Nanning Customs said the Guangxi star does not evade tariff legal approval procedures

In Guangxi Star Technology Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Guangxi star") has been questioned "smuggling Fuji film" after 3 months, the Nanning customs yesterday for the first time publicly the results of the survey: Guangxi star does not exist evades duty behavior. It also makes this event related party Fuji film company cleared of grievances.

He Zhenfa, chairman of Guangxi superstar yesterday on the first financial daily said, the company will retain the right to file a false report before the prosecution.

Survey shows that the giant is not smuggling

Reporters learned that the Nanning sea on January 19th officially launched a comprehensive investigation, and come up with the final "Nanning Customs on the import of Guangxi Star Technology Co., Fuji color film exposure did not reply in April 5th" (Letter No. [2006]31 south gate, hereinafter referred to as the "reply").

The "reply" said, in order to cooperate with the investigation, inspection department, risk Nanning Customs Department and other departments jointly set up a leading group, and set up a joint inspection group and inspection group under the leadership of the group below. In the meantime, the Guangxi superstar import related documents, detailed information on the production process, as well as the company's production and financial situation of a comprehensive investigation and sampling of the relevant imported goods.

In order to confirm the accuracy of the relevant data, professional inspection agencies recognized by the state Chinese inspection group Guangxi branch inspection of various parameters of the Guangxi star of the exports of goods, the results showed Guangxi customs area in accordance with the actual area of star.

Finally, the Nanning customs are saying: "star company imported the unexposed Fuji color film to declare to the customs area is true, there is no tariff evasion behavior."

The Guangxi star has proved not to smuggling, also let Fuji relieved, because the Guangxi star is imported Fuji film, so it is the media refers to the Fuji in the behind the scenes, "Fuji is suspected of smuggling" coverage, making Fuji bitter herbs. Fuji executives said: "although Fuji has suffered some of the media on suspicion of smuggling false reports, but the fact that those who are without false news confirmed, this incident is one of the powerful example. To this end, we strongly appeal to good public opinion environment and fair competition in the market environment."

Examination and approval procedure

Prior to the Guangxi star has not been involved in the crisis to express the views of the the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region development and Reform Commission yesterday finally made it clear that the approval process of the Guangxi superstar legitimate.

Yesterday, the national development and Reform Commission deputy director of the foreign office Li Jianming said to the reporter, Guangxi star in July 2004 to declare the scope of business is indeed a digital camera, unexposed film, unexposed photographic paper R & D, production and sales, a total investment of $90 million.

The reporter learned that, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state on the "catalogue for the guidance of foreign investment industries" and "Midwest Industrial Catalogue for foreign investment", digital camera belongs to the encouraged projects, and digital camera and its R & D revenue has more than 70% of total income, therefore, the Guangxi star belongs to foreign-invested enterprises encouraged by the state.

Similar projects in the investment of 100 million yuan or less, can be directly approved by the the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region development and reform commission." Li Jianming said.

But after the Guangxi superstar changed the development strategy, in turn to produce paper and film, the total investment of $49 million 800 thousand, and in September 2004 to re declare.

Li Jianming said the unexposed color film and unexposed color photographic paper business is indeed restricted items belonging to the "Catalogue" the guidance of foreign investment industries, but the local government has the right to approve investments amount below $50 million in restricted projects, so the Guangxi development and Reform Commission of Guangxi star again declare for approval.

Li Jianming believes that the two application of the Guangxi superstar are within the scope of the approval of the autonomous region development and Reform Commission, the illegal approval of the argument does not exist.

According to the reporter to understand the information, in order to produce photographic paper, film based Guangxi superstar from the beginning of the project is to promote the establishment of the autonomous region. In this regard, Li Jianming explained that this is because the Guangxi superstar ready in the two phase of the production of digital cameras and the establishment of R & D center. Therefore, in the first phase, that is, the exposure of photographic paper and film review, the project has been positioned as one of the projects may promote high-tech industries in Nanning hi tech zone.