Laws of the People's Republic of China

The General Customs Administration, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation

Circular of the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Concerning Necessary Certificates for Imported Second-hand Electromechanical Products by Enterprises in Export Processing Zones

ShuFa [2000] No. 745

November 28,2000

Guangdong Branch and each customs directly under the General Administration of Customs:

With regard to the recent Enquiries about Whether the Import of Second-hand Electromechanical Products by Enterprises in Export Processing Zones is subject to certificate control or not, a clear-cut answer after careful consideration is as follows:

According to the Circular of the State Economic and Trade Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the Customs General Administration and the State Administration for Import and Export Commodity Inspection on Strengthening the Import Control of Second-hand Electromechanical Products(GuoJingMaoJi [1997] No.877) and the Supplementary Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the Customs General Administration and the State Administration of Import and Export Commodity Inspection and Quarantine and Quarantine on Strengthening the Import Control of Second-hand Electromechanical Products (WaiJingMaoJiDianFa [1998] No.555, hereinafter referred to as the Supplementary Circular), the import of second-hand electromechanical products by enterprises in export processing zones shall be brought under certificate administration if the products are subject to import quota, are specified ones, centralized registered ones, or are listed in the import catalogue of important second-hand electromechanical products in the Supplementary Circular. When the above products are imported to the export processing zones, the customs shall inspect and handle the import procedures against certifications issued by the Department of Electromechanical Products Administration of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. However, materials or components imported for processing trade related to second-hand electromechanical products shall be handled according to relevant regulations.