1._    Notifying Member: China

2._    Date of Notification: 17 June, 2025

3._    Notification provision in the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements (_WT/L/806):

[  ]Paragraph 1(a)

(PTAs falling under paragraph 2 of the Enabling Clause, with the exception of paragraph 2(c))

[X]Paragraph 1(b)

(PTAs taking the form of preferential treatment accorded by any Member to products of least‑developed countries)

[  ]Paragraph 1(c)

(Any other non-reciprocal preferential treatment to products authorised under the WTO Agreement)

4._    Number of beneficiaries (including of any sub-schemes): 43 countries, including The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, The Republic of Angola, The Republic of Benin, The Burkina Faso, The Republic of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, The Republic of Togo, The State of Eritrea, The Republic of The Gambia, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Republic of Kiribati, The Republic of Djibouti, The Republic of Guinea-Bissau, The Republic of Guinea, The Kingdom of Cambodia², Union of the Comoros, The Kingdom of Lesotho, The Lao People’s Democratic Republic[2] [3], The Republic of Liberia, The Republic of Rwanda, The Republic of Madagascar, The Republic of Malawi, The Republic of Mali, The Islamic Republic of Mauritania, The People’s Republic of Bangladesh³, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar², The Republic of Mozambique, The Republic of South Sudan, The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, The Republic of Niger, The Republic of Sierra Leone, The Republic of Senegal, The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, The Republic of the Sudan, Solomon Islands, The Federal Republic of Somalia, The United Republic of Tanzania, The Republic of Uganda, Republic of Yemen, The Republic of Zambia, The Republic of Chad, The Central African Republic.

5._    Date of entry into force: 1 July 2010

6._    Date of last renewal (if applicable): 1 December 2024

7._    Brief description of the Preferential Trade Arrangement: Duty-free treatment for LDCs. Starting from 1 December 2024, China has given all the LDCs with which it has diplomatic relations, zero-tariff treatment for 100% tariff lines.

8._    Texts and any related instruments (e.g. regulations, annexes, schedules, protocols) are:

[  ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)

[X] available from the following official Internet link(s):

Policy Instrument

https://gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengcefabu/202409/t20240912_3943678.htm

Tariff Schedules

http://gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengcefabu/202412/t20241230_3950785.htm

Rules of Origin and Related Procedures

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/6223419/index.html

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/630775/index.html