China to offer zero tariffs for part of the commodities imported from the least developed countries in Africa

With a view to promote the trading between the least developed countries in Africa and to ensure such countries effectively participate in the WTO system, China confirmed to offer unilateral special preferential tariffs to 25 least developed countries in Africa.

Starting from 01 January 2005, China will reduce tariff for 190 tariffs items that are produced from the least developed countries in Africa to zero. The items include: foods, coal related products, textile products and electrical products etc.

The 25 least developed countries mentioned above are: The Republic of Benin, The Republic of Burundi, The Republic of Cape Verde, The Republic of Central Africa, The Union of Comoros, The Republic of Congo, The Republic of Djibouti, The State of Eritrea, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Republic of Guinea, The Republic of Guinea-Bissau, The Kingdom of Lesotho, The Republic of Liberia, The Republic of Madagascar, The Republic of Mali, The Islamic Republic of Mauritania, The Republic of Mozambique, The Republic of Niger, The Republic of Rwanda, The Republic of Sierra Leone, The Republic of Sudan, The United Republic of Tanzania, The Republic of Togo, The Republic of Uganda and The Republic of Zambia.

In near future, the Ministry of Commerce will hold a conference to clarify the above policy in detail.

商務部新聞犒
2005年1月17日

為促進與非洲部分最不發達國家間的經貿往來，保證這些最不發達國家有效參與世界貿易體制，中國近日決定單方面給予非洲２５個國家最不發達國家特殊關稅優惠政策，為其提供更多的貿易機會。

自2005年1月1日起，中國對原產於非洲最不發達國家的１９０個稅目商品實施特惠零關稅，商品分別涉及食品、礦產品、紡織品和機電產品等。

這25個國家是：貝寧共和國、布隆迪共和國、佛得角共和國、中非共和國、科摩羅聯盟、剛果民主共和國、吉布提共和國、厄立特里亞國、衣索比亞聯邦民主共和國、幾內亞共和國、幾內亞比紹共和國、萊索托王國、利比里亞共和國、馬達加斯加共和國、馬里共和國、毛里塔尼亞伊斯蘭共和國、莫桑比克共和國、尼日爾共和國、盧安達共和國、塞拉利昂共和國、蘇丹共和國、坦桑尼亞聯合共和國、多哥共和國、烏干達共和國、贊比亞共和國。

商務部將於近期召開對非洲最不發達國家部分輸華商品免關稅政策的情況說明會。