CIRCULAR ON RELEVANT ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CATALOGUE PROHIBITED FOR PROCESSING TRADE

General Office of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Office of the General Administration of Customs, the General Office of the
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Circular on Relevant Issues in Implementing the Catalogue Prohibited for Processing Trade

Shang Ban Jidian Han [2005] No.63

The responsible commercial sections in all the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, separately listed cities, Xinjiang Production
and Construction Corps￿￿Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xi’an and Wuhan, and other related departments
of Customs and Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Bureau:

In accordance with Announcement No. 134, 2005 jointly issued by 8 ministries and commissions, and Announcement No. 105, 2005 on Catalogue
Prohibited for Processing Trade issued by Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs and State Environmental Protection
Administration, and by considering the business operation of the processing trade and management of electronic data, the related
departments decided to stop the declaration and inspection procedure on the Catalogue Prohibited Commodity for Processing Trade transported
from abroad after December 31, 2005.

General Office of the Ministry of Commerce

General Office of the General Administration of Customs

General Office of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

December 23, 2005