Interim measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China concerning vessel tonnage dues.

According to these Measures vessel tonnage dues shall be levied by the Customs on foreign registered vessels and Chinese registered vessels chartered by foreign firms and Chinese or foreign registered vessels used by Chinese-foreign equity joint ventures (including vessels sailing exclusively within the ports) sailing in the ports of the People's Republic of China.
Tonnages are divided into two types: one to be paid once every three months and the other to be paid once every 30 days, to be chosen by the payers themselves when they apply for the payment of the tonnages. The scale and rate of the tonnages are established in paragraph 1 of article 2. The tonnage for a vessel which is registered in or belongs to a foreign country which has entered into a treaty or agreement with the People's Republic of China for mutual preferential treatment of tonnages or fees levied on vessels shall be levied at a preferential rate, according to the provisions of article 3. Further provisions concern, inter alia: (a) extension of the term of the licence validity; (b) exemption from tonnages.