The Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on "Detailed Rules for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Wool and Tops 2013"

[Release unit] Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China [Published Document No.] Announcement No. 60 of 2012 [Published] 2012-09-25

Pursuant to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Agricultural Products (Ministry of Commerce and the Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China No. 4 of 2003), the Ministry of Commerce has formulated detailed rules for the implementation of import tariff quotas for wool and wool tops in 2013. The following is issued as follows:

First, the total import tariff quota for wool in 2013 was 287,000 tons; the total import tariff quota for wool tops was 80,000 tons.

2. In 2013, the import tariff quotas for wool and wool tops were implemented on a first-come, first-served basis. The applicant applies for wool, wool top import tariff quotas (including processing trade) on the basis of wool, wool top import contracts and related materials. The Ministry of Commerce authorizes agencies to issue "Industrial Import Tariff Quota Certificates" to eligible applicants. When the total number of issued quotas reached the total amount of wool and wool tariff quotas in 2013, the Ministry of Commerce authorized agencies to stop accepting applications.

III. Application Conditions (1) Enterprises that hold the 2012 tariffs for wool and wool tops and have actual import performance (hereinafter referred to as applicants for actual performance) or those newly established and put into operation and whose annual processing capacity of wool and wool tops is 5,000 tons or above (hereinafter referred to as “No” Performance Applicants);

(2) Enterprises registered before the industrial and commercial administrative department before January 1, 2013, and passed the latest annual inspection;

(3) In the previous year, there were no violation records in customs, industry and commerce, taxation, quality inspection, **, ****, environmental protection, etc.;

(IV) There was no violation of the Interim Measures for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Agricultural Products, the Regulations on the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Wool and Tops in 2012, and the Implementing Rules for the Administration of Tariff Quotas for Imports of Wool and Tops in 2012.

4. The applicant for the tariff quota meeting the above conditions shall submit an application to the authorized Ministry of Commerce of the place where the industrial and commercial registration is located (regulatory enterprise of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Beijing directly to the Quota License Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce (hereinafter the same)) with the wool and wool top import contract. Applicants must truthfully fill out the “Application Form for Import Tariff Quotas for Wool and Tops” (see Attachment 1) and provide the relevant materials to the authorized agencies of the Ministry of Commerce at the time of the first application.

The applicant with no actual performance needs to provide the approval document (project proposal or feasibility study report) and completion acceptance report for the project approval by the competent authority. After the approval of the Ministry of Commerce, the application for import tariff quotas for wool and wool tops can be submitted in 2013.

V. Tariff Quota Applicants may obtain the “Application Form for Import Tariff Quotas of Wool and Tops” from the authorized agencies of the Ministry of Commerce or download it from the website of the Ministry of Commerce (http://).

Sixth, applicants with actual achievements may apply for tariff quotas multiple times within the year, but the number of wool and woolen tariff quotas that were applied for cumulatively before September 30, 2013 shall not exceed the import volume under the same trade mode in 2012. The import quantity is calculated according to the accumulative quantity of the "Agricultural Product Tariff Quota Certificate" received and verified by the Customs agency of the Ministry of Commerce and signed and signed by the customs.

7. After September 30, 2013, if the total amount of tariff quotas has not been claimed, those who have obtained the quotas have already completed the number of imports specified in Article 6 and can continue to apply for import quotas after approval by the Ministry of Commerce; The no-performance applicant can submit a quota application and the number of applications does not exceed the approved amount.

VIII. After the Ministry of Commerce authorized the agency to accept the application, if it meets the requirements of Articles 3, 6 and 7 after being audited, it shall be reported through the computer networking system of the Ministry of Commerce in a timely manner. The order of application is based on the display of the management terminal of the Ministry of Commerce.

9. After the Ministry of Commerce receives a complete online application, it shall notify the authorized agency of the Ministry of Commerce of the results of the examination and approval online within 5 working days.

X. After the authorized agency of the Ministry of Commerce receives the approval notice, it shall issue the "Customer's Import Tariff Quota Certificate" to the end-user within 5 working days according to the amount approved by the Ministry of Commerce. If the certificate expires, the system will withdraw the amount of the application and deduct the amount that the company can claim in the year.

11. The "Import Tariff Quota Certificate for Agricultural Products" shall be valid within 3 months from the date of issuance and shall not exceed December 31, 2013 at the latest.

12. For shipments departing from the port of origin before December 31, 2013, which need to arrive in the following year, holders of tariff quotas are required to hold a shipping document and a valid "Import Customs Tariff Quota Certificate for Agricultural Products" before December 31st. 》To the Ministry of Commerce authorized agencies to apply for extension, the extension of the validity period of the “Agricultural Import Tariff Quota Certificate” shall not exceed the end of February 2014 at the latest.

XIII. During the period of validity of the "Agricultural Import Tariff Quota Certificate", if the holder of the tariff quota has not used or has not used up the tariff quota already applied, the original tariff quota certificate shall be returned to the authorized agency of the Ministry of Commerce that issued the certificate. The Ministry of Commerce authorizes the agency to write off the quantity already used in the system and return it to the unused quantity in time. At the same time, it is noted in the remarks column of the original “Import Customs Tariff Quota Certificate for Agricultural Products” and kept for future reference. The Ministry of Commerce will take back the remaining quotas listed on the tariff quota card and include it in the margin of wool and woolen tariff quotas. The date of late delivery of tariff quotas that cannot be completed in the current year must not exceed September 15, 2013. Those who fail to return the goods on time are deemed to have not completed the import, and the proportion is deducted from the amount that can be claimed in 2014.

14. Within 20 workdays after import goods have been cleared by customs, holders of tariff quotas shall issue the original copy of the "Customs Import Tariff Quota Certificate" signed by the customs (the consignee shall apply for Customs formalities) to the original issue of the certificate. The Ministry of Commerce authorized the agency. The authorized department of the Ministry of Commerce shall write off the system in time and keep the original. The latest written-off period of the "Authorization of Import Tariff Quota Certificate for Agricultural Products" must not exceed March 31, 2014. Those who did not write off on schedule were deemed as having not completed the import, and the proportion was deducted from the amount that could be claimed in 2014.

XV. If a fraudulent contract or material is used to defraud the "Agricultural Product Import Tariff Quota Certificate", it shall be punished according to the "Provisional Measures for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Agricultural Products."

16. Those who forge, alter, or trade in "Agricultural Import Tariff Quota Certificates" shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with relevant laws for the crime of illegal business or forging, altering, or buying the official documents, certificates, and seals of the authorities. If holders of tariff quotas have the above-mentioned behaviors, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce authorized agencies will not accept applications for tariff quotas for imported agricultural products within two years.