2004-11-19 13:09 In accordance with the Agreement of Textile and Clothing of WTO and China’s related promise of attending WTO, the approval management of silk products export will be cancelled as of January 1, 2005. License management of export quota of doupion silk and some natural silk products will be cancelled at the same time. Related issues are hereby announced as follows:
1. Approval Management of silk products export will be cancelled as of January 1, 2005. 2. License Management of export quota of the products of doupion silk and natural silk listed in Appendix 1 of this Announcement will be cancelled as of January 1, 2005. The export enterprises do not need to show the license of export quota when they declare the export to the customs. 3. License Management of export quota will still be implemented to the silk products listed in Appendix 2 of the Announcement after January 1, 2005.
Appendixes: 1. Descriptive Catalogue of Doupion Silk and Natural Silk Products That the License of Export Quota Will Be Cancelled As of January 1, 2005 2. Descriptive Catalogue of the Silk Products That the License of Export Quota Will Still Be Implemented After January 1, 2005
Ministry of Commerce General Administration of Customs November 1, 2004
Appendix 1 Descriptive Catalogue of Doupion Silk and Silk Products That the License for Export Quota Will Be Cancelled As Of January 1, 2005 Code Name 50040000 Silk yarn (excl. silk spun yarn) not put up for retail sales 5005001010 Bourette silk yarn not put up for retail sales ( =,≥85% silk and spun silk) 5005001090 Bourette silk yarn not put up for retail sales ( ≤85% silk and spun silk) 5005009010 Other silk spinning yarn not put up for retail sales ( =,≥85% silk and spun silk) 5005009020 Other silk spinning yarn not put up for retail sales (≤85% silk and spun silk) 5007101010 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of bourette silk ( =,≥85% and silk) 5007101020 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of bourette silk (≤85% silk) 5007101031 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of bourette silk (a blend of ≤85% silk and combed sheep’s wool animal’s soft fur) 5007101039 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of bourette silk ( a blend of ≤ 85% silk and other yarn) 5007101091 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of bourette silk ( a blend of ≤85% silk) 5007101099 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of bourette silk ( a blend of ≤85% silk and other yarn ) 50072011 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of mulberry silk, ( =, ≥85%, silk or spun silk) 50072021 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of tussah silk,(=, ≥85% silk or spun silk) 50072031 Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of spun silk, ( =, ≥85% silk or spun silk)
Appendix 2 Descriptive Catalogue of the Silk Products That the License of Export Quota Will Still Be Implemented After January 1, 2005
Code Name 50010010 Mulberry silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling 50010090 Other silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 50020011 Untwisted plant reeled silkworm silk 50020012 Untwisted home reeled silkworm silk 50020013 Untwisted Doupion silk 50020019 Other untwisted silkworm silk 50020020 Untwisted tussah silk 50020090 Other untwisted raw silk 50031000 Uncombed silk waste 50039000 Other silk waste