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MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING 
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATION S AND RECTIFICATIONS TO  
SCHEDULE LXXXII - HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TRUE COPY 
 
 I have the honour to furnish herewith a certified true copy of the modifications and 
rectifications to Schedule LXXXII - Hong Kong, China , effective 8 March 2015 .  
 
 
   
 
  
 
            R o b e r t o  A z e v ê d o  
         D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l  
   
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
 15-1758                   WT/Let/1035  
  
  
  
  
SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICA TIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS 
 
SCHEDULE LXXXII - HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
 WHEREAS the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947 adopted, on 26 March 1980, a Decision on Pr ocedures for Modification and Rectification 
of Schedules of Tariff Concessions (BISD 27S/25); 
 
 WHEREAS in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned Decision, a draft containing modifications and rectifications to Schedule LXXXII - Hong Kong, China  was 
communicated to all Members of the World Trade Organization in document 
G/MA/TAR/RS/399 on 8 December 2014, and no objections to the proposed modifications and rectifications were received within three months from the date of issue of the 
aforementioned document; 
  IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the modifications and rectifications to Schedule LXXXII 
- Hong Kong, China  are established in conformity with the above-mentioned Decision. 
 
 The annexed Schedule is effective as of 8 March 2015 . 
 
 I hereby furnish a certified true copy of the above-mentioned modifications and 
rectifications to each Member of the World Trade Organization. This certification shall be registered in accordance with the provisions  of Article 102 of the Charter of the United 
Nations. 
  DONE at Geneva this twenty-fifth day of March, two thousand and fifteen.  
 
  
 
  
 
           R o b e r t o  A z e v ê d o  
         D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l  
  
 
  
 
 Certified true copy:  
 
  
 
  
Director-General  
  
  
HS2007 CHANGES – SCHEDULE LXXXII – HONG KONG, CHINA Page - 5 - WT/Let/1035 
  
 
 
  
SCHEDULE LXXXII –  
HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
 
 
8 March 2015  
HS2007 CHANGES – SCHEDULE LXXXII – HONG KONG, CHINA Page - 6 - WT/Let/1035 
 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 domestic 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” since 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 status 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.  
HS2007 CHANGES – SCHEDULE LXXXII – HONG KONG, CHINA Page - 7 - WT/Let/1035 
 (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 modification 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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 (iii) WT/Let/584 
4. To implement our commitment under Attachment A, Section 2 to the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration 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 Hong Kong, China’s schedule of concessions, has mistakenly bou nd the 
whole tariff line HS 8424.9000 which also covers “parts of fire ex tinguishers” 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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