The Protocol to Upgrading China-Chile Free Trade Agreement will be implemented this year. Both sides will continue to expand market opening on the basis of a high level of liberalization of the existing free trade agreement and the overall proportion of zero-tariff products will reach about 98% .4 January , The reporter learned from the Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that after the 'upgraded version' came into force, Chile will immediately cancel the tariff on 24 products such as home appliances and textile and apparel products from the current 6% import tariffs to zero tariffs. Greatly enhance its competitiveness in the Chilean market, is conducive to export enterprises to further open up Chile and even South American emerging markets.
'Compared with the old version, the upgraded version of the rules of origin has been optimized and improved the implementation procedures for enterprises to use China-Chile free trade agreement preferential policies to provide more convenience.' According to Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine experts explained that the upgraded version of Free Trade Agreement, the more relaxed the standard of origin. In the case does not meet the tax classification changes, the export of the 'minimal content' standard from the original non-raw material composition of not more than 8% relaxed to 10%; simplify the original Production of goods', 'sets of goods' and other terms of the statement, as far as possible consistent with the existing other new agreements.
At the same time, it is more convenient for the enterprise to apply for the certificate and the use of it.It is allowed to reissue and resend the certificate of origin, which breaks through the limitation of the original certificate application time of 30 days before and after delivery of the goods. When the goods apply for the preferential tariff, 'Relevant regulations may be exempted from submitting the transfer certification documents issued by the customs to the customs to solve the problem of reluctance on the part of the customs to issue the certification documents. It is also allowed to use the electronic certificate of origin to facilitate the transmission, use and preservation of the enterprise, .
In addition, the content of the certificate is more perfect.Cancellation of the invoice amount to solve the bidding business can not get the amount due to third-party confidentiality issues; increase the 'WP' standard and the 'P' standard is changed to 'WO', more Accurately classified the product's origin and description.
It is learned that the China-Chile FTA is the first free trade agreement signed by China and Latin American countries and has led to the rapid development of bilateral economic and trade relations since its formal implementation in October 2006. According to statistics, in 2017, Guangdong Inspection The Quarantine Bureau issued 54,600 certificates of origin for the China-Chile Free Trade Agreement for enterprises, with a total amount of 2.182 billion U.S. dollars of visas and an allowance of about 131 million U.S. dollars for Chilean imports.
The 24 tariffs of the upgraded version immediately fall to zero, involving potential export products of Guangdong such as home appliances, textiles and garments, etc. There is great potential for enterprises to use preferential tariffs on products of origin. "However, the inspection and quarantine departments remind export enterprises to pay close attention to the implementation of the upgraded version, Timely bid for certificate of origin, enjoy the free trade policy dividend.