Macao, China Member profile
Status of notification in the reporting periods
2010-2012
2012-2014
2014-2016
2016-2018
2018-2020
2020-2022
2022-2024
2024-2026
Notification information
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Macao, China
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12/08/2024
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2024-2026
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Macao, China
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28/09/2022
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2022-2024
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Macao, China
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18/06/2020
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2020-2022
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Macao, China
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14/08/2018
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2018-2020
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Macao, China
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17/06/2016
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2016-2018
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Macao, China
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01/08/2014
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2014-2016
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Macao, China
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01/09/2012
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2012-2014
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Types of restrictions
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 HS chapters notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 WTO justifications notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 Non-WTO commitments notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
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Trade policy review
Latest Trade Policy Review (Report by the WTO Secretariat): WT/TPR/S/402/Rev.1
A. Import prohibitions and restrictions and import licensing
3.23.
Import licensing requirements are applied to several categories of goods when imported into Macao, China, primarily on grounds of public health, safety, public security, environmental protection, IPR enforcement, and consumption tax collection. The products concerned include: live animals; plants listed under CITES; certain food; pharmaceuticals; narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; chemicals; goods subject to excise duty; equipment and materials for the production of compact discs; radiocommunication equipment; and arms and ammunition (Table 3.2).
3.24.
In addition to import licences, imports of live animals, meat, animal products, fish, crustaceans and molluscs, live plants, mushrooms, and edible plants must also be accompanied by international animal health certificates, sanitary and/or phytosanitary certificates (Section 3.3.3).
3.25.
The import licensing regime's legal basis includes the Foreign Trade Law (Law No. 7/2003, as amended by Law No. 3/2016), the Regulation on Foreign Trade Operations (Administrative Regulation No. 28/2003, as amended by Administrative Regulation No. 19/2016), and other sectoral laws and decree-laws. In 2015, petroleum products were added to the import licensing regime (Chief Executive Decision No. 27/2015), but they were subsequently removed. Chief Executive Decision No. 487/2016, published on 28 December 2016, sets out the most recent list of products that are subject to import licences (Table B, Annex II to the Decision). In addition, other goods are subject to import licences under specific laws applied to implement relevant international agreements.[90]
3.26.
Several government departments are responsible for issuing import licences, depending on the nature of the product and the purpose of the licence (Table 3.3). Import licences for live animals, meat, animal products, fish, crustaceans and molluscs, live plants (listed in CITES), mushrooms, and edible plants are administered by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM). However, import licences related to animals and plants listed in CITES are issued by the Macao Economic Bureau (DSE), with a prior opinion from the IAM. The DSE also administers import licences for products subject to consumption tax (alcoholic beverages and tobacco products); optical disc-manufacturing equipment; certain narcotic drugs; and ozone-depleting substances. For the latter, a prior opinion from the Environmental Protection Bureau is required.
3.27.
Import licences for vehicles are issued by the Transport Bureau; licences to import radiocommunication equipment are the responsibility of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau; import licences for pharmaceutical and chemical products are the remit of the Health Bureau; and the Public Security Police Force is responsible for issuing import licences for arms, ammunition and explosives.
3.28.
Generally, import licences are granted within three working days if the "ordinary" criteria stipulated in the Foreign Trade Law are met; if refused, the reasons for refusal must be given to the applicant, who has the right to appeal. Import licences are valid for 30 days from the date of issuance. They may not be extended and are not transferable. Macao, China has regularly submitted its replies to the questionnaire on import licensing procedures to the WTO Committee on Import Licensing.[91]
3.29.
The application for an import licence does not require payment of any fee. However, each CITES certificate and Kimberly Process certificate issued by the DSE is subject to a charge of MOP 70, since 1 September 2017.[92]
B. Export prohibitions and restrictions
3.38.
Macao, China does not apply any export prohibitions other than those required to fulfil international obligations.
3.39.
Export licensing requirements apply to certain categories of products for reasons of public health, environmental protection, IPR enforcement, public security, and compliance with international conventions. Some of the products concerned mirror those that are subject to import licences (Table 3.4). Chief Executive Decision No. 487/2016, published on 28 December 2016, contains the most recently updated list of products for which an export licence is required (Table A in Annex II to the Decision); other goods are subject to export licensing under specific laws, applied to implement relevant international agreements (e.g. CITES, the Montreal Protocol, etc.). Since the last Review, textiles and garment products exported to the United States, the European Union, Canada, Norway and Turkey have been removed from the list of goods that are subject to export licensing.
3.40.
The DSE, the Health Bureau and the Public Security Police Force are in charge of issuing export licences within their respective remits. For products subject to export licensing by the DSE, exporters must obtain the licence before applying for a certificate of origin. As indicated previously, exports of textiles and clothing no longer require an export licence to obtain a certificate of origin; obtaining an export declaration is sufficient. Generally, export licences are issued within three working days of application.
WTO's environmental database (EDB)
The EDB contains environment-related measures that may qualify as QRs and therefore should be notified under the QR Decision.