Laws of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs

Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Announcement

[2005] No. 9

February 21, 2005

Iron ore shall be under the management of Automatic Import License (included in Automatic Import License Management Commodity List III. See Appendix 1 of Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Announcement No 26, 2004) as of March 1, 2005, in accordance with provisions of Regulations of People's Republic of China on Administration of Import and Export of Goods and Management Measures on Cargo Automatic Import License. Iron ore is listed under No.2601110000, No.2601120000 and No.2601200000. All the iron ore import enterprises shall go through the formalities of automatic import license in line with Management Measures on Cargo Automatic Import License and other relevant provisions. Customs shall handle declaration and passing-the-customs procedures for imported iron ore on the basis of Automatic Import License issued by License Institutions of Ministry of Commerce.