一九九二年第4号
（Promulgated by the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade on December 29， 1992）
颁布日期：19921221 　实施日期：19930101 　颁布单位：经贸部

To meet the need of the development of the socialist market economy， strengthen the macro administration of export and accelerate the development of foreign trade referring to the practices of international trade， the Interim Provisions For Administration of Export Commodities is enacted as follows：

1. The scope of export commodities administrated with quota licenses the State

The export commodities administrated with quota licenses are mainly：

the export commodities in bulk and resource nature and relating to the national importance and the people's lives and the traditional export commodities in bulk which have important positions in our export； the important export commodities which have dominant positions in the world market or in certain market， the export commodities restricted with quotas by foreign states or commodities demanded by foreign states to actively restrict our export quantity； the commodities in large export amount and liable to cause disorder of trade， the important export commodities with famous brand or high quality or speciality， or export commodities having special requirement. The number of the export commodities administrated with the quota licenses all together is 138 （list attached behind）。 With the deepening of the reform， the number of the export commodities administrated with quota licenses shall be reduced in the future step by step.

（1） The planned quota shall apply to the export commodities in bulk and resource nature relating to national importance and people's lives and the traditional export commodities in bulk which have very important positions in our export. The number of commodities is 38. When annual export quantity is fixed， the MOFERT shall assign the quantity to provinces， autonomous regions， cities under direction of the State and cities with separate list in the State planning （hereunder referred to as local governments） and foreign trade （or industrial and trading companies directly under ministries of the Central Government （hereunder referred as foreign trade companies under Ministries） for the implementation.

（2） The active quota administration shall apply to the important export commodities having dominant positions in world market or in certain market and the export commodities demanded by foreign states to be actively restricted. The number of commodities is 54. Among them， overseas areas have 31 quoted commodities； Hong Kong and Macao have 23 quoted commodities. The annual export quantity shall be fixed by the MOFERT according to foreign and domestic market situations with consultation with relevant Chambers of Export and Import. The quota shall be in principle assigned among the local governments and foreign trade companies under ministries to implement.

（3） The ordinary license administration shall apply to the export commodities in large export amount and liable to cause disorder of trade， the important export commodities with famous brand or high quality or speciality and some commodities which really need to be administrated. These commodities are listed in the export commodities administrated with export licenses. The number of the commodities is 22. The assortments shall be adjusted every year. The annual export quantities in principle are not restricted. The main focus is the administration of the order of trade.

（4） The 24 export commodities having quotas laid by foreign states shall continue the passive quota administration. The annual export quantity shall be implemented according to the bilateral agreements. The measures to assign the quotas shall be made separately.

（5） For the export commodities produced and exported by enterprises with foreign investment which are under quota license administration， the export quotas shall be arranged according to the approved contract when the project was set up.

2. Export license administration

（1） The export license administration shall apply to all export commodities administrated with planned quota， active quota and ordinary licenses. The total number of commodities administrated with the export licenses is 114.

（2） The licenses shall be issued for export commodities administrated with planned quota and active quota according to plan and quota quantity； The number of ordinary licenses issued for export commodities administrated with the ordinary licenses in principle are not restricted. If the situations of world market or domestic market have changed and demand to restrict the number of licenses issued， the MOFERT shall notify the issuing administration in advance.

（3） The MOFERT shall make provisions for administration of licenses， carry out macro administration and control the total amount. The routine issuing work for commodities under the ordinary licenses shall be mainly carried out by the local foreign trade administration and the Special Commissioner's Office.

（4） The bidding measures are introduced in issuing of licenses for some commodities administrated with licenses. The Chambers of Export and Import shall organize the bidding. The license issuing administration shall， within the fixed quota amounts， issue the export licenses according to quantity and price in the bidding by the company. The foreign trade administration shall supervise and administrate the execution of the contracts. The scope of commodities administrated with quota licenses for which bidding is tried out shall be enlarged.

3. Administration for export commodities trade

（1） The 16 most important export commodities within commodities administrated with planned quota shall be jointly traded and monopolized by the State. The MOFERT shall organize the detailed implementation.

（2） Except for the 16 most important export commodities jointly traded and monopolized by the State， the rest of export commodities administrated with quota licenses shall be assigned by the foreign trade administration of the provinces， autonomous regions， cities under direction of the Central Government and cities with separate list in the State planning to foreign trade companies which have export result or business ability and other companies having the rights to export the commodities. （The companies under ministries shall be assigned by the MOFERT according to their export result or business ability）。 Commodities not included in the above-mentioned commodities can be traded by all foreign trade companies approved by the State to operate foreign trade business.

（3） The business scope of companies of production in nature， entitive company groups or enterprises with foreign investment having rights to export their own products are still restricted to their own products.

（4） No company can export the goods listed as follows；

（（1）） those having threat to national security；

（（2）） antique， animals or plants close to extinction or very precious， products produced by the forced labour and other goods prohibited to be exported by the laws or regulations；

（（3）） those violating the international duties of the People's Republic of China；

（（4）） musk， natural bezoar， copper and copper based alloy， platinum which are specially lacking in the domestic market.

4. Coordinative administration of export commodities

The export commodities needed to be coordinated shall be coordinately administrated by each specialized Chamber of Export and Import. The companies dealing with export commodities administrated with quota licenses shall join the relevant Chamber of Export and Import， The detailed coordinative methods shall be made out by each Chamber of Export and Import. Once being discussed and passed by the general assembly meeting of mummers， the methods shall be implemented strictly.

The joint operation by companies trading the same export commodities on the basis of willingness， equality and mutual benefit shall be highly encouraged.

The Law on Trade Marks shall be strictly implemented to protect and promote the export commodities with famous brands.

5. Increasing the transparency of administration of export commodities

If no commercial secrecy is involved， the results of assignment and execution of quotas for export commodities administrated with quota licenses shall be promulgated every year in order to be supervised by all parties concerned.

6. The present Provisions shall enter into force on January 1， 1993. The MOFERT shall be responsible for interpretation of the present Provisions.

The List of Export Commodities Administrated with Quota Licenses by the State（Total 138 Categories）

1. The List of Export Commodities Administrated with Planned Quota （38 Categories）

（（1）） rice

（（2）） soybean （including crushed）

（（3）） corn （including crushed）

（（4）） tea

（（5）） coal （including coal-water mixture）

（（6）） tungsten （tungsten ore， ammonium paratungstate， tungsten trioxide， tungstate ）

（（7）） antimony （antimony ingots， antimony oxide）

（（8）） crude oil

（（9）） processed oil products

（（10）） cotton

（（11）） cotton yarn

（（12）） polyester cotton yarn

（（13）） cotton gray cloth

（（14）） polyester cotton gray cloth

（（15）） silk

（（16）） gray silk fabrics （shuttle-woven， knitted， raw， boiled-off， bleached）

（The 16 very important export commodities shall be jointly traded and monopolized by the State）

（（17）） bean cakes and meal

（（18）） peanut

（（19）） resin and pine resin

（（20）） log and sawed products

（（21）） cashmere and dehaired wool

（（22）） rabbit hair

（（23）） rolled steel and waste steel

（（24）） pig iron

（（25）） tin （tin ingots， tin solder rods and tin ore）

（（26）） zinc （zinc ingots， zinc ore）

（（27）） ferroalloy （ferrosilicon， ferrotungsten）

（（28）） coke

（（29）） cement

（（30）） caustic calcined （dead burnt） magnesite

（（31）） fluorspar lumps and powder

（（32）） talc lumps （talc powder）

（（33）） caustic soda

（（34）） soda ash

（（35）） paraffin wax

（（36）） Chinese herb （ginseng， licorice root）

（（37）） tetracycline

（（38）） Vitamin C 2. The List of Commodities Administrated with Active Quota （54 Categories， in the parenthese， countries and regions are applied to active quotas）

（（1）） fire works and firecrackers （U. S. A.， Japan， Hong Kong， Macao）

（（2）） canned asparagus （EEC， Hong Kong， Macao）

（（3）） boiled bamboo shoot （Japan）

（（4）） red bean （Japan）

（（5）） sorghum （Japan， Southeast Asia）

（（6）） dried osmunda （Japan）

（（7）） chestnut （Japan， Hong Kong， Macao， Southeast Asia）

（（8）） garlic （Hong Kong， Southeast Asia）

（（9）） sesame （Japan）

（（10）） buckwheat （Japan）

（（11）） honey （Japan）

（（12）） peppermint oil （EEC）

（（13）） reed and reed products （Japan）

（（14）） Chinese small iris and its products （Japan）

（（15）） Arabic robes and trousers （Middle East 6 Countries）

（（16）） crystalline flake graphite （Japan）

（（17）） heparin sodium （EEC， Hong Kong， U.S.A.）

（（18）） fresh royal jelly （Japan， EEC， U.S.A.）

（（19）） tuber of pinellia （Japan）

（（20）） flossophorae immaturus （Japan）

（（21）） paulownia timber and sawn products （Japan）

（（22）） bleached cotton cloth （Japan， Hong Kong， Macao）

（（23）） bleached trueran cloth （Japan）

（（24）） diphenylesters （South Korea， Southeast Asia）

（（25）） licorice root products （Hong Kong， Macao， Japan， Southeast Asia）

（（26）） furfural （furfural alcohol） （EEC， Japan）

（（27）） carpet （U. K.， Japan）

（（28）） silicon manganese alloy （Japan， Hong Kong， Macao）

（（29）） mandarin orange （Southeast Asia）

（（30）） frozen rabbit （EEC， Hong Kong， Macao）

（（31）） swinning crab （Japan）

（（32）） live hog （big and medium live hog， live nursing hog （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（33）） live cattle （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（34）） live sheep （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（35）） live poultry （live chicken， live duck， live goose， live pigeon） （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（36）） frozen pork （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（37）） frozen beef （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（38）） frozen mutton （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（39）） frozen poultry （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（40）） live aquatic products （live pond fish， crabs） （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（41）） fresh fruits （Ya pear， Hami melon， sweet pear， litchi， water melon） （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（42）） fresh vegetables （Chinese cabbage， potato， turnip， wax gourd， cauliflower） （ Hong Kong， Macao）

（（43）） preserved eggs （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（44）） Chinese caterpillar fungus （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（45）） chrysanthemum （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（46）） root of membranous milk vetch （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（47）） Chinese angelica （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（48）） Chinese wolf berry fruit （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（49）） dang shen （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（50）） fuling （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（51）） ramie yarn （yarn， twig， ball， dried ramie） （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（52）） ramie gray cloth （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（53）） toilet paper （Hong Kong， Macao）

（（54）） mushroom in brine （Hong Kong， Macao）

3. The List of Commodities Administrated with Ordinary Licenses （22 Categories ）

（（1）） sugar

（（2）） drawn work （hand embroidery， hand weaved drawn work）

（（3）） bristles

（（4）） hog casing

（（5）） black and white TV set

（（6）） bearing

（（7）） rare earth

（（8）） cassia bark

（（9）） cassia oil

（（10）） heavy water

（（11）） cloisonne

（（12）） matsutake

（（13）） ephedrine

（（14）） polyethylene

（（15）） lead and lead-based alloy

（（16）） nickel and nickel-based alloy

（（17）） rolled nickel

（（18）） yellow phosphorus

（（19）） aluminum ingots

（（20）） chemicals for both civil and military purposes （10）

（（21）） chemicals easy to make poison （22）

（（22）） electronic computer and related equipments

4. The List of Commodities Administrated with Passive Quotas （24 Categories）

（1） Textile Commodities under Passive Quotas （19）

（（1）） synthetic fiber

（（2）） cotton yarn

（（3）） wool yarn and knitting wool

（（4）） other yarn

（（5）） cotton cloth （dyed and colored）

（（6）） synthetic blended cloth

（（7）） linen canvas

（（8）） woolen fabric

（（9）） pillowcase， bed sheet， bedspread， quilt cover

（（10）） towel

（（11）） gloves

（（12）） handkerchief

（（13）） socks and stockings

（（14）） woolen sweater

（（15）） woolen blanket

（（16）） table cloth

（（17）） garments

（（18）） carpet

（（19）） medical gauze

（2） Non-textile Commodities under Passive Quotas （5）

（（1）） canned mushroom （EEC）

（（2）） porcelain for daily use （U.K.）

（（3）） screw for wood （Germany）

（（4）） dried cassava， dried sweet potato （EEC）

（（5）） black and white TV set， color TV set （U. K.）

Notes：

（1） Tobacco shall still be monopolized according to relevant regulations of the St ate.

（2） The 10 chemicals which can be used for both civil and military purposes and controlled by the international conventions： phosgene， cyanogen chloride， chloropicrin， hydrogen cyanide， phosphchloride， phosphoric chloride， sulphurous acyle， phosphite， sulphur monochloride， phosphorus pentachloride.

（3） The 22 chemicals which are easy to make poisons and controlled by the international conventions： ephedrine， new ergot alkali， ergotamine， ergot acid， 1-benzene-2-acetone， acetyl or thou amino benzene acid， 3.4-methyl benzene dioxide- 2-acetone， piperine， sassafras， acetic oxide， acetone， or thiamin benzene formic acid， ether， benzene ether acid， piperidine， methyl ether ketone， toluene， polsassium permanganate， sulphuric acid， hydrochloric acid.

（4） The computers are referred to as： CPU adopted 80486 personal computer， and personal computers at or above this level； all kinds of computer working station； small-sized computer， other kinds of computers above the level of the computer， all kinds of foreign computers.

Computer related equipment is referred to as： monitors whose screens are above 19 inches （including 19 inches）， monitors whose revolving power is 1024 x 1024 or other kinds of monitors whose revolving power exceeds this level； magnatic disc saving devices whose capacities exceed 165 MB； all kinds of foreign computers related equipment.

（5） The commodities under the textile passive quota， according to statistics of the MOFERT are 19 categories， 238 commodities.