China Import & Export Fair
Regulations of Exhibit Management
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Chapter 4 Regulations of Exhibit Management

1. The China customs shall treat all import exhibits as temporary import and export goods. The exhibitor shall therefore accept the supervision of the Chinese customs and carry out specified customs procedures. Exhibits under the supervision of China Customs include:

(1) Goods and articles displayed or demonstrated in the International Pavilion of this session of the fair.

(2) Imported goods and articles required for demonstrating machines and apparatus.

(3) Imported constructional and decoration materials used by the overseas exhibitor to setup temporary stand.

(4) Imported films, slides, video tapes, tapes, specifications, advertisements, discs, and display equipment used by the exhibitor for demonstration and publicity.

(5) Other imported goods and articles displayed or demonstrated in the exhibition hall.

2. Guangzhou Customs is the local customs of exhibits in the International Pavilion of the Canton Fair. During the Canton Fair, Guangzhou Customs shall adopt concentrating supervision of port transfer, declaration and inspection of exhibiting place. In principle, exhibitors shall conduct the import declaration procedures in Guangzhou Customs. Transfer procedures of exhibits imported from ports other than Guangzhou port shall be conducted in entry customs.

3. Exhibits of the International Pavilion of the 103rd Session of Canton Fair fall into the scope of the custody of China Customs, and shall enjoy such special treatments as exempt from getting import permit, exempt from pay for import tariff and other taxes. Transporter and overseas exhibitors of the International Pavilion are required by the China Customs to be responsible and assure of every articles of imported exhibits. Exhibits imported under customs bonds shall strictly comply with relevant Chinese customs regulations, include but not limit to the following:

(1) No exhibits shall be allowed to be sold or to be presented to others, or to be removed from the hall within the Chinese territory by the exhibitor without permission from the Chinese customs.

(2) With the approval of China Customs, exhibits sold to or presented to individuals or companies within the Chinese territory shall go through customs clearance and pay in relevant tariff and duties subsequent to stand dismantling. International exhibits within the scope of Compulsory Certification and strict control of China Customs (for details, please refer to Service Guide of Exhibit Transportation of www.cantonfair.org.cn or ask for materials from the four recommended transporters). The exhibitor shall not be authorized to remove any exhibits out of the exhibition hall or any controlled places nominated by the Chinese customs prior to completion of all import procedures. The service charge rate of the purchasing and presenting exhibits shall be equal to the return service charge rate. Other charges such as related tariff, transport charge and storage charge arisen there from shall be collected in addition.

(3) Disposed exhibits shall be reported to the recommended transporter in advance. Those exhibits shall not be casually disposed by the exhibitor per se and shall be handed over to the recommended transporter to transfer the same to the Chinese customs for settlement.

(4) Canton Fair hereby reminds all exhibitors to keep their exhibits properly. Loss or damaged exhibits may need to render relevant tariff to the Chinese customs.

(5) All exhibits shall be well packed and handed over to the recommended transporter to transit to controlled venues appointed by the Chinese customs so as to carry out procedures of repatriation except for those have been allowed to be imported, disposed and presented as free gifts or promotional materials approved by the Chinese customs.

4. All promotional materials and technical data to be used or demonstrated including films, slides, tapes, video tapes, CD-ROMs, pictures, descriptions and advertisements should be submitted to Guangzhou customs by the exhibitor for prior approval. Without permission from the customs, the aforesaid items shall not be used or distributed. All printing materials and audio-visual products harmful to the politics, economy, culture and morality of the People's Republic of China and infringing any IPRs shall not be used or demonstrated. Otherwise, they shall be confiscated, returned by the customs as per real situation or be forcibly modified prior to any kinds of utilization.

5. In accordance with laws and regulations of Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of China, temporary import and export goods shall be exempted from inspection unless otherwise specified by laws and other administrative regulations (Entry of exhibits such as animals and fruits shall be approved after the quarantine). Inspection is conducted free of charge, and quarantine is charged according to the categories and requirements. Related charges are paid in accordance with national standards. Exhibitors who conduct the entry and exit procedures with ATA certificate shall enjoy the exemption or special treatment in terms of inspection and quarantine.

6. Overseas animal, vegetation and foodstuff exhibits shall be validated/ approved by Chinese Entry-Exit and Inspection and Quarantine authorities prior to entry to China. The exhibitor shall be required to furnish to the recommended transporter with exhibits/samples/list of exhibits for approval from related authorities 20 days prior to import of such goods. Guangzhou Entry-Exit, Inspection and Quarantine Bureau is responsible for the inspection and quarantine of exhibits of the International Pavilion of the 103rd Session of the Canton Fair.

For exhibits, according to related laws and regulations, which are forbidden to enter or exit, be carried, or posted, exhibit list and conditions for inspection and approval for animal and vegetation, documents and materials for related procedures, please refer to Service Guide of Exhibit Transportation at www.cantonfair.org.cn or ask for detailed materials from the Recommended Transporters of the International Pavilion of the Canton Fair.

7.In case farm products is found not in conformity with related regulations of China Entry-Exit, Inspection and Quarantine and with safety hazard, the exhibitors shall destroy these products immediately and buried or burned in the landfill nominated by Bureau of City Appearance Environment and Sanitation of Guangzhou Municipality. The expense occurred therefrom shall be borne by the exhibitors.

8. Only exhibits stipulated in the Participation Agreement or with written consent by Canton Fair shall be exhibited by the exhibitor in the stand. The exhibitor shall bring along and submit the following documents in advance to Canton Fair for inspection:

(1) Documents listed by the Exhibitor Notices of the Services and Stipulations of Exhibit Transportation, as well as the Exhibit List for the International Pavilion of the 103rd Session of the Canton Fair.

(2) All exhibits involving IPRs such as trademark, patent and copyright and quality attestation should be attached with ¡°List of Files for Trade Mark, Patent, Copyright & Quality Attestation¡± (please fill in schedule D1) and copies of legal certificates of such trademark, patent and copyright and quality attestation.

(3) For exhibits not produced directly by the exhibitor, agreement should be reached and signed with the suppliers on the exhibits' participation in the Fair.

(4) In case that exhibitor entrusts other transporters than the recommended ones to carry out the transportation of exhibits, exhibitor should provide the copies of letter of confirmation on transportation from the trusted transporter to organizing committee of the International Pavilion for the purpose of inspection and registration.

9¡¢According to the regulation of China Customs, subsequent to the confirmation of participation, Taiwan exhibitors shall receive from the agent of exhibitor recruitment and fill in the 'Registration Form of Participation by Taiwan Exhibitors at Main-land Exhibition', with which the agent will carry out the relevant registration procedures at the managing department of exhibitor recruitment of the Canton Fair. Without the above registration form, the recommended transporter will fail to fulfill the one-stop exhibit transportation service entrusted by the Taiwan exhibitors.

10. Exhibits fall into one of the following categories shall be treated as breach exhibits and shall be disposed as breach products.

(1) Exhibits do not include in the exhibit scope specified in the Participation Agreement or exhibit scope approved by written consent of Canton Fair.

(2) Exhibits involving IPRs such as trademarks, patent, copyright and quality attestation being without relevant legal certificates.

(3) Exhibits not directly produced by the exhibitor being without signed Participation Agreement with the manufacturer.

(4) Exhibits, which shall go through the procedures of inspection and quarantine according to Chinese laws and regulations, are not inspected or quarantined.

(5) Exhibits, without the consent of China customs and Entry-Exit, Inspection and Quarantine Authorities, are sold or eaten on a trial basis during the Fair.

(6) Other exhibits without legal origins.

10. No exhibits shall be sold in the hall.

11. The exhibitor per se shall not be allowed to display, demonstrate and publicize any materials of the exhibition in any format in the hall or carry out any kind of publicity for the exhibition in any forms without prior written consent of Canton Fair.