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G/MA/TAR/RS/595  
 
21 April 2020  
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 RECTIFICATIONS AND M ODIFICATIONS OF SCHE DULES  
SCHEDULE L XXXII  - HONG KONG, CHINA  
The following communication, dated 8 April 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Hong Kong, China . 
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Pursuant to the procedures for modification and rectification of schedules of tariff concessions 
contained in the Dec ision of 26  March  1980 (BISD  27S/25), Hong Kong, China hereby notifies WTO 
Members of the draft technical rectifications to Schedule LXXXII set out in the Annexes1. 
In the course of verifying the Harmonized System 2012 (HS2012) transposition files prepared  by 
the Secretariat, Hong Kong, China noted some inconsistencies between its Harmonized System  2002 
(HS2002) certified schedule, its Harmonized System  2007 (HS2007) certified schedule, its domestic 
Tariff Schedules, and the HS2012 transposition files.  The  draft rectifications serve to correct  the 
errors identified  or eliminate  the inconsistencies .  The rectifications required are contained in the 
following two  legal instruments:  
(a) WT/Let/584 which contains HS2002 changes introduced to Hong Kong , China’ s WTO 
schedule of concessions ; and  
(b) WT/Let/1010 which contains HS200 7 changes introduced to Hong Kong , China’ s WTO 
schedule of concessions.  
The corrections are of technical nature with a view to more precisely reflecting the commitments 
undertaken by  Hong Kong, China.  
Detailed explanatory notes and tables with the draft rectifications are contained in Annex 1, whereas 
the draft rectification is contained in Annex 21. 
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If no objection is notified to the Secretariat within three months from the date of this document, the 
rectifications and modifications to Schedule LXXXII  - Hong Kong, China  will be deemed to be 
approved and will be formally  certified.  
 
1 In English only.   
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- 2 - ANNEX 1  – EXPLANATORY NOTE  
In the course of verifying the HS2012 transposition files prepared by the Secretariat, some inconsistencies between the HS2002 and HS2007 certified 
schedule s of Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong, China ’s domestic Tariff Schedules; as well as the  HS2012 transposition files were identified .  Pursuant to 
the Secretariat ’s recommendation, Hong Kong, China proposes to rectify the relevant discrepancies as set out below.  
 
(i) WT/Let/584  
1. To implement our commitment under Attachment A, Section 2 to the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration on Trad e in Information Techn ology 
Products (“ ITA”; WT/MIN(96)/16 ), Hong Kong, China has bound “ chemical vapor deposition apparatus for semiconductor production ” classified 
as part ("ex") of HS  8419.8900  and such commitment is correctly certified in WT/Let/1601.  Subsequently, Hong Kong, China has bound the 
whole tariff line HS  8419.8900 (including the non -ITA part) in WT/Let/584 which contains the HS2002 changes introduced to Hong Kong, China’s 
schedule of concessions  and which is in excess of the binding commitments .  To accurately reflect Hong Kong, China’s ITA commitments, the 
following rectification is proposed : 
WT/Let/584    Proposed Rectification  
Existing 
HS02  code  Existing  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate   Proposed 
HS02  code  Proposed  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate  
8419.8900  -- Other  Free  8419. 89 -- Other   
   
 8419.8910  --- Chemical v apor deposition 
apparatus for semiconductor 
production  Free 
    8419.8990  --- Other  U 
 
* Bold represents the revision.  
 
As a result, document WT/Let/1010 which contains the HS2007 changes should be rectified accordingly.  
 
1 This legal instrument (which is effective since 17  July 1997) contains the  modifications introduced to Hong Kong, China’s WTO schedule of concessions  arising 
from the implementation of the ITA concluded in December 1996.   
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- 3 - (ii) WT/Let/1010  
2. Arising from annual changes in tariff classification, Hong Kong, China has replaced a number of bound / partially bound / unbound lines under 
HS  8469 with HS  8469.0000  (viz. “typewriters other than printers of heading 8443; word -processing machines”) and bound this new tariff line 
for simplic ity since 2007.  As a result, HS  8469.00 (comprising HS 8469.0010, 8469.0020 and 8469.0090) should have been fully bound in 
WT/Let/1010.  To accurately reflect Hong Kong, China’s commitments, the following rectificatio n is proposed : 
WT/Let/1010   Proposed rectification  
Existing 
HS07 code  Existing  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate   Proposed 
HS07 code  Proposed  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate  
8469.00  Typewriters other than printers of 
heading 84.43; word-processing 
machines    8469.0000  Typewriters other than printers 
of heading 84.43; word -
processing machines  Free 
8469.0010  - Word -processing machines  Free     
8469.0020  - Electric typerwriters, other than 
weighting not more than 12 kg, 
excluding case  Free     
8469.0090  - Other  U     
* Bold represents the revision.  
 
 
   
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- 4 - 3. Arising from annual changes in tariff classification, Hong Kong, China has fully bound all tariff lines under HS  8528.72 since their creation 
in 2007.  As a result, the whole HS  8528.72 (comprising HS  8528.7210 and 8528.7290), instead of only HS  8528.7210, should have been bound 
in WT/Let/1010.  The following rectification should be made to accurately reflect Hong Kong, China’s commitments:  
WT/Let/1010   Propos ed rectification  
Existing 
HS07 code  Existing  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate   Proposed 
HS07 code  Proposed  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate  
8528.7  - Reception apparatus for television, 
whether or not  incorporating radio -
broadcast receivers or sound or 
video recording or reproducing 
apparatus:    8528.7  - Reception apparatus for television, 
whether or not  incorporating radio -
broadcast receivers or sound or 
video recording or reproducing 
apparatus:   
8528.72  -- Other, colour    8528.7200  -- Other, colour  Free 
8528.7210  --- Incorporating radio -broadcas t 
receivers or sound or video recording 
or reproducing apparatus only  Free     
8528.7290  --- Other  U     
* Bold represents the revision.  
 
 
4. Arising from annual changes in tariff classification, Hong Kong, China merged parts of a number of bound and unbound tariff lines to form a 
new tariff line HS  8536.7000 (viz. “connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables”) in 2007.  Hong Kong, China has fully bound 
this new tariff line for simplicity since then.  As a result, the whole HS  8536.70 (comprising HS  8536.7010 and 8536.7090), instead of only 
HS 8536.7010, should have been bound in WT/Let/1010.  The following rectification should  be made to accurately reflect Hong Kong, China’s 
commitments:  
WT/Let/1010   Proposed rectification  
Existing 
HS07 code  Existing  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate   Proposed 
HS07 code  Proposed  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate  
8536.70  - Connectors for optical fibres, 
optical fibre bundles or cables    8536.70 00 - Connectors for optical fibres, 
optical fibre bundles or cables  Free 
8536.7010  -- Of copper  Free  
8536.7090  -- Other  U  
* Bold represents the revision.  
 
  
  
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- 5 - 5. During the introduction of HS2007 changes to Hong Kong, China’s WTO schedule of concessions, the tariff line HS  9503.0060 (viz. “puzzles of 
all kinds”), which was created by merging a number of unbound tariff lines (under HS  9503.60 in HS2002), was inadver tently bound .  Hence, 
this tariff line should not have been bound in WT/Let/1010.  The following rectification is therefore proposed:  
WT/Let/1010   Proposed rectification  
Existing 
HS07 code  Existing  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate   Proposed 
HS07 code  Proposed  
Product Description  Final  
Bound Rate  
9503.0060  - Puzzles  Free  9503.0060  - Puzzles  U 
 
* Bold represents the revision.   
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- 6 - ANNEX 2  – DRAFT RECTIFICATI ON 
SCHEDULE LXXXII - HONG KONG, CHINA  
 
This schedule is authentic only in the English language  
 
PART I - MOST -FAVOURED -NATION TARIFF  
SECTION II – OTHER PRODUCTS  
 
Tariff 
item no.  
(HS 2012) 
 Description of products  Base rate of 
duty  Bound rate of 
duty  Implementation 
period  Initial 
negotiating 
right  Other 
duties 
and 
charges  
 Other terms 
and 
conditions  Ad 
val. 
(% )  Other  Ad 
val. 
(% )  Other  From  To 
1 2 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 6 7 8 
8419  Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not 
electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment 
of heading 85.14), for the treatment of materials by a process 
involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, 
roasting,  distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, 
drying, evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling, other than 
machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; 
instantaneous or storage water heaters, non -electric .          
8419.8  - Other machinery, plant and equipment  :          
8419.89  -- Other           
8419.8910  --- Chemical vapor deposition apparatus for semiconductor 
production    Free      0  
8419.8990  --- Other    U 
       
8469.0000  Typewriters other than printers of heading 84.43; word -processing 
machines    Free      0  
8528  Monitors and projectors, not incorporating  television reception 
apparatus; reception  apparatus for television, whether or not  
incorporating radio -broadcast receivers or sound  or video recording 
or reproducing apparatus.           
8528.7  - Reception apparatus for television, whether or not  incorporating 
radio -broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing 
apparatus:           
8528.7200  -- Other, colour    Free      0   
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- 7 - Tariff 
item no.  
(HS 2012) 
 Description of products  Base rate of 
duty  Bound rate of 
duty  Implementation 
period  Initial 
negotiating 
right  Other 
duties 
and 
charges  
 Other terms 
and 
conditions  Ad 
val. 
(% )  Other  Ad 
val. 
(% )  Other  From  To 
1 2 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B 6 7 8 
8536  Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting  electrical circuits, or 
for making connections to or  in electrical circuits (for example, 
switches,  relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets,  lamp-
holders and other connectors, junction  boxes), for a voltage not 
exceeding 1,000 volts;  connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre 
bundles or cables.           
8536.7000  - Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables    Free      0  
9503.00  Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar  wheeled toys; dolls' 
carriages; dolls; other toys;  reduced -size ("scale") models and 
similar  recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all  kinds.           
9503.0060  - Puzzles    U       
 
 
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