Announcement No. 65 Of 2010 Of The Ministry Of Commerce; Detailed Rules For The Administration Of Import Tariff Quota Of Wool And Wool Top In 2011

[issuing unit] Ministry of Commerce of the people's Republic of China

Announcement No. 65 of 2010

[date of issue] September 30, 2010

In accordance with the Interim Measures for the administration of import tariff quota of agricultural products (Order No. 4, 2003 of the Ministry of Commerce and the national development and Reform Commission), the detailed rules for the administration of import tariff quota of wool and wool top in 2011 have been formulated and are hereby announced.

Ministry of Commerce of the people's Republic of China

September 30, 2010

Detailed rules for the administration of import tariff quota of wool and wool top in 2011

Article 1 ? According to the Interim Measures for the administration of import tariff quota of agricultural products（ Ministry of Commerce Order No. 4 of 2003 of the national development and Reform Commission, these rules are formulated for the implementation of the administration of import tariff quota of wool and wool top.

Article 2 ? In 2011, the import tariff quota of wool was 287000 tons; Wool top Import tariff The quota is 80000 tons.

Article 3 ? In 2011, the distribution mode of "first come, first receive" was implemented in the import tariff quota of wool and wool top. The applicant shall apply for import tariff quota (including processing trade) of wool and top with the import contract of wool and top and relevant materials. The department authorized by the Ministry of Commerce shall issue import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products to qualified applicants. When the total amount of issued wool and wool top tariff quota in 2011, the authorized institutions of the Ministry of Commerce will stop accepting applications from applicants.

Article 4 ? apply condition

(1) holding ? Enterprises with import performance under tariff quota of wool and wool top in 2010 (hereinafter referred to as applicants with actual performance) or enterprises newly established and put into operation with annual processing capacity of more than 5000 tons of wool and top (hereinafter referred to as applicants without actual performance);

(2) the enterprises registered with the Administration for Industry and Commerce before January 1, 2011, and have passed the annual examination of the industrial and commercial department according to the provisions;

(3) there was no record of violation of customs, industry and commerce, taxation, quality inspection, foreign exchange, social security and environmental protection in the previous year;

(4) it has not violated the Interim Measures for the administration of import tariff quotas of agricultural products, the detailed rules for the administration of import tariff quotas of wool and wool tops in 2010, and the detailed rules for the administration of import tariff quotas of wool and wool tops in 2010{ page_ break}

Article 5 ? The applicant who meets the above conditions shall submit an application to the authorized organization of the Ministry of Commerce of the place where the industry and commerce is registered (the enterprises under the supervision of the state owned assets supervision and Administration Commission in Beijing directly report to the Bureau of quota and license affairs of the Ministry of Commerce, the same below) on the basis of the wool and wool top import contract. The applicant shall truthfully fill in the application form for import tariff quota of wool and wool top (see Annex 1), and provide the above-mentioned relevant materials to the organization authorized by the Ministry of Commerce when applying for the first time in that year.

Those who have no actual performance shall first provide the approval documents (project proposal or feasibility study report) and completion acceptance report of the competent department for the construction project, and can submit the 2011 import tariff quota application of wool and wool top after being approved by the Ministry of Commerce.

Article 6 ? Tariff quota applicants can get it from the authorized agencies of the Ministry of Commerce or from the website of the Ministry of Commerce http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/ Download (copy) application form for import tariff quota of wool and wool top.

Article 7 ? Applicants with actual performance can apply for tariff quota several times in the Gregorian calendar year, but the accumulated amount of wool and wool top tariff quota applied before September 30, 2011 does not exceed the import quantity under the same trade mode in 2010. The import quantity shall be calculated according to the cumulative quantity of import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products (the same below) received by the department authorized by the Ministry of Commerce and cancelled online and signed and sealed by the customs.

Article 8 ? After September 30, 2011, if the application for tariff quota is not completed, and those who have obtained the quota have completed the import quantity specified in Article 7, they can continue to apply for import quota after being approved by the Ministry of Commerce; Applicants without actual performance approved by the Ministry of Commerce may submit quota application, and the number of applications shall not exceed the approved amount.

Article 9 ? After accepting the application, the department authorized by the Ministry of Commerce shall apply through the computer networking system of the Ministry of Commerce in a timely manner if it meets the provisions of Article 4, Article 7 and Article 8. The application order shall be subject to the display of the management network terminal of the Ministry of Commerce.

Article 10 ? After receiving the complete online application, the Ministry of Commerce shall inform the authorized institutions of the Ministry of Commerce of the examination and approval results online within 5 working days.

Article 11 ? After receiving the approval notice, the authorized department of the Ministry of Commerce shall issue the import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products to the end users within 5 working days according to the quantity approved by the Ministry of Commerce. If the certificate has not been issued after the expiration of the time limit, the system will take back the relevant application quantity and deduct the amount that the enterprise can apply for in the current year.

Article 12 ?《 The import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products shall be valid within 3 months from the date of issuance, and shall not exceed December 31, 2011 at the latest{ page_ break}

Article 13 ? If the goods are shipped from the port of departure before December 31, 2011 and the goods are to be delivered in the next year, the holder of tariff quota shall apply to the original department authorized by the Ministry of commerce with the shipping documents and valid import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products before December 31, 2011. The validity period of the extended import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products shall not exceed the end of February 2012.

Article 14 ? Within the validity period of the import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products, if the holder of the tariff quota has not used up or has not used up the applied tariff quota, the original tariff quota certificate shall be returned to the original authorized organization of the Ministry of Commerce. The department authorized by the Ministry of Commerce shall timely write off the used quantity in the system and return the unused quantity, and at the same time indicate it in the remark column of the original certificate of import tariff quota of agricultural products and keep it for future reference. The Ministry of Commerce will take back the remaining quotas listed in the tariff quota certificate and include them in the tariff quota surplus of wool and wool top. The latest return date of the tariff quota that cannot be completed in the current year shall not exceed September 15. If the goods are not returned on time, they will be regarded as incomplete imports, and the quantity that can be applied for in 2012 will be deducted in equal proportion.

Article 15 ? The holder of TRQ shall, within 20 working days after the completion of customs formalities for imported goods, submit the original copy of the first copy of the certificate of import tariff quota of agricultural products signed and sealed by the Customs (the counterpart for the consignee to handle the customs formalities) to the original organization authorized by the Ministry of Commerce. The authorized institutions of the Ministry of Commerce shall timely write off in the system and keep the original. The latest verification period of the extended import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products shall not exceed March 31, 2012. Those who fail to write off on time shall be deemed as incomplete imports, and the quantity that can be applied for in 2012 will be deducted in equal proportion.

Article 16 ? Those who forge contracts or materials to defraud the import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products shall be punished according to the relevant provisions of the Interim Measures for the administration of import tariff quota of agricultural products.

Article 17 ? Those who forge, alter or buy or sell the import tariff quota certificate of agricultural products shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws on the crime of illegal business operation or the crime of forging, altering, trading official documents, certificates and seals of state organs. If the holder of tariff quota has the above-mentioned behavior, the Ministry of Commerce and the authorized institutions shall not accept the application for tariff quota of imported agricultural products within two years.

Article 18 ? The Ministry of Commerce shall be responsible for the interpretation of these rules.