(Unofficial translation)
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
PEACE INDEPENDENCE DEMOCRACY UNITY PROSPERITY
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Cabinet Office
No.1871/CO
Vientiane Capital, date 13 September 2022
Notification
To: - The Office of the Authority Certificate of the Origin under the preferential.
- Department of Customs, Ministry of Finance.
- Operators export to China.
Subject: China’s Generalized System of Preferences from GSP 97% up to GSP 98%
- According to the letter from the Economic-Commercial Advisor, Embassy of China in Lao PDR, No. 144/CN, dated 16 August 2022.
The Cabinet Office, Ministry of Industry and Commerce is honored to inform you that the Chinese Government has upgraded the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by exempting the tariff rate to 0% for less developed countries from 97% to 98% or from 8,256 items to 8,930 items, which will be effective from 01 September 2022 onwards.
For further information can be visited on the Lao Trade Portal: www.laotradeportal.gov.la or an inquiry to the Rules of Origin Division, Department of Import and Export, telephone number, +856 21 450 255, Email: [email protected].
Therefore, please be informed and prepared to implement this notification in an effective manner.
Director of Cabinet Office
Vithoun Sithimorlada
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