GACC's Special Safeguard over Agric. Imports from New Zealand
[2011-05-13 16:14:43]
Announcement No. 27, 2011 of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)
According to the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), China takes special safeguard measures against the agricultural products originating in New Zealand under eleven HS Codes.
On April 25, 2011, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced on its official website (www.customs.gov.cn) that import quantity of butter and other fats/oils (HS Codes 04051000 and 04059000) from New Zealand had approached the trigger level for special safeguard measures of 2011.
Till April 29, 2011, there were 11,075.38 tons of such agricultural products having been imported into China, exceeding 2011's trigger level of 10,882 tons for special safeguards.
Therefore, from April 30, 2011, China levies import tariffs at the Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates on aforementioned agricultural products under the Agreement. The tariff rates and other issues on those in transit should comply with the provisions of GACC's Announcement No. 91, 2008.
General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China
April 29, 2011
Source: ETCN
Related Articles:
- GACC Announcement No.68, 2015 on New Zealand Agric Product QTY in 2015 and Safeguard Triggering QTY in 2016
(2015-12-25) - AQSIQ's Import-Grain Fumigant Residue Control Measures
(2013-07-24) - India Safeguard agst China Stainless Hot-Rolled Steel Plates
(2013-03-12) - South Africa Ends Safeguard agst Frozen Potato Slices
(2013-03-12) - GACC Announcement No. 9, 2013 Safeguard Agst. New Zealand Agricultural Products
(2013-03-05) - China Measures on Dairy Import-Export Inspection & Quarantine
(2013-02-28) - GACC Announcement No. 61, 2012 on Safeguard agst. New Zealand Agricultural Products
(2012-12-28) - EurAsEC Provisional Safeguard against Import Harvesters
(2012-12-28) - Chinese Government Announces Measures to Boost PV Industry
(2012-12-24) - Ukraine Longer Safeguard against Import Matches
(2012-12-17)
Most Read
- GACC Announcement No.10, 2017 on China-South Korea Goods Origin Info Exchange System
(2017-02-09) - Explanations on Compilation & Release of the "China Export Leading Indicator"
(2014-07-10) - GACC Announcement No.26, 2016 on (Cross-Border E-Commerce Retail Import/Export Control)
(2016-05-10) - GACC Announcement No.46, 2015 (on Uniform Social Credit Code Implementation)
(2015-10-10) - GACC Announcement No. 32, 2016 on (Uniform Social Credit Code for Legal Persons & Organizations)
(2016-05-13) - AQSIQ-CNCA Announcement No. 117, 2012 on Compulsory Certification-Free Products
(2012-08-16) - China Tariffs Implementation Plan for 2013
(2012-12-27) - Announcement of the General Administration of Customs of P. R. China, No. 43, 2010
(2010-07-06) - China Bans Export of Protected Fossils
(2010-11-25) - AQSIQ Announcement No.54, 2014 on China-Switzerland FTA Certificate of Origin
(2014-05-16)
