Hong Kong and the Mainland signed a wine customs agreement supplement today, enhancing flexibility in wine trading.
Financial Secretary John Tsang and Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong Qiu Hong witnessed the signing by Commissioner of Customs & Excise Clement Cheung and General Administration of Customs Vice Minister Sun Yibiao.
The customs facilitation measures agreed to by the two sides in 2010 have applied to Hong Kong re-exporters registered with the Trade & Industry Department and importers registered on the Mainland.
According to the supplement, registered wine exporters can use a web-based system for the submission of advance consignment information to facilitate clearance on arrival at designated Mainland ports.
The enhanced facilitation measures take effect at designated ports in Shenzhen and Guangzhou from today.
