Laws of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Commerce

Announcement No.111, 2005 of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Releasing the Issues of Allocation of Tariff-Rate Quotas for Fertilizer Import in 2006

[2005] No.111

In accordance with promises for China entry WTO as well as Provisional Administrative Measures on Import Tariff Quota of Chemical Fertilizer, distribution of import tariff quota of chemical fertilizer of 2006 is now announced as follows:

1.

Diammonium phosphate: 6,900,000 ton

Hereinto, state-owned trade: 4,490,000 ton

non-state-owned trade: 2,410,000 ton

2.

Compound chemical fertilizer: 3,450,000 ton

Hereinto, state-owned trade: 2,240,000 ton

non-state-owned trade: 1,210,000 ton

3.

Carbamide: 3,300,000 ton

Hereinto, state-owned trade: 2,970,000 ton

non-state-owned trade: 330,000 ton

Enterprises with import tariff quota of chemical fertilizer may go through formalities of import certification as from Jan 1, 2006. Those with state-owned trade quota must entrust state-owned trading enterprises to be agents of import, but not non-state-owned trading enterprises. Import Tariff Quota Certification of Chemical Fertilizer of all state-owned trade quota must be marked with the words of "state-owned trade", while the Import Tariff Quota Certification of Chemical Fertilizer of all non-state-owned trade quota must be marked with the words of "non-state-owned trade".

Ministry of Commerce

Dec 30, 2005