Electronic Products shall be sent to the MOFCOM after check by corresponding mechanical and electronic import and export offices in the localities and departments.

The application information provided by the entities applying for import shall be accurate and valid.

Article 12 The MOFCOM shall accept an application officially and issue a notice of acceptance to the entity applying for import if its application materials are complete.

The MOFCOM shall notify the entity applying for import within five work days upon receipt of application materials once for all if it deems the application materials do not comply with the requirements and require the entity to make explanation of some issues, supplement relevant documents or adjust relevant filled contents.

Article 13 The MOFCOM can collect opinions of relevant departments or trade associations, if necessary, after formal acceptance of application.

Article 14 The MOFCOM shall verify applications in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) The key used mechanical and electronic products applied for import shall meet requirements of state security and public interests and those of protection of human safety or health and life or health of fauna and flora.

(2) The key used mechanical and electronic products applied for import shall meet compulsory requirements of state technical norms concerning safety, sanitation and environmental protection.

(3) The key used mechanical and electronic products applied for import by entities applying for import shall conform to the entities' business scopes.

(4) Entities applying for import shall have no illegal acts such as crimes of smuggling, smuggling acts, foreign exchange evasions and speculative buying and selling of import certificates for consecutive three years.

(5) Observance of relevant provisions provided in other laws and administrative regulations.

Article 15 The MOFCOM shall determine whether to approve the import application or not within 20 days after official acceptance.

If collection of opinions from relevant departments or trade associations are needed, the MOFCOM shall determine whether to approve the import application or not within 35 days after official acceptance.

Article 16 The Bureau of Quota License Affairs of the MOFCOM shall issue Import License against approval documents by the MOFCOM.

Article 17 Entities applying for import shall go through inspecting procedures in inspection and quarantine departments with relevant certificates of import of used mechanical and electronic products and other relevant documents, and inspection and quarantine departments shall issue an Inbound Goods Notice for the products meeting requirements (write "for file of import of used mechanical and electronic products" in the remark column).

Article 18 The key used mechanical and electronic products are allowed to be imported when they passed inspection and quarantine.

The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China and its authorized agencies are responsible for inspection of imported used vessels; the Register of Fishing Vessel of the People's Republic of China is responsible for inspection of used fishing vessels; and the Civil Aviation Administration of China is responsible for inspection of used airplanes.

The GAQSIQ and its authorized agencies are responsible for quarantine of all other imported key used mechanical and electronic products as well as inspection of key used mechanical and electronic products except imported used vessels and aircraft.

Article 19 The Import License is in quadruplicate.

Import entities shall conclude overseas contracts and purchase exchanges from banks with the Import License, and handle clearance procedures in customs with the Import License (mark "old" in the "product name" column) and the Customs Clearance Form of Entry of Goods (mark "for file of import of used mechanical and electronic products" in the remark column).