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G/MA/TAR/RS/399  
 
8 December  2014  
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  RECTIFICATIONS AND MODI FICATIONS OF SCHEDULES 
SCHEDULE LXXXII - HONG KONG, CHINA 
The following communication, dated 5 November 2014,  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 Decision 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 attachment1. 
In the course of verifying the Harmonized Syst em 2007 (HS2007) transposition files prepared by 
the Secretariat, Hong Kong, China noted some inconsistencies between its Harmonized 
System 2002 (HS2002) certified schedule, its domestic Tariff Schedules, and the HS2007 
transposition files.  The draft rectifications serve to correct the errors spotted or eliminate the inconsistencies resulting from the adoption of diffe rent methodologies in the transposition process.  
The rectifications required are contained in four legal instruments: (1) WT/Let/171 which contains 
Hong Kong, China’s concessions that have been effective on 14 February 1997; (2) WT/Let/384 
which contains Hong Kong, China’s concessions that have been effective on 8 February 2001; (3) 
WT/Let/584 which contains HS2002 changes introduced to Hong Kong, China’s WTO schedule of 
concessions; and (4) WT/Let/1010 which contains HS2007 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 the attachment
1. 
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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 - ATTACHMENT – EXPLANATORY NOTE  
In the course of verifying the HS2007 transposition files prepar ed by the Secretariat, some inconsistencies between the HS2002 certified schedule of 
Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong, China’s dome stic Tariff Schedules; and HS2007 transposition files are found.  Pursuant to the Secr etariat’s 
recommendation, Hong Kong, China proposes to rectify the relevant discrepancies as follows: 
(i) WT/Let/171 1. Arising from annual changes in tariff classification, Hong Kong , China merged an unbound tariff line (HS 2922.4210) and part of  a bound tariff 
line (HS 2922.4290) to form a new HS 2922.4210 “sodium glutamate” si nce 2005 and bound this new tariff line at 0%.  As a result , the whole 
HS 2922.4200 (comprising HS 2922.4210 and HS 2922.4290) instead of only HS 2922.4290 is bound.  The binding status of this tari ff line 
should therefore be modified as follows: 
WT/Let/171   Proposed Rectification  
Existing 
HS96 code Existing 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate  Proposed 
HS96 code Proposed 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate 
 -- Glutamic acid and its salts:   2922.4200  -- Glutamic acid and its salts: Free 
2922.4290 --- Other Free     
* Bold represents the revision. 
 As a result, documents WT/Let/584 and WT/Let/1010 including the HS2002 and HS2007 changes should be rectified accordingly.  
2. Arising from annual changes in tariff classification, Hong Kong , China split a partially-bound line (HS 8506.1000) into two bou nd lines, i.e. 
HS 8506.1010 and 8506.1090 since 2006.  As a result, the binding stat us of HS 8506.1000 should be modified from partially-bound  to fully 
bound as follows: 
WT/Let/171   Proposed Rectification  
Existing 
HS96 code Existing 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate  Proposed 
HS96 code Proposed 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate 
ex8506 Primary cells and primary batteries   ex8506 Primary cells and primary batteries  
ex8506.1000 - Manganese dioxide, of an external 
volume not exceeding 300 cm 
only Free  8506.1000 - Manganese dioxide Free 
* Bold represents the revision.  
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- 3 - (ii) WT/Let/384 
3. Hong Kong, China has re-classified “Joss Paper” from HS 3307.4120 in HS2002 to HS 4823.9010 in HS2007.  As such, the bound tari ff line 
HS 3307.4120 should be removed from WT/Let/384.  On the other hand, since HS 4823.9000, which covers HS 4823.9010 “joss paper a nd 
the like”, is already fully bound in WT/Let/76, no modi fication to HS 4823.9000 in WT/Let/76 would be required. 
WT/Let/384   Proposed Rectification of WT/Let/384  
Existing 
HS96 code  Existing 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate  Proposed 
HS96 code  Proposed 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate 
ex3307 Pre-shave, shaving or after shave 
preparations, personal deodorants, 
bath preparations, depilatories and 
other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared 
room deodorisers, whether or not 
perfumed or having disinfectant properties   ex3307 
Pre-shave, shaving or after shave 
preparations, personal deodorants, 
bath preparations, depilatories and 
other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet 
preparations, not elsewhere 
specified or included; prepared 
room deodorisers, whether or not 
perfumed or having disinfectant 
properties  
 -  Preparations for perfuming or 
deodorizing rooms, including odoriferous preparations used 
during religious rites:    -  Preparations for perfuming or 
deodorizing rooms, including 
odoriferous preparations used 
during religious rites:  
 -- ‘Agarbatti’ and other odoriferous 
preparations which operate by burning:    -- ‘Agarbatti’ and other odoriferous 
preparations which operate by 
burning:  
3307.4120 --- Joss paper Free  3307.4120 --- Joss paper Free 
 
WT/Let/76  WT/Let/76 [Note: No change required] 
Existing 
HS96 code Existing 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate  Existing 
HS96 code Existing 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate 
4823 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose 
wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other 
articles of paper pulp, paper, 
paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres   4823 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose 
wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other 
articles of paper pulp, paper, 
paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres  
4823.9000 - Other Free  4823.9000 - Other Free 
* Strike-out represents the revision.  
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- 4 - (iii) WT/Let/584 
4. To implement our commitment under Attachment A, Section 2 to  the Annex to the Ministerial De claration on Trade in Informatio n Technology 
Products (WT/MIN(96)/16) (in short, “ITA”), Hong Kong, China has bound “parts of spraying appliances for etching, stripping or cleaning 
semiconductor wafers” classified under HS 8424.9000 and such commitment is correctly certified in WT/Let/160.  Subsequently, th e certified 
schedule WT/Let/584, which contains HS2002 changes introduced to Ho ng Kong, China’s schedule of concessions, has mistakenly bou nd the 
whole tariff line HS 8424.9000 which also covers “parts of fire exti nguishers” and “parts of household mechanical appliances fo r projecting or 
spraying”.  To correctly reflect Hong  Kong, China’s ITA commitm ents, WT/Let/584 should be rectified as follows: 
WT/Let/584  Proposed rectification  
Existing 
HS02 code Existing 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate  Proposed 
HS02 code Proposed 
Product Description Final 
Bound Rate 
8424.9000 - Parts Free  8424.9 - Parts  
    ex8424.9000 -- Parts of spraying appliances 
for etching, stripping or 
cleaning semiconductor 
wafers Free 
* Bold represents the revision. 
 As a result, document WT/Let/1010 including the HS2007 changes should be rectified accordingly.  
 
 
 
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