Examining and Approval Procedure
 A.Acceptance and Hearing
Qualifications:
  Applicant shall submit the following materials:

 1). Application Form of Automatic Import License (MOFTEC Uniform Layout);
 2). Approval Certificate (one duplicate)
 3). Business License  (one duplicate)
 4). Asset Authentication  (one duplicate)
 5). Import Contract
 6). Other materials required by regulations concerned (for further notice when necessary).
 Pursuant to Provisional Regulations on the Import Quota of Ordinary Goods and Enforcement Regulations on Import Administration of Foreign Enterprises
 
 Criterion:
 The materials submitted shall be complete, standard and valid;
Person responsible for this post: the acceptance and hearing personnel of Foreign Investment Department.
Duty and Power:
Examine and Check the application materials in accordance with the criterion for acceptance and hearing;
Accept and hear the case in time if the materials submitted are qualified; meanwhile make acceptance records, then transfer materials for examination procedure;
Those unqualified materials will not be accepted, must fill in the Notice of Amendment on Application Materials, and make all materials for further supplement and amending, the requirement for this, related rights of applicant and means for them to make complaint clear to the applicant at one time. Meanwhile apply to the higher-up for records.
Time limit: 2 working days

 B. Examination
Criterion: Submitted materials shall be complete, standard and valid; the product applied for import shall be needed in the self-production and sales within the business scope of the enterprise; the application line shall be within the limitation prescribed in the Import Contract and shall be in line with the rate of progress of its production.
(Pursuant to the same as the above)
           
  
Responsible person for this post: examination personnel of Foreign Investment Department
Duty and Power:
Make examination according to the examination criteria.
With respect to qualified cases, must put forward examination comment for approval; after drafting the examination documents transfer to the approval personnel together with the application materials.

 With respect to those needing further amendment and supplement, put forward comment of amendment and report it to the reviewer. Then notify the applicant in written form at only one time. Upon receiving the amended and complete materials, make a second examination and then, after drafting the examination documents, transfer to the approval personnel together with the application materials.
With respect to unqualified cases, terminate the examination, but must sign the comment of disapproval and state reasons before transfer to the approval personnel.
Time Limit: 2 working days

 C. Approval
Criterion:
1.Same as the examination criterion.
2.Quota Distribution shall be in accordance with the related provisions and requirement of MOFTEC.

Responsible person for this post: Director of Foreign Investment Department in charge
Duty and Power:
Make approval to the examination comment according to the approval Criterion.
If agree to the review comment, put forward approval comment in the document of approval, and return it to the acceptance personnel.
If disagree to the review comment, exchange ideas with reviewer, put forward the approval comment and reasons and fill them in the document, then return it to the acceptance personnel by way of the original means.
Time Limit: 2 working days
  
 D. Notification
Person responsible for this post: acceptance and hearing personnel in Foreign Investment Department
Criteria:
1.Notify the applicant the result of the matter handled timely and accurately;
2.Make the certificate complete, accurate and valid;
3.Keep the examination documents complete and standard for file.
Duty and Power:
Make notification as per the criterion, issue the Import Quota Certificate and keep them on records and files.
  For the approved application, make documents concerned and notify the applicant .If permitted, announce the result by way of the Internet or other means;
For the unapproved cases, make the reasons, requirement and related rights of applicants, as well as the means to make complaint all known to the applicant at one time, and return the application materials to applicant.
When the examination work is finished, keep all the documents made during the course of examination in file as per the requirement.
Time Limit: 2 working days