Please explain in step by step format the procedure, Just to make things easier for others to understand.
 
e.g. 
1. Obtain the proof of birth from the Hospital.
2. Name your child. 

When companies apply for import licenses required to submit:

• with company letter head paper to print and affix the seal of the application report (including regional, trade names, the amount of goods, etc.);
• the seal of the enterprise "import license application form" a; Import Application Form .doc
• the import contract (copy) a;
• foreign trade operators Registration (copy);
• is the principal-agent import and submit import agency agreement (the original);
• valid proof of licensing officers (letter of recommendation) and valid documents (identity card or work permit).
• other materials required to be submitted.

People's Bank of China
Address: Street, Xicheng District, Beijing prescription 32
Zip Code: 100800
Tel: 010-66194114
Website: http://www.pbc.gov.cn/

People's Republic of China Ministry of Commerce Quota License Bureau
Address: Dongcheng District, No. 99 Temple Street???Longfu Building
Tel: 84095551
Fax: 84095124
Zip: 100010
Administrator mailbox: admin@licence.org.cn
Issuing Agencies

Only a legal person or organization with no illegal records in the last two years can apply for gold import and export permits, except for charitable donations, according to the PBOC.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Import Application Form

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

China's central bank is entitled to impose restrictive examinations on gold and gold production, according to a guideline issued.

In accordance with macro control, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) demands that all the gold and gold production listed in the guideline has a certificate issued by the PBOC or its branches for customs clearance.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Once a company has obtained foreign trade registration, it also needs to obtain an individual import / export licence for each consignment of goods it wishes to import into China. How this licence is acquired depends on the category of goods being imported or exported.

Chinese wholesale gold demand is at least 1541 metric tonnes year to date (inc. week 42 until October 17). Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) withdrawals, as disclosed by the Chinese SGE reports, were 52 tonnes in week 42 and according to estimates China has approximately net imported 991 tonnes year to date.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

People's Republic of China Ministry of Commerce Quota License Bureau

People's Bank of China

According to the relevant provisions of "Tariff Regulations", the taxpayer shall be in accordance with the provisions of the General Rules and classified "People's Republic of China Import and Export Tariff" (hereinafter referred to as "tax") regulations, class notes, chapter notes, comments, and other owned subheading class notes, commodity classification of its declaration of import and export goods.