Major News! Fees for passports, Hong Kong and Macau permits, and other items will be reduced starting July 1st!

Flash: According to news from the website of the National Development and Reform Commission, recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued a notice to reduce the standards for some administrative and institutional fees, which is expected to reduce the burden on enterprises and society by 2.6 billion yuan.

The Notice stipulates that, effective from July 1, 2017, the fees for telecommunications network code number resource occupancy, frequency occupancy, citizen entry-exit document fees motor vehicle driving license production fees, temporary entry motor vehicle license plate and driving license production fees, soil and water conservation compensation fees, pesticide experimental (testing) fees, integrated circuit layout design protection fees, and other charges will be reduced.

Details    are  as  follows

(I) Citizen Entry-Exit Document Fees

1. Standard for Ordinary Passport Fees

From per copy 200 yuan to 160 yuan per copy . For reissuance of private ordinary passports due to loss, the fee standard is per copy 160 yuan 。

2. Standard for Entry-Exit Permit Fees

Valid for single entry-exit From per certificate 20 yuan to 15 yuan per certificate valid for multiple entries-exits From per certificate 100 yuan to 80 yuan per certificate 。

3. Regarding various Hong Kong and Macao Travel Permit Fee Standards

①Fees for Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao, From per certificate 100 yuan to 80 yuan per certificate ，

②Fees for Exit-Entry Permit to Hong Kong and Macao, From per certificate 50 yuan to 40 yuan per certificate 。

③Fees for Endorsements for Mainland Residents to Hong Kong and Macao

Single-entry endorsement From per item 20 yuan to 15 yuan per item

Two-entry endorsement From per item 40 yuan to 30 yuan per item

Short-term (not exceeding one year) multiple-entry endorsement From per item 100 yuan to 80 yuan per item

Multiple-entry endorsement valid for more than one year (excluding one year) and less than two years (including two years) From per item 150 yuan to 120 yuan per item

Multiple-entry endorsement valid for more than two years and less than three years (excluding three years) From per item 200 yuan to 160 yuan per item

Long-term (three years or more, including three years) multiple-entry endorsement From per item 300 yuan to 240 yuan per item

4. Standard for Travel Permit to Taiwan Fees, electronic permit From per certificate 100 yuan to 80 yuan per certificate single-entry permit From per certificate 20 yuan to 15 yuan per certificate 。

5. Standard for Taiwan Resident Travel Permit to Mainland Fees, electronic permit From per certificate 250 yuan to 200 yuan per certificate single-entry permit From per certificate 50 yuan to 40 yuan per certificate 。

6. Standard for Taiwan Compatriot Permanent Residence Permit Fees, From per certificate 15 yuan to 10 yuan per copy 。

(II) Motor Vehicle Driving License Production Fees

Motor vehicle driving license production fee standard, From per copy 15 yuan to 10 yuan per copy 。

(III) Temporary Entry Motor Vehicle License Plate and Driving License Production Fees

Temporary entry motor vehicle license plate and driving license production fee standard, From per copy 15 yuan to 10 yuan per copy 。

The Notice

proposes that price authorities in all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government should work with relevant departments to comprehensively review the administrative and institutional fee policies issued in their respective regions, promptly reduce excessively high fee standards, and publicize and interpret them through news media, proactively accepting public supervision, and further reducing the burden on enterprises. The

Notice by 2.6 billion yuan.

requires that all regions and relevant departments strictly implement the provisions of this notice, and shall not delay or refuse to implement the reduced administrative and institutional fee standards for any reason. Price and finance departments at all levels should strengthen supervision and inspection of policy implementation, and penalize fee-charging behaviors that violate policy regulations in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. According to calculations, this reduction in various administrative and institutional fee standards is expected to alleviate the burden on enterprises and society by a total of Among the adjustments mentioned above, the most noteworthy is undoubtedly the reduction in Hong Kong and Macao Travel Permit and passport fees. With the improvement of living standards and the increasingly close ties between Hong Kong and the mainland, more and more people are applying for Hong Kong and Macao Travel Permits and passports. Seize this opportunity with the implementation of the new regulations – it's not to be missed!