On November 11, Harbin Customs released information that in the first month of the implementation of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP), Harbin Customs issued 58 RCEP certificates of origin for enterprises in Heilongjiang Province, involving a value of 18.186 million yuan (RMB, the same below), enabling foreign trade enterprises in Heilongjiang Province to enjoy tariff concessions of 911000 yuan.
Recently, Heilongjiang Yipin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. successfully applied for the 20th RCEP certificate of origin from Daqing customs under Harbin customs through “China International Trade single window”. Ha Wanjun, deputy general manager of Heilongjiang Yipin Biotechnology Co., Ltd., told reporters: “The animal feed additives produced by our company are sold to more than 80 countries and regions around the world, and the products exported to RCEP member countries account for 30% of the total export volume. Since the implementation of RCEP, Daqing customs has issued 20 RCEP certificates of origin for us, with a visa amount of 7 million yuan. It is estimated that we can enjoy tariff concessions of about 800000 yuan throughout the year.”
The members of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) include China, 10 ASEAN countries, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. On January 1, 2022, RCEP officially came into force. The approved members will implement tax reduction according to the provisions of the agreement, and more than 90% of the trade in goods in the region will eventually achieve zero tariff.
According to the relevant person in charge of Harbin customs, Harbin customs will strengthen policy publicity and provide accurate guidance to key enterprises by industry, so as to make RCEP better benefit Heilongjiang enterprises.
