Ministry of Commerce: The allowable import volume of crude oil non-state trade in 2023 is 243 million tons

In accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Import and Export of Goods and the relevant commitments of China's accession to the WTO, the Ministry of Commerce has formulated the "Total Allowable Volume, Application Conditions and Application Procedures for Non-state Trade Imports of Crude Oil in 2023", which is hereby announced
.

The total allowable amount of crude oil non-state trade imports, application conditions and application procedures in 2023

1.
The allowable amount of crude oil non-state trade imports in 2023

In 2023, the allowable import volume of crude oil for non-state trade is 243 million tons
.

II.
Application Requirements

(1) In the past two years (January 2021-October 2022, the same below), have the performance of using the permitted amount of crude oil import or the qualification
for the use of imported crude oil approved by the national industrial authority.

(2) The right to use a crude oil water transport terminal (or a railway port with an annual reloading capacity of 2 million tons) with a crude oil water transport terminal of not less than 50,000 tons, and the right to
use a crude oil storage tank with a storage capacity of not less than 200,000 cubic meters.

(3) Foreign trade operators
whose bank credit is not less than US$20 million (or 140 million yuan).

(4) Have professionals (at least 2 people) engaged in international trade in oil.

(5) The enterprise operates in accordance with laws and regulations, complies with laws and regulations on production safety, environmental protection, taxation, customs and foreign exchange management, and has no violations of
laws and regulations without rectification.

3.
Application materials

Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

(1) Application letter
.
Including the company's basic information, the description of the application conditions, the reason for the application and the specific plan for the purchase, production, use or sale of crude oil, and the profile of professionals engaged in international petroleum trade
.

(2) The company's basic certification materials
.
Including a copy of the "Business License of Enterprise Legal Person" within the validity period, a copy of the "Customs Declaration Registration Certificate of the Consignee and Consignor of Import and Export Goods" and a copy of
the "Organization Code Certificate".

(3) Documents certifying the credit line issued by the bank
.
The original official documents issued by the head office or directly affiliated branch of each bank must be provided, of which the subsidiaries of the central enterprise can provide the collective credit certificate of the
headquarters enterprise.

(4) Provide the original agreement on the use of crude oil terminals (or railway ports), storage tanks and other facilities, and a copy
of the certification documents issued by the investment department at or above the prefectural or municipal level (or other departments such as environmental protection, fire protection, etc.
), the loading and unloading capacity and storage capacity of the terminal (railway port).

(5) Qualification documents
for the use of imported crude oil approved by the competent department of industry of the State.

Processing enterprises that have obtained the import qualification of crude oil non-state trade granted by the Ministry of Commerce in 2022 are not required to provide the materials in item (2), (3), (4) and (5), and other enterprises applying for the permitted quantity are required to provide the above materials
as required.
All applicant enterprises shall be responsible for the authenticity of the above materials, and shall provide the original documents for verification at the same time as the copy, and provide the signature certificate
of the legal representative of the enterprise with the authenticity of the application materials.

Our ministry will ask the relevant departments about the compliance of
the reporting enterprise with national laws and regulations.

4.
The principle of distribution

The allowable import volume of crude oil for non-state trade shall be issued
in accordance with the principle of "batch issuance, additional adjustment, and strict assessment".
The first allowable amount will be issued to eligible enterprises
by the end of 2022.
Later, according to the actual import situation, business demand and new legal production capacity of the enterprise, it will be added and adjusted
in a timely manner.
Enterprises that have not imported performance in the past two years no longer arrange the allowable quantity
.

According to the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Import and Export of Goods, an enterprise that cannot complete the import permit shall return the allowable amount that cannot be completed in that year to the Ministry of Commerce through the local commerce department or the central enterprise group company before September 1 of
the current year.

5.
Declaration and review procedures

Local applicant enterprises must apply to the local provincial-level commerce authorities, and subsidiaries of central enterprises must apply
through the group headquarters.

After the provincial-level commerce authorities and central enterprises have compiled the list of eligible enterprises and application materials, they shall send the application and relevant materials to the administrative affairs service hall of the Ministry of Commerce by mail, express delivery, face-to-face submission before November 20, 2022, and will not be accepted
after the deadline.

Submission address: Window 18, Administrative Affairs Service Hall, Ministry of Commerce, No.
2 East Chang'an Avenue, Beijing; Tel:010-65197862; Postal code: 100731.
The envelope or logistics carton containing the application materials must be marked with the words "Item No.
: 18010-001
".

After reviewing the application materials of the enterprise, the Ministry of Commerce will issue the allocation results to the relevant provincial-level commerce authorities and central enterprises
.

6.
Relevant requirements

Enterprises that obtain import permits for non-state crude oil shall abide by relevant laws and regulations such as production safety, consciously abide by the law, and maintain normal import order
.
Violations of relevant laws and regulations, once verified, will be punished
in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Import and Export of Goods and the Measures for the Administration of Automatic Import Permits for Goods.