RESTRICTED WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOWT/ACC/CHN/34
14 September 2000
(00-3556)
Working Party on the
Accession of ChinaOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
COMMUNICATION FROM CHINA
In preparation for the Working Party meeting on 13-28 September 2000, the Chinese
delegation has submitted the following revised1 Annex 2a1 on Products Subject to State Trading
(Import), dated 8 September 2000.2
Groupe de travail de
l'accession de la Chine
COMMUNICATION DE LA CHINE
En vue de la réunion du Groupe de travai l qui aura lieu du 13 au 28 septembre 2000, la
délégation chinoise a communiqué la version révisée1 ci-après de l'annexe 2a1 relative aux produits
soumis au régime de commerce d'État (importation), datée du 8 septembre 2000.2
Grupo de Trabajo sobre la
Adhesión de China
COMUNICACIÓN DE CHINA
Para preparar la reunión del Grupo de Trabajo que se celebrará del 13 al 28 de septiembre
de 2000, la delegación china ha presentado el siguiente anexo 2a1 revisado1 sobre productos que son
objeto de comercio estatal (importación), de fecha 8 de septiembre de 2000.2
                                                     
1 Former version issued in document WT/ACC/CHN/24./L'ancienne version a été distribuée sous la
cote WT/ACC/CHN/24./La versión anterior se publicó en el documento WT/ACC/CHN/24.
2 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.WT/ACC/CHN/34
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ANNEX 2a1
PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO STATE TRADING (IMPORT)
8 September 2000
PRODUCTS NO HS NO DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTSSTATE TRADING
ENTERPRISES
1 10011000 Durum wheat
2 10019010 Seeds of Spelt, common wheat & meslin
3 10019090Spelt, common wheat & meslin(excl.
seed)
4 11010000 Wheat or meslin flour
5 11031100 Groats & meal of wheat
6 11032100 Wheat pellets
7 10051000 Maize seeds
8 10059000 Maize (excl. seed)
9 11022000 Maize (corn) flour
10 11031300 Groats & meal of maize (corn)
11 11042300Other worked grains of maize (corn),
nes
12 10061010 Rice seeds
13 10061090Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)(excl.
seed)
14 10062000 Husked (brown) rice
15 10063000 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice
16 10064000 Broken rice
17 11023000 Rice flourGRAIN
18 11031400 Groats & meal of riceChina National Cereals, Oil &
Foodstuff Import and Export
Co.
19 15071000 Crude soya-bean oil
20 15079000 Soya-bean oil (excl. crude) & fractions
21 15111000 Crude palm oil
22 15119000 Palm oil (excl. crude) & liquid fractions
23 15141010 Crude rape, colza oil & fractions thereofVEGETABLEOIL
24 15149000Rape, colza or mustard oil (excl. crude)
& fractions thereof1. China National Cereals,
Oil & Foodstuff Importand Export Co.
2. China National Native
Products and Animal By-products Import &Export Co.
3. China Resources Co.4. China Nam Kwong
National Import &
Export Co.
5. China Liangfeng Cereals
Import & Export Co.
6. China Cereals, Oil &
Foodstuff  Co.(Group)WT/ACC/CHN/34
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PRODUCTS NO HS NO DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTSSTATE TRADING
ENTERPRISES
25 17011100 Raw cane sugar, in solid form
26 17011200 Raw beet sugar, in solid form
27 17019100Cane or beet sugar, containing added
flavouring or colouring
28 17019910 Granulated sugar
29 17019920 Superfine sugarSUGAR
30 17019990Other cane or beet sugar, in solid form,
nes1. China National Cereals,
Oil & Foodstuff Importand Export Co.
2. China Export
Commodities BaseConstruction Co.
3. China Overseas Trade
Co.
4. China Sugar & Wine Co.
(Group)
5. China Commerce
Foreign Trade Co.
31 24011010 Flue-cured tobacco , not stemmed/stripped
32 24011090Tobacco other than flue-cured, not
stemmed/stripped
33 24012010Flue-cured tobacco, partly or wholly
stemmed/stripped
34 24012090Tobacco o/t flue-cured, partly or wholly
stemmed/stripped
35 24013000 Tobacco refuse
36 24021000Cigars, cheroots & cigarillos containing
tobacco
37 24022000 Cigarettes containing tobacco
38 24029000Cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes, etc, not
containing tobacco
39 24031000Smoking tobacco with or without tobacco
substitutes
40 24039100 Homogenized or reconstituted tobaccoTOBACCO
41 24039900 Other manufactured tobacco, nesChina National Tobacco
Import & Export Co.
CRUDE OIL 42 27090000Petroleum oils & oils obtained from
bituminous minerals, crude
43 27100011 Gasoline, incl. aviation spirit
44 27100013 Naphtha
45 27100023 Kerosenes
46 27100024 Normal paraffin
47 27100031 Light diesel oil
48 27100033 Fuel oil No.5-No.7PROCESSED
OIL
49 27100039 Other fuel oils. China National Chemical
Import & Export Co.
. China International United
Petroleum & ChemicalsCo.
. China National United Oil
Co.
. Zhuhai Zhenrong
CompanyWT/ACC/CHN/34
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PRODUCTS NO HS NO DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTSSTATE TRADING
ENTERPRISES
50 31021000 Urea
51 31022100 Ammonium sulphate
52 31022900Double salts & mixtures of ammonium
sulphate & ammonium nitrate
53 31023000 Ammonium nitrate
54 31024000Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with inorg
non-fertilizing substances
55 31025000 Sodium nitrate
56 31026000Double salts & mixtures of calcium
nitrate & ammonium nitrate
57 31027000 Calcium cyanamide
58 31028000Mixtures of urea & ammonium nitrate in
aqueous or ammoniacal solution
59 31029000Mineral or chemical fertilizers,
nitrogenous , nes
60 31031000 Superphosphates
61 31032000 Basic slag
62 31039000Mineral or chemical fertilizers,
phosphatic, nes
63 31041000Carnallite, sylvite & other Crude natural
potassium salts
64 31042000 Potassium chloride
65 31043000 Potassium sulphate
66 31049000Mineral or chemical fertilizers, potassic,
nes
67 31051000Fertilizers... in packages of a gross
weight=10kg
68 31052000Mineral/chemical fertilizers with nitrogen,
phosphorus & potassium
69 31053000Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate
(diammonium phosphate)
70 31054000Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate
(monoammonium phosphate)
71 31055100Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing
nitrates & phosphates
72 31055900Mineral or chemical fertilizers with
nitrogen & phosphorus, nes
73 31056000Mineral or chemical fertilizers with
phosphorus & potassium, nesCHEMICALFERTILIZER
74 31059000 Other fertilizers, nes. China National Chemical
Import & Export Co.
. China National
Agricultural Means of
Production Group Co.
75 52010000 Cotton, not carded or combed
COTTON
76 52030000 Cotton, carded or combed. China National Textiles
Import & Export Co.
. Beijing Jiuda Textiles
Group Co.
. Tianjing Textiles Industry
Supply and Marketing Co.
. Shanghai Textiles Raw
Materials Co.WT/ACC/CHN/34
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Product & HS NO Volume to non-state traders on
accession2)Annual growth in non-state
trade volume3)
Oil--processed1)
(HS 27.10)4 million tonnes 15 %
Oil--crude
(HS 27.09)7.2 million tonnes 15 %
1) Excludes LPG, which falls under HS 27 11, and has not been notified by China as subject to state
trading.  The present import quota (16.58 million tonnes rising by 15% per year) will be removed on 1 January2004.
2) Imports to be effected pursuant to the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures.
3) This growth rate shall be applied for a period of 10 years following accession, after which time it shall
be reviewed.  Pending conclusion of the review talks, the volume available to non-state importers on that dateshall be increased annually in line with the average grow th in overall imports of the product concerned over the
preceding 10 year period.
However, for processed oil, a review shall be carried out by 2004 to establish whether the growth rate
should be adjusted in the light of the evolution of trade volumes.WT/ACC/CHN/34
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quota
(million
tonnes)Final quota
(million
tonnes)Growth
Rate
(annual)In-quota
tariffOut-of-
quota tariffImplementation Period Non-state trading share
Urea
310210001.3 3.31_/4% 50% Year 6 after accession 3_/10% 4_/
NPK
310520002.7 5% 2_/4% 50% 10% on accession increasing in equal
steps to 49% over 8 years
Diammoniumphosphate310530005.4 6.9 5% 4% 50% Year 6 after accession 
3_/10%-49% 4_/
Increasing 5 percentage points per year
until reaching 49% in year 9
China shall administer the quotas in the same way as agricultura l TRQs, and apply the provisions of Part I Section I-A and I-B of its market access schedule relating to TRQ
administration and the right to trade.
1_/ Year 1: 1,300,000 mt
Year 2: 1,300,000 mtYear 3: 1,800,000 mtYear 4: 2,300,000 mt
Year 5: 2,800,000 mt
Year 6: 3,300,000 mt
2_/  The growth rate will be reviewed not before the end of the 6 year implementation period, following which it may be amended.
3_/  The quota quantities after the end of the implementation period will be the subject of further negotiation. Unless new quota quantities are agreed, the quantities af the end of
the implementation period will continue.
4_/  The share of the tariff-quota reserved for importation through sate trading enterprises is specified in column 8. The remaind er of the tariff-quota quantity is reserved for
importation through any non-state trading enterprise processing th e right to trade in any product as set forth in Section 5 of China's accession protocol.
In any year, if the quantity of the tariff-quota reserved for importation through state trading enterprises has not been contra cted for by 1 September, quota-holders will have the
right to trade or to import through any en tity with the right to trade any product under Section 5 of China's WTO accession pro tocol. Quota-holders must apply for an automatic
import license from MOFTEC, which will be administered in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on Import Licensing P rocedures. The license will be granted in no
more than 10 days form when the quota-holder presents a tariff-quota allocation.    The quota quantities after the end of the implementation period will be the subject of further negotiation. Unless new quot a quantities are agreed, the quantities at the end of the
implementation period will continue.
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