Mining Industry's WTO Commitments

1. Products subject to State trade (export)

Tungsten ores and concentrates (HS26110000), ash and residues containing mainly tungsten and compounds thereof (HS26209010) and ash and residue containing metals and compounds thereof, nes (HS26209090) subject to China National Metals and Minerals Import & Export Co, China National Non-ferrous Import & Export Co, China Rare Earth and Metal Group Co and China National Chemical Import & Export Co.

Crude antimony (HS26171010), antimony ores and concentrates, excluding crude (HS26171090) subject to China National Metals and Minerals Import & Export Co, China National Non-ferrous Import & Export Co and China Rare Earth and Metal Group Co.

Silver in powder (HS71061000), silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum) in unwrought form (HS71069100) and silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum) in semi-manufactured form nes (HS71069200) subject to the China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation and China Copper Lead Zinc Group.

2. Products subject to export duties
HS NO Description Export Duty Rate (%)
26070000 Lead ores & concentrates 30.0
26080000 Zinc ores & concentrates 30.0
26090000 Tin ores & concentrates 50.0
26110000 Tungsten ores & concentrates 20.0
26159000 Niobium, tantalum & vanadium ores & concentrates 30.0
26171010 Crude antimony 20.0
28047010 Yellow phosphorus (white phosphorus) 20.0
28047090 Phosphorus, nes 20.0

3. Concessions on import duty
HS NO Description Import Duty Rate (%)
25030000 Sulphur of all kinds, other than 3
sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur
and colloidal sulphur
25041010 ---In flake 3
25051000 - Silica sands and quartz sands 3
25059000 - Other 3
25061000 - Quartz 3
25062100 -- Crude or roughly trimmed 3
25062900 -- Other 3
25101010 --- Apatite 4
25081000 - Bentonite 3
25082000 - Decolorising earths and fuller's earth 3
25083000 - Fire-clay 3
25084000 - Other clays 3
25085000 - Andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite 3
25086000 - Mullite 3
25101010 --- Apatite 3

The binding rate of iron, manganese, cooper, nickel, cobalt, lead, aluminum, zinc, tin, chrome, tungsten, uranium, thorium, molybdenum, titanium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, zirconium, silver and stibium ores and concentrates is zero at the date of the World Trade Organization accession.