Interim Provisions for Exemption from the Import Duties on the Articles for Scientific Research and Teaching Decree [1997] No.61 of the General Administration of Customs (Approved by the Guohan [1997] No.3 of the State Council on January 22, 1997 Promulgated to outside by Decree[1997] No.61 of the General Article 1 These Provisions are formulated with a view to promoting the development of scientific research and education, facilitating the import Article 2 Where scientific research institutes and schools, without the object of profit-making and within reasonable quantities, import articles Article 3 The term “scientific research institutes and school” referred to in These Provisions denotes: (1) institutes engaged specially in scientific research and development under the ministries, commissions and directly subordinate institutions (2) full-time institutions of high learning above junior colleges whose academic certificates are recognized by the State Education Commission; (3) other instates engaged in scientific research and development and schools. Article 4 The term “articles for scientific research and teaching” referred to inArticle 2 of These Provisions denotes: (1) analysing, surveying, examining, measuring, observing and signaling instruments, meters and their accessories for the purpose of scientific (2) laboratory equipments providing necessary conditions for scientific research and teaching(not including mid-size testing equipments); (3) computer work stations, mini-size, mid-size, large-size computers, and editable programme monitors; (4) special parts and fittings imported respectively within the Customs control period, and used for maintaining the instruments, meters (5) various carrier forms of books, newspapers and periodicals, lecture notes and computer soft-wares; (6) specimens and samples; (7) teaching slide show; (8) materials used for chemical, biochemical and medical experiments; (9) animals used for experiments; (10) medical instruments and relevant accessories for scientific research, scientific experiment and teaching (only for medical colleges (11) fine varieties of plants and seeds (only for agricultural or forestral colleges or majors and scientific institutes engaged in agriculture (12) musical instruments of specialized profession level and audio-video materials(only for art colleges or majors and scientific institutes (13) sports appliances for specific purpose (only for sports colleges or majors and scientific institutes engaged in sports); (14) learner-driven areoplanes (only for flight colleges); (15) key equipments of the boats and ships used for the teaching experiment (only for shipping colleges); (16) sample cars which are not driven by petrol power or diesel-oil power and are used for scientific research (only for car majors of Article 5 The following scientific research institutes shall enjoy the exemption from Customs import duties from 1996 to 2000: (1) technical centers of the enterprises (group) ratified by the State Economic and Commerce Commission jointly with the Ministry of Finance, (2) state project research centers and state key laboratory ratified by the State Planning Commission jointly with the Ministry of Finance, (3) state project technology research centers ratified by the State Science and Technology Commission jointly with the Ministry of Finance, Article 6 The articles imported for scientific research and teaching with duties exemption according to These Provisions, shall not be used Article 7 Where there is a need to determine whether import articles correspond to the range stipulated in These Provisions or not, the General Article 8 Provisions for implementation shall be promulgated by the General Administration of Customs in accordance with these Provisions. Article 9 These Provisions shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation. |
The General Administration of Customs
1997-04-10