GACC Announcement No.50, 2014 on China-Iceland FTA Implementation

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Upon approval by the State Council, China-Iceland Free Trade Agreement (FTA) shall enter into force on July 1, 2014. Relevant matters are hereby announced:

1. As from July 1, 2014, conventional tariff shall be applied to the goods originating in Iceland as listed in the Annex.

2. The import and export declarations shall be made as per GACC Announcements No.52 of 2008 and No.6 of 2009; the "Preferential Trade Agreement Code" shall be "16".

3. Upon declaration of Iceland-made goods by conventional tariff, the importers shall conform to China Customs Administrative Measures on Goods Country of Origin under China-Iceland Free Trade Agreement (GACC Decree No.222).

4. China's agency for issuing Certificate of Origin is the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine (AQSIQ) and its local branches as well as China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).

5. Simplified names of goods are used in the Annex hereto, and their accurate descriptions shall be subject to the Customs Import & Export Tariffs of the P. R. China.

Annex: China-Iceland FTA Conventional Tariffs of 2014 (omitted)



The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)

June 30, 2014
Source: ETCN