RULES OF ORIGIN

Future Conflict Minerals Law to Have Impact on EU Importers with Mineral Supply Chains

30 October 2015

On 19 October 2015, as negotiations advance for a future “conflict minerals” law that will affect supply chains throughout Europe, it was reported that EU Member States may be willing to drop their determination for a purely non-binding EU law. The European Parliament has made demands for the establishment of mandatory audits for importers of certain minerals. More

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More Goods Eligible for Zero Tariff under CEPA from July 2015

22 July 2015

The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council decided to implement zero tariff on three items of goods originated from Hong Kong and four from Macau for which the agreements have been reached on the relevant rules of origin (ROOs). More

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Continued Loggerheads over EU’s Proposed Country-of-origin Labelling

12 June 2015

On 28 and 29 May 2015, at an EU Council meeting between Member States and the European Commission, it was revealed that several countries remain at loggerheads over the highly controversial issue of country-of-origin labelling. More

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Brazil Reduces Timelines for Investigating False Origin Claims

05 June 2015

The Brazilian government on 19 April published a regulation (Secex Directive 38/2015) reducing the timeline to investigate false origin allegations. More

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Court Backs CBP Definition of Trademark for Origin Marking Purposes

20 March 2015

The U.S. Court of International Trade recently held that certain imported goods must comply with a more stringent country of origin marking requirement because marks they bear with a geographic reference were not properly trademarked at the time of importation. More

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President's Export Council Calls for Action on TPA, Rules of Origin, Export Licencing

23 January 2015

The President's Export Council recently submitted to the president its mid-term report outlining achievements and recommendations in the areas of global competitiveness, export promotion and advocacy, export administration, manufacturing, services and others. Highlights of this report include the following. More

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Recent developments of CAFTA and its implications for Hong Kong companies

29 July 2013

The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has been fully operational for more than three years, with the bulk of tariff reductions already phased in. The exclusion of Hong Kong from CAFTA has aroused considerable concern over the likelihood of trade diversion from Hong Kong as a key re-export hub involved in China-ASEAN trade. That impact, however, has not proved to be as severe as first thought and a simple solution may now be at hand. More

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