The FTA Scheme covers transhipment cargo in Hong Kong heading for the Mainland of China under the following agreements:

1. Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement between the Mainland and Taiwan
2. The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement
3. Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of South East Asian Nations and the People's Republic of China
4. The China-Chile Free Trade Agreement
5. The China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
6. The China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
7. The China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
8. The China-Peru Free Trade Agreement
9. The China-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
10. The China-Iceland Free Trade Agreement
11. The China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement
12. The China-Korea Free Trade Agreement
13. The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
14. Special Preferential Tariff Treatment to the Least Developed Countries
15. The China-Georgia Free Trade Agreement
16. The China-Mauritius Free Trade Agreement
17. The China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement
18. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
19. The China-Nicaragua Free Trade Agreement
20. The China-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement
21. The China-Serbia Free Trade Agreement
22. The Early Harvest Arrangement of the China-Honduras Free Trade Agreement

The FTA Scheme also covers transhipment cargo in Hong Kong heading for other places (currently including Taiwan, Korea^(Note1),Singapore^(Note2),Vietnam^(Note3),Nicaragua, Myanmar^(Note3) and Australia) under the following agreements:

1. Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement between the Mainland and Taiwan
2. The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement
3. Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of South East Asian Nations and the People's Republic of China
4. The China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
5. The China-Korea Free Trade Agreement
6. The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
7. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
8. The China-Nicaragua Free Trade Agreement

Note1: Korea Customs Service accepts traders to use the "Certificate of Non-manipulation" issued by C&ED to apply for preferential tariff under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, the China-Korea Free Trade Agreement or the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

Note 2: Singapore Customs accepts traders to use the "Certificate of Non-manipulation" issued by C&ED to apply for preferential tariff under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of South East Asian Nations and the People's Republic of China, the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement or the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

Note 3: Vietnam Customs and Myanmar Customs accept traders to use the Certificate of Non-manipulation issued by C&ED to apply for preferential tariff under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of South East Asian Nations and the People's Republic of China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

Traders should pay attention to the requirements concerning whether transhipment cargo could be regarded as direct consignments under respective free trade agreements and preferential trade agreements, e.g. maximum period of stay in third party, cargo storage and processing arrangements etc. For details of the requirements of related FTA, please visit the website of the China Free Trade Agreement Network by the Mainland Ministry of Commerce –

fta.mofcom.gov.cn/english/index.shtml
english.mofcom.gov.cn

Under different agreements, the maximum period of stay in the third place may vary and a summary is provided here under (the information provided by related trade agreements prevails) -