Guangdong Implements CEPA Consultation

Within the framework of CEPA, businesses from Hong Kong and Macao are allowed in China’s mainland to provide relating cargo distribution and logistics services, including shipping of ordinary cargo, storage, loading and unloading, processing, packaging, distribution and other related information and consultation services, together with agent service of domestic cargo shipping; and they are also permitted to manage and carry out their logistics services with the computer networks. Related reference can be retrieved on the website of Guangdong Province Commission of Economic and Trade.

Upon the implement of CEPA, Hong Kong will enjoy before schedule some open promises made by China's entry to WTO. As many as 273 Hong Kong products, formerly taxable items deemed in mainland, may be offered the preference of zero tariff, if they are in conformity with rules of origin. Information about customs formalities and the certificate of origin can be found on the website: Guangzhou Customs.

Upon the implement of CEPA, Chinese citizens among Hong Kong’s and Macao’s permanent residents are allowed to apply to initiate individual businesses engaging in retail sales within the territory of Guangdong. Their applications no longer need to be examined and approved as foreign investments need, while the said applications shall be registered directly by the administrative department in accordance with the law. Please consult information concerned on Administrative Bureau for Industrial & Commercial of Guangdong Province.

Please refer to Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province for regulations on access to the 18 fields of the service industry.

Please refer to State Administration of Taxation of Guangdong Province to find information about tax categories used by CEPA, tax regulations involved in CEPA and major tax preferences for related CEPA services.