RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/IT/SPEC/4
12January 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0070)
Original: English Committee ofParticipants ontheExpansion ofTrade
inInformation Technology Products
PROPOSED ADDITIONS TOPRODUCT COVERAGE
Submission byHong Kong, China
Thefollowingcommunication,dated30December1997,hasbeenreceivedfromtheHongKong
Economic andTrade Office.
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With reference toparagraph (a)oftheAnnex tothedocument ontheImplementation ofthe
Ministerial Declaration (G/L/160) regarding theprocedures forconsultation onandreview ofproduct
coverage, myauthorities haveasked metosubmit totheCommittee theattached listofadditional
information technology products forpossible additional tariff concessions.G/IT/SPEC/4
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Clarification ofProduct Coverage
Hong Kong, China wishes toseekclarifications astowhether thefollowing items arecovered
intheInformation Technology Agreement. Incircumstances where theseitems aredeemed notcovered
intheITA, theywillconstitute partofHong Kong, China 'swishlist fortheITAII.
Point-of-sales (POS) terminals andsystems
Optical scanners forimage capture ordatainput withorwithout character recognition
Digitizers, graphic tablets andother electro-magnetic datainput devices
Printers andcomputer output devices, including impact printers (such asserial dotmatrix, dot
matrix shuttle, hammer andband printers), andnon-impact printers (such asdirect thermal,
thermal transfer, dyesublimation, ink-jet, solid ink,laser, LED, LCD shutter, iondeposition
printers)
Hand-written computer input system
Virtual Reality equipment suchashead-mounted display, Cyber Glove, 3Dtrackball
Proposed Additional Items tobeincluded
HSCode Description
8421 99 Parts forfiltering orpurging machinery andapparatus forliquids orgases
8457 10 Machining centres
8458 19 Horizontal lathes forremoving metal, notnumerically controlled
8459 59 Milling machines, kneetype, forremoving metal, notnumerically controlled
8459 70 Threading ortapping machines, forremoving metal
8460 19 Flatsurface grinding machines, notnumerically controlled
8461 50 Sawing orcutting offmachines forremoving metal
8462 10 Forging ordie-stamping machines andhammers forworking metal
8462 29 Bending, folding, straightening orflattening machines forworking metal, not
numerically controlled
8462 91 Hydraulic presses forworking metal
8466 94 Parts andaccessories suitable forusesolely orprincipally withthemachines of
headings No.8462 or8463
8473 10 Parts andaccessories (other than covers, carrying cases andthelike) of
typewriters andword-processing machines ofheading No.8469
8473 40 Parts andaccessories (other thancovers, carrying cases andthelike)ofother
office machines (e.g. stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines,
automatic banknote dispensers, etc.)ofheading No.8472G/IT/SPEC/4
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HSCode Description
8479 81 Machines andmechanical appliances fortreating metal, including electric wire
coil-winders
8480 20 Mould bases
8480 41 Moulds formetal ormetal carbides, injection orcompression types
8504 31 Other electrical transformers having apower handling capacity notexceeding
1kVA
8504 32 Other electrical transformers having apower handling capacity exceeding 1kVA
butnotexceeding 16kVA
8504 33 Other electrical transformers having apower handling capacity exceeding
16kVAbutnotexceeding 500kVA
8504 90 Parts ofelectrical transformers, static converters (forexample, rectifiers) and
inductors
8506 10 Primary cellsandprimary batteries -manganese dioxide
8506 30 Primary cellsandprimary batteries -mercuric dioxide
8506 40 Primary cellsandprimary batteries -silver oxide
8506 50 Primary cellsandprimary batteries -lithium
8506 60 Primary cellsandprimary batteries -air-zinc
8506 80 Primary cellsandprimary batteries -other
8506 90 Parts ofprimary cellsandprimary batteries
8507 30 Nickel-cadmium electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or
notrectangular (including square)
8507 90 Parts ofelectric accumulators
8515 21 Fully orpartly machines andapparatus forwelding ofmetal
8515 80 Electric laser, ultrasonic etc.brazing orwelding machines notelsewhere
specified orincluded; electric machines forhotspraying ofmetals orsintered
metal carbides
8515 90 Parts ofelectric laser, ultrasonic etc.welding etc.machines, parts forelectric
machines forhotspraying ofmetals ofsintered metal carbides
8518 90 Parts ofmicrophones, loudspeaker, headphones, earphones, audiofrequency
electric amplifiers, andelectric sound amplifier sets
8520 90 Other magnetic taperecorders andother sound recording apparatus, whether or
notincorporating asound reproducing device
8522 90 Parts andaccessories ofturntables, record-players, magnetic taperecorders,
video recording orreproducing apparatus, etc.
8524 10 Phonographs records, recorded mediaG/IT/SPEC/4
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HSCode Description
8524 32 Discforlaserreading systems forreproducing sound only
8524 51 Magnetic tapes forreproducing sound orimage -ofawidth notexceeding 4mm
8524 52 Magnetic tapes forreproducing sound orimage -ofawidth exceeding 4mmbut
notexceeding 6.5mm
8524 53 Magnetic tapes forreproducing sound orimage ofawidth exceeding 6.5mm
8524 60 Cards incorporating amagnetic stripe
8525 40 Stillimage video cameras andother video camera recorders
8527 12 Pocket-size radio cassette-players
8527 13 Radio-broadcast receivers capable ofoperating without anexternal source of
power, including apparatus capable ofreceiving also radio-telephony or
radio-telegraphy, other thanpocket-size radio cassette-players
8527 19 Radio-broadcast receivers, battery type, notelsewhere specified orincluded
8527 21 Radio-broadcast receivers notcapable ofoperating without anexternal source of
power, ofakind used inmotor vehicles, including apparatus capable of
receiving alsoradio-telephony orradio-telegraphy
8528 12 Colour television receivers
8528 21 Colour video monitors
8528 30 Video projectors
8529 10 Aerials andaerial reflectors ofallkinds; suitable forusetherewith
8529 90 Parts suitable forusesolely orprincipally with theapparatus ofheading
Nos. 8525 to8528
8535 10 Fuses, forelectric circuits ofavoltage exceeding 1000 volts
8535 21 Automatic circuit breakers, forelectric circuits ofavoltage, exceeding 1kVand
lessthan72.5kV
8535 29 Automatic circuit breakers, forelectric circuits ofavoltage exceeding 72.5kV
8536 10 Fuses, forelectric circuits ofavoltage notexceeding 1000 volts
8536 20 Automatic circuit breakers, forelectric circuits ofavoltage notexceeding
1000 volts
8536 41 Relays foravoltage notexceeding 60V
8536 49 Relays foravoltage exceeding 60V
8537 10 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets andother bases, forelectric control or
thedistribution ofelectricity, foravoltage notexceeding 1000 V
8537 20 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets andother bases, forelectric control or
thedistribution ofelectricity, foravoltage exceeding 1000 VG/IT/SPEC/4
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HSCode Description
8538 90 Parts ofapparatus ofheading 8535, 8536, 8537 other than board, panels,
consoles, desks, cabinets andother bases forthegoods ofheading No.8537, not
equipped withtheirapparatus
8543 30 Machines andapparatus forelectroplating, electrolysis orelectrophoresis
8543 90 Parts forelectrical machines andapparatus, suchasionimplanters fordoping
semiconductor materials, machines andapparatus forelectroplating, electrolysis
orelectrophoresis, proximity cards andtagsetc.under heading No.8543
8544 59 Other electric conductors, foravoltage exceeding 80Vbutnotexceeding
1000 V,notfitted withconnectors
8547 20 Insulating fittings ofplastics forelectrical machines, appliances orequipment
9009 12 Electrostatic photo-copying apparatus operating byreproducing theoriginal
image viaanintermediate ontothecopy(indirect process)
9030 89 Instruments andapparatus notelsewhere specified orincluded, without a
recording device formeasuring orchecking electrical quantities
9031 80 Other measuring orchecking instruments, appliances andmachines notelsewhere
specified
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