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ACUERDO DE MARRAKECH POR EL QUE SE ESTABLECE LA 
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
HECHO EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994 
 
ACUERDO GENERAL SOBRE ARANCELES 
ADUANEROS Y COMERCIO DE 1994 
 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE LAS MODIFICA CIONES Y RECTIFICACIONES  
DE LA LISTA LXXXII - HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
ENVÍO DE COPIA AUTENTICADA 
 
 Tengo el honor de remitirle adjunta una copia autenticada de las modificaciones y 
rectificaciones de la Lista LXXXII - Hong Kong, China , con efecto a partir del 8 de marzo 
de 2015 . 
  
 
   
 
  
 Roberto Azevêdo 
 Director General  
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
  
15-1758 WT/Let/1035 
  
 
 
  LISTAS DE CONCESIONES ARANCELARIAS ANEXAS AL ACUERDO GENERAL 
SOBRE ARANCELES ADUANEROS Y COMERCIO DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE MODIFICA CIONES Y RECTIFICACIONES 
 
LISTA LXXXII - HONG KONG, CHINA 
 
 CONSIDERANDO que las PARTES CONTRATANTES del Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles 
Aduaneros y Comercio de 1947 adoptaron, el 26 de marzo de 1980, una Decisión sobre los procedimientos para la modificación o rectificación de las Listas de concesiones arancelarias 
(IBDD 27S/25); 
  CONSIDERANDO que, de conformidad con las di sposiciones de la Decisión antes mencionada, 
el 8 de diciembre de 2014 se comunicó a todo s los Miembros de la Organización Mundial del 
Comercio en el documento G/MA/TAR/RS/399 un proyecto que contiene las modificaciones y 
rectificaciones de la Lista LXXXII - Hong Kong, China , y que no se presentó objeción alguna a 
las modificaciones y rectificaciones propuestas dentro de los tres meses siguientes a la fecha de 
distribución de dicho documento;  
  POR LA PRESENTE SE CERTIFICA que las modificaciones y rectificaciones de la Lista LXXXII 
- Hong Kong, China  se han establecido de conformidad con la Decisión antes mencionada. 
  La Lista anexa surte efecto a partir del 8 de marzo de 2015 .  
 
 Remito por la presente a cada uno de los Miembros de la Organización Mundial del Comercio 
una copia autenticada de las modificaciones y rectificaciones antes mencionadas. La Certificación será registrada de conformidad con las disposiciones del Artículo 102 de la Carta de las 
Naciones Unidas. 
  HECHA en Ginebra el veinticinco de marzo de dos mil quince. 
 
   
 
  
 
  
         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    
 
  
 
 Copia autenticada: 
 
   
 
  
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 Secretari at’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 bou nd 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 and 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.  
HS2007 CHANGES – SCHEDULE LXXXII – HONG KONG, CHINA Page 8 WT/Let/1035 
  (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, the certified schedule W T/Let/584, which 
contains HS2002 changes introduced to Hong Kong, China’s schedule of concessions, has mistakenly bound the whole tariff line HS  8424.9000 which 
also covers “parts of fire extinguishers” and “parts of househol d mechanical appliances for projecting or spraying”.  To correc tly reflect Hong Kong, 
China’s ITA commitments, 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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