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Confirmatory Paper of Applying for Foreign Investment Project Encouraged by State for Development


Basis for examination and approval

Foreign investment enterprise approved and started after January 1,1998, if its projects (including foreign wholly-funded project, fund-added project of foreign investment enterprise, joint or cooperative project with total investment of less than 3 million US dollars( 3 million US dollars included)) are within the duty-free category for imported equipment based upon the specifications in Circular of State Council Concerning Adjustment of Tariff Policy for Imported Equipment (NO.137,1997,State Council), shall be issued by Provincial Commission of Foreign Economy and Trade ( currently Provincial Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation) < Confirmatory Paper for Home-or-abroad-funded Projects Encouraged by State for Development>, via which and approval documents for starting enterprise from organs in charge of foreign economy and trade and Business License issued by industrial and commercial administrative organs, the enterprise shall have right to complete duty-free procedures for imported equipment in local Customs House.

Imported equipment of foreign investment enterprise approved and started from April 1,1996 to December 31,1997 including fund-added enterprise, shall be free from tariff and import-related value-added tax from January 1,1998, except commodities clearly listed in Decree No.37 of State Council, and enterprise hereof shall have right to submit the original approval documents to local Customs House to complete tariff-free procedures.


Basis for Examination and Approval

Instructions of Guangdong Province Concerning Circulation of Confirmatory Paper for Home-or-abroad-funded Projects Encouraged by State for Development ( YueJiWai [1998] No.235)
Supplemental Circular about Instructions of Guangdong Province concerning Circulation of Confirmatory Paper for Home-or-abroad-funded Projects Encouraged by State for Development ( YueWaiJingMaoZiPiZi [1998] No. 228)

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Enterprise Applying for Project
 
 
Fill out Application Form for Confirmatory Paper for Home-or-abroad-funded Project Encouraged by State for Development
  [Submitted to]
Local Municipal, County-level City and County (District) Commission (Bureau) of Foreign Economy and Trade
Examined and verified by Guangdong Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Issue Confirmatory Paper for Home-or-abroad-funded Project Encouraged by State for Development
Enterprise Applying for Project

1. Above-mentioned are ordinary procedures for applying for establishment of foreign-funded enterprises.
2. Foreign-funded enterprise with investment of less than 3 million US dollars (3 million US dollar included) can submit its feasibility study report, contract and article of association to the competent authority of foreign economy and trade at various levels for approval.
3. Project beyond limits of our provincial approval authority, concerning production license permit or quota management or under state unified management shall be submitted to the examine and approve department authorized by state council for approval via provincial Planning Commission, Commission of Economy and Department of Foreign economy and Trade.
4. Project of technical renovation shall be submitted to county, municipal and provincial administrative organs of economy and trade for approval and then contract and article of association hereof shall be submitted for approval to the competent authority of foreign economy and trade pursuant to authority purview accredited to them.
5. For detailed information about each step of the procedure, please contact the related departments.
6. Project located in each Development Zone, Tariff-free Zone shall be submitted directly to Administrative Committee of them for approval.

Contact Us:

Add: Foreign Investment Administration Division of The Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province, Provincial Foreign Trade and Economic Building, 351 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province.
Tel: 38819909
E-mail: waizi@gddoftec.gov.cn

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