Measures for duty-free import of scientific and educational supplies

Article 1 These Measures are formulated to adapt to the new situation of China's modernization of science and technology and promote the development of science education. Article 2 The import of the following articles and their samples directly used for scientific research, experiment and teaching (hereinafter referred to as scientific and educational supplies) shall be exempted from customs duties and consolidated industrial and commercial tax:

(a) scientific research and teaching equipment and spare parts;

(2) Articles for chemical and medical research and teaching experiments;

(3) Cameras, video recorders, televisions, cameras, projectors, cameras, slide projectors, tape recorders and their spare parts for scientific research and audio-visual teaching, as well as recordings, photos and tapes;

(four) educational films, slides and art supplies;

(5) Books, publications, charts, lectures and lectures;

(6) Specimens, models and recordings. Article 3 Scientific research institutions affiliated to central state organs entrust foreign trade import and export companies to order scientific and educational supplies from abroad, which shall be uniformly examined by China Academy of Sciences, and the order card shall be stamped with the seal of "Scientific and Educational Supplies". Local scientific research institutions entrust foreign trade import and export branches to order scientific and educational supplies from abroad, which shall be audited by the competent departments of science and technology of provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, and stamped with the seal of "scientific and educational supplies" on the order card, and exempted from customs duties and consolidated industrial and commercial tax.

Schools affiliated to central state organs entrust foreign trade import and export companies to order scientific and educational supplies from abroad, which will be uniformly examined by the Ministry of Education and stamped with the seal of "Teaching Supplies" on the order card; Schools affiliated to local departments entrust foreign trade import and export branches to order scientific and educational supplies from abroad, which shall be audited by the Higher Education Bureau or Education Bureau of provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions and stamped with the seal of "Teaching Supplies" on the order card, and shall be exempted from customs duties and consolidated industrial and commercial tax. Fourth approved by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China learning groups, delegations, organs, organizations, schools and other units to buy and import scientific and educational supplies in line with the provisions of Article 2 of these measures, on the strength of the documents of the relevant departments to release duty-free. Article 5 These Measures shall be submitted to the State Council for the record, and shall be the same when amended.