), including the records in varieties (the import records shall be based on the customs declaration data); 

    ( IV). The varieties and quantity of the fertilizer tariff quota in 2009, indicating whether it is state-run trade or non-state-run trade (the two applications cannot be done at the same time). VI. The application procedures. The applicant shall submit the documents to the administrative bodies of key industrial goods authorized by the Ministry of Commerce, which shall report to the Ministry of Commerce. The enterprises directly under the administration of the central government shall submit the documents to the Ministry of Commerce directly.