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Management procedures for the examination and approval over processing trade
(11/24/2003)
Processed by: Planning Department
Formalities: 1. Filing and registration of enterprise:
(1) Enterprise corporation code certificate
(2) Business license of the enterprise
(3) The password disk for processing trade
(4) The approval documents for enterprise's right to engage in import and export trade (for Chinese-funded enterprises)
(5) The approval documents for enterprise's establishment (for foreign-funded enterprises)
(6) The enterprise's capital verification report (for foreign-funded enterprises)
2. Submission of documents for certifying the plant capacity of the enterprise engaged in processing:
(1) Business License
(2) The approval documents for enterprise's establishment (for foreign-funded enterprises)
(3) The enterprise's capital verification report (for foreign-funded enterprises)
(4) Form for certifying the plant capacity of enterprise engaged in processing (in quadruplicate, with official seal stamped)
3. Submission of processing trade contract for approval:
(1) Submission for approval by using bills of document that the enterprise supplied:
Application Form for Approval Certificate of Processing Trade Business (the enterprise's common seal must be stamped)
The photocopy of the import and export contract for processing trade
The business enterprise's key disk
(2) Submission for approval by using the floppy disk that the enterprise supplied:
The floppy disk where the enterprises' submitted data is stored
The photocopy of the import and export contract for processing trade
The business enterprise's key disk
(3) Submission for approval via the internet, the information shall be supplied by the enterprise:
The enterprise sends the information to be submitted via the internet
The photocopy of the import and export contract for processing trade
4. Submission for altering (extending) the approval certificate:
(1) Alteration (extension) contract
(2) Application report for alteration (extension)
(3) Handbook for processing trade
5. Submission for the non-evaluated equipment from import processing trade:
(1) Business enterprise's materials for proving its historic performance in processing trade
(2) Contract or agreement for non-evaluated equipment signed with foreign business
(3) List of non-evaluated equipment
6. Submission for domestic sales of bonded imported materials and parts from processing trade
(1) Application report for domestic sales
(2) The original approval certificate for processing trade business
(3) Import and export contract for processing trade
(4) Handbook for customs house
(5) Corresponding import quota permit or registration certificate
Procedures: 1.Submission of documents for certifying the plant capacity of processing enterprise:
(1) Enterprise shall fill out the form for certifying the plant capacity for processing trade in a faithful manner, in quadruplicates, with official seal stamped.
(2) Examination and approval authorities examine and verify the enterprise's submitted form and relevant materials, and issue the certificate of plant capacity for processing trade with seal stamped after the inspection is passed.
2. Submission for altering (extending) the approval certificate:
(1) The application for the alteration (extension) of approval certificate must be made within the prescribed period of validity.
(2) Contract extension usually may not exceed twice, every time not exceeding 6 months.
3. Cancellation of filed materials after verification:
(1) Based on the letter of notice for cancellation issued by customs house and the original approval certificate for processing trade business, the business enterprise applies with the original examination and approval authorities in foreign economic relations & trade for canceling filed materials after verification within 30 days after the goods export has been cancelled after verification.
(2) For those enterprises that have not applied with the original examination and approval authorities in foreign economic relations & trade for canceling filed materials after verification within the time limit for the cancellation without justified course, the examination and approval authorities are entitled to stop examining and approving their new contracts for processing trade.
4. Submission for the non-evaluated equipment from import processing trade:
(1) Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Commission has the power to examine and approve the import of non-evaluated equipment from processing trade, while the examination and approval authorities in foreign economic relations & trade of each district and county is not entitled to do so.
(2) For examination and approval of the import of non-evaluated equipment from processing trade, the certificate shall be issued within five business days as a general rule.
5. Submission for domestic sales of bonded imported materials and parts from processing trade
For examination and approval of domestic sales of bonded imported materials and parts from processing trade, the certificate will be issued within three business days as a general rule.
Charge rate and basis:
Submitted to: Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Commission
Processed at: Rm. 2206, New Town Mansion, 55 Loushanguan Rd., Shanghai
Basis: In accordance with the Notice on Opinions for Further Improving Bank Guarantee Deposit Machine Account System for Processing Trade forwarded by the General Office of the State Council to the State Economic & Trade Commission and Other Authorities" (G.B.F.[1999]No. 35);
Notice on Printing and Distributing the Provisional Rules for Managing the Examination and Approval of Processing Trade ([1999] W.J.M.G.F. No. 314)
Notice on Printing and Distributing the Provisional Rules for Managing the Examination and Approval of Domestic Sales of Bonded Imported Materials and Parts from Processing Trade ([1999] W.J.M.G.F. No. 315) and other documents.
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Office hours: The business days for the Planning Department of Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Commission to examine and approve contracts for processing trade are Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Working hours: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 13:00 p.m. - 16:50 p.m. for Monday and Wednesday; 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. for Friday.
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Qualification of the applicant: