China-Singapore Free Trade Zone to enjoy tariff preferences for export goods

The “Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the New Zealand Government” (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") is the first comprehensive free trade agreement signed between China and other countries. It was formally implemented on October 1, 2008. This is also the first free trade agreement between China and the developed countries, covering many areas such as goods trade, service trade and investment.

In order to enable China's exports to New Zealand products to enjoy preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement, our country's authorized visa agency (hereinafter referred to as the authorized agency) that has issued a certificate of origin has issued China-New Zealand free trade since October 1, 2008. District preferential certificate of origin.

Pre-registration China's applicants for certificates of origin shall be registered. Applicants who apply for preferential certificates of origin in the China-New Zealand Free Trade Area must go through the registration formalities with the authorized agencies in advance. Applicants who are not registered will not be able to apply for issuing China-New Zealand Free Trade Zone preferential certificates of origin.

In advance, the "Agreement" stipulates that only importers who require preferential tariff treatment when importing goods will submit the certificate of origin, country of origin declaration or other origin certificate designated by the importer to the importer's customs, and the importer Preferential tariff treatment for imported goods from one side. According to this, the applicant should apply for a certificate of preferential origin of China-Singapore Free Trade Zone in advance of the export of the goods.

When applying for issuing a preferential certificate of origin for the China-Singapore Free Trade Area, it is necessary to submit the "China-New Zealand Free Trade Zone Concession Certificate of Origin Application" and the China-New Zealand Free Trade Zone Concession Certificate of Origin, which is completed in accordance with regulations. , copies of commercial invoices for export goods and other necessary documents.

The China-New Zealand Free Trade Zone preferential certificate of origin adopts a uniform format, and the certificate number must not be duplicated. The goods included in the certificate should be on an import declaration form and be filled out in English.

In addition, it should also be noted that the product items listed in column 7 of the certificate must not exceed 20 items, and the HS codes referred to in column 10 of the certificate should be filled with the internationally harmonized six-digit HS codes currently used in China.

Correctly mark the country of origin standards of origin should be marked in the 11th column of the certificate. The purpose of this column must be true and accurate. Otherwise, the New Zealand Customs will doubt whether the goods have the origin or not, which may trigger the verification of the origin, or even refuse to grant preferential tariff treatment.

When exporting goods for export declaration, the consignor must fill out the customs declaration form in accordance with the “Guidelines for the Customs Declaration of Import and Export Customs Declaration Form of the People's Republic of China Customs” (No. 52 Announcement of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China) and submit the certificate of origin to the customs. A copy of the original copy of the data or certificate of origin.

The goods that meet the direct transportation rules and enjoy export tariff preferences should be the goods directly transported between China and New Zealand, that is, the direct transportation rules. According to the provisions of the Agreement, the following circumstances should be considered as direct transportation:

Transportation of goods without the third country or territory outside China and New Zealand;

During the transit of goods through the territory of one or more countries other than China and New Zealand, whether or not they are transport vehicles or temporary storage in these countries or regions for no more than six months, as long as the goods do not enter their trade or consumption areas within their territory. And, with the exception of handling, repackaging, or other handling required to keep the goods in good condition, the goods have not been disposed of in their territory. In order to comply with the above requirements, New Zealand Customs should submit non-party customs documents or any other documents to prove.

Conditions that cannot enjoy preferential tariff treatment The certificate of origin is not properly filled or signed;

The origin of the goods does not comply with the rules of origin of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Area;

The information in the certificate of origin does not match the submitted document;

The name, quantity and weight of the listed goods, packaging marks and numbers, and the number and types of packages do not match the imported goods.

When refusing to grant preferential tariff treatment, the customs of the importing party shall provide the importers and exporters with a written explanation of the reasons for the decision.