China's State Economic and Trade Commission published on Thursday
the tariff quotas for chemical fertilizer and crude oil for 2002 in
line with the country's pledges to the World Trade Organization.
This year's tariff quota for ammonium dibasic phosphate is 5.67
million tons. Of this, 4.82 million tons will go to State-run
enterprises and 850,000 tons to non-State-run firms.
The tariff quota for compound fertilizer is 2.8 million tons, of
which 2.38 million tons will go to State-run enterprises, and
420,000 to non-State-run firms.
The quota for carbamide (urea) is 1.3 million tons, of which 1.17
million tons will go to State-run enterprises, and 130,000 to non-
State-run firms.
The commission also announced that the tariff quota for crude oil
going to non-State-run enterprises will be 8.28 million tons this
year.
(China
Daily April 12, 2002)
