·       Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme)

·       「自由貿易協定中轉貨物便利計劃」(簡稱“中轉易”)

·       With effect from 20 December 2015 (Sunday)

The Customs launched the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Transhipment Facilitation Scheme on 20 December 2015.  This is a voluntary scheme which aims to facilitate traders with transhipment cargo via Hong Kong to enjoy preferential tariff under respective FTAs signed by the Mainland China. Under the scheme, the Customs would certify the integrity of transhipments so that the traders could claim tariff benefits under the FTA concerned. The FTA Scheme covers over 20 countries, including, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Pakistan, Iceland, Switzerland, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. For details arrangement of the FTA Scheme, please visit the following website for more details:  

English

http://www.customs.gov.hk/en/trade_facilitation/fta/index.html

Traditional Chinese

http://www.customs.gov.hk/tc/trade_facilitation/fta/index.html 
 

Simplified Chinese

http://www.customs.gov.hk/sc/trade_facilitation/fta/index.html

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Commercial Information Circular issued by the Trade and Industry (TID)

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For enquiry, please call the Customs at Tel: 3152 0233.