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Textiles Trader Registration Scheme (TTRS)
goes electronic
in pursuit of greater efficiency
(15 OCTOBER 2002, HONG KONG) Tradelink announced that it has
been offered by the Hong Kong SAR Government (the "Government")
to provide the electronic service for the delivery and processing
of notifications under the Textiles Trader Registration Scheme
(TTRS).
TTRS was introduced in 1993 to facilitate the trade by allowing
registered textiles traders to be exempted from applying for a
licence in respect of the import and export of textiles falling
within the scope of the scheme and substitute with a notification.
Under the agreement with Government, Tradelink will provide an
electronic service for the submission of all notifications under
the TTRS which include Import of Textiles (Import Notification),
Export of HK Origin Textiles to Non-restrained Markets (Export
Notification I), Export of Non-HK Origin Textiles (Export Notification
II), Export of certain Textile Samples to the USA (Export Notification
III & IV) and Transhipment of Textiles (Transhipment Notification),
in a one-stop fashion.
The electronic TTRS service will provide greater facilitation
to traders in completing their Notifications, and to carriers
in checking that the notifications are duly completed. The paperless
submission will save efforts in handling the notifications and
related documents. The requirements of supporting documents for
notifications will be streamlined as a result of the introduction
of the electronic service.
The service charge for the electronic TTRS service will be HK$0.50
on a per notification basis, which is the same as the current
cost for a paper Notification. The new service is the latest addition
to the bundle of government-related document services already
provided by Tradelink. These include the Restrained Textiles Export
Licence, Certificate of Origin, Trade Declaration, Production
Notification and Dutiable Commodities Permit.
Mr Justin Yue, CEO of Tradelink, said, "Tradelink undertakes
to constantly develop, maintain and support electronic commerce
services for government-related as well as commercial documentation
to help Hong Kong traders increase operational efficiency and
competitiveness."
To assist traders who do not have the capability to submit notifications
electronically on their own, Tradelink will provide a service
for converting paper TTRS notifications into electronic form at
its service centres for onward submission to the Government.
As in the case of other EDI services, there will be a transitional
period whereby traders and carriers may choose to submit Textiles
Notifications in paper or electronic form. In deciding when to
end the transitional period, the Government will have due regard
to the readiness of traders and the smooth operation of the computer
system. It is expected that the electronic TTRS service will be
launched early next year.
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For press enquiries, please contact Tradelink (Corporate Communications)
on 2599 1686.
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