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China - Import or Export License / Permit

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ProcedureEdit

Upon receiving the application documents, the responsible staff member of the Foreign Trade Management Division will, within the quota basket allocated by the MOFCOM, study the application and make proposals on whether the import or export license shall be issued to the applicant and submit the proposal to the division director who is to make the final decision.



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Required DocumentsEdit

When applying for the import and/or export licenses of commodities of which the trade is subject to licensing, the applying trading company shall submit the following documents:

  • Evidence of the import or export quota
  • Application form for the licenses
  • Contract and invoice of the trade transaction
  • well-printed license certificate for passive export quota of textiles, computer sample check disk and the approval commentary sheet.


Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry Of Commerce, PRC
Jing ICP Bei No.05004093
Add: No.2 Dong Chang'an Avenue,Beijing China(100731)
Tel: +86-10-51651200-612/613/623
Fax: +86-10-65677512
E-mail: MOFCOM Mailbox

Bureau of Industry, Security, Import and Export Control
Address: No.2 Dong Chang'an Avenue,Beijing, P.R.China
Zip code: 100731



EligibilityEdit

Companies with import and export trade right

For commodities of which the import and export are subject to licensing as stipulated by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation


FeesEdit

Each import and export license costs 20 yuan, the certificate of country of origin of textiles 30 yuan and handmade certificate 10 yuan. The prices have been ratified by the State Pricing Bureau



ValidityEdit

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



Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

Two working days



Related VideosEdit

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".



InstructionsEdit

Legal Ground

  • the Interim Regulations on Export License
  • the Regulatory Measures for the Export of Textiles (Decree 5 [1999], the MOFCOM)
  • the Interim Regulations Concerning the Licensing of Imported Goods
  • the catalogue of commodity of which the import and export are subject to licensing issued by the MOFCOM on an annual basis
  • the Work Procedures for the Issuing and Claiming of Export Licenses ([1999] Waijingmaopeifa No.743)
  • the Work Procedures for the Issuing and Claiming of Import Licenses ([1999] Waijingmaopeifa No.765)



Required InformationEdit

  • Exporter/Importer
  • Consignor
  • Terms of trade
  • Country/Region of purchase
  • Contract no.
  • Payment
  • Place of clearance
  • Mode of transport description of goods



Need for the DocumentEdit

The Issuing of import and export licenses (active and passive quotas)



Information which might helpEdit

Means of Supervision

  • According to the stipulations of the Foreign Trade Law of the Peoples Republic of China, import and export licenses are not allowed to be sold second hand, revised or counterfeited. Those who act as above will be brought to the criminal court.
  • Validity of the import and export licenses: the closing date for the issuing of import and export licenses is each Dec 31. Export license is valid for three months and shall not exceed the second month of the year next to the current quota year. Import license is valid for one year and shall not exceed the third month of the year next to the current quota year.
  • The extension, alteration and renewal of import and export licenses: the extension and alteration of import and export licenses must be based on the application submitted by the license holder within the validity period. New licenses will be issued if the application is accepted by the licensing authority.
  • License holders shall take measures to avoid the loss of the licenses. In case the license is lost, the holder shall report the loss to the licensing authority with due loss evidence. The licensing authority will then report to the MOFCOM and implement the remedies adopted by the ministry.



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

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



External LinksEdit

Issue of Import and Export Licenses (Active and Passive Quotas)

Commercial authorities above the county level

Ministry of Commerce People's Republic of China


OthersEdit

More information which might help people.


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