"Implementation Rules for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Wool and Tops in 2014"

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 rules for the implementation of the 2014 import tariff quota management for wool and wool tops. The following is announced:

First, the total import tariff quota for wool in 2014 was 287,000 tons; the total import tariff quota for wool tops was 80,000 tons.

Second, in 2014, the import tariff quotas for wool and wool tops will be allocated 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 reaches the total amount of tariff quotas for wool and wool tops in 2014, the authorized agencies of the Ministry of Commerce will stop accepting applications.

III. Application Conditions (I) Enterprises that hold the 2013 wool and wool tariff quotas and have imported performance (hereinafter referred to as applicants for actual performance) or those newly built and put into production and whose annual processing capacity of wool and wool tops is more than 5,000 tons (hereinafter referred to as “no”) Performance Applicants);

(2) Enterprises registered before the industrial and commercial administrative department before January 1, 2014, and passed the most recent 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 Rules for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Wool and Tops 2013, and the Implementing Rules for the Administration of Tariff Quotas for Wool and Tops Imports in 2013.

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 shall first provide the approval documents (project proposal or feasibility study report) for the project approval of the construction project by the competent department, and submit an application for import tariff quotas for wool and wool tops in 2014 after being approved by the Ministry of Commerce.

V. Tariff quota applicants may go to the authorized agencies of the Ministry of Commerce to obtain the “Application Form for Import Tariff Quotas of Wool and Tops” from the website of the Ministry of Commerce.

Sixth, applicants with actual achievements may apply for tariff quotas multiple times during the year. However, the number of tariff quotas for wool and wool tops that were applied for cumulatively before September 30, 2014 shall not, in principle, exceed the import volume under the same trade mode in 2013. 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, 2014, if the total amount of tariff quotas has not been claimed, those who have attained the quotas may continue to apply for import quotas after being approved by the Ministry of Commerce after they have completed the number of imports specified in Article 6; Approved no-performance applicants can submit quota applications, 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 verified, 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 on the Internet 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 is not expired, the system will withdraw the number of applications and deduct the amount that the enterprise 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, 2014 at the latest.

12. For shipments departing from the port of origin before December 31, 2014, which need to arrive in the following year, holders of tariff quotas are required to hold a shipping document and a valid certificate of import tariff quota for agricultural products before December 31st. 》To the Ministry of Commerce authorized agencies to apply for postponement, the postponed period of validity of the "Agricultural Import Tariff Quota Certificate" does not exceed February 28, 2015 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 used quantity in the system and return it to the unused quantity in a timely manner. At the same time, it shall be noted and kept for reference in the corresponding Remarks column of the original “Import Customs Tariff Quota Certificate for Agricultural Products”. The Ministry of Commerce will take back the remaining quotas listed on the tariff quota card and include it in the wool and wool tariff quotas. The date of late delivery of tariff quotas that could not be completed in that year must not exceed September 15, 2014. Those who did not return the goods on time were deemed as having not completed the import, and the proportion was deducted from the amount that could be claimed in 2015.

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, 2015. 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 2015.

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 the relevant laws for the crime of illegal business or forging, altering, or buying the official documents, certificates, and seals of the authorities. . At the same time, the authorized agencies of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce will no longer accept applications for tariff quotas on imported agricultural products within two years.