Important links

Project partners:

• The Chinese property development company is the Nanjing Moon Building Company (www.njmoon.com).
  
  
• The Rotorua District Council has played a pivotal role in this project. You can visit their site at www.rdc.govt.nz.
  
  
• www.rotchamber.co.nz
  
  
• www.rotorua-business.com
  
  
• www.rotoruanz.com

Export Assistance & Business Development

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, the New Zealand government's economic and business development agency:

• Business Development
  
  
• Export Services
  
  
• New Zealand Chambers of Commerce 
  
  
• MarketNewZealand.com
  
  

Other Assistance

• Business.govt.nz ¨C advice and assistance for small businesses
  
  
• New Zealand Chambers of Commerce
  
  
• Export New Zealand is a Non-Government Organisation, not for profit, incorporated society with national coverage. It focuses on helping its
  membership of exporters and exporter service providers, to grow their business in the international market place. 

China and Nanjing Market information

• Nanjing introduction
  
  
• China overview
   

Regulatory assistance

• China Tariff rates can be found by searching the APEC tariff database. You are required to register to search the database, but registration is free.
  
  
• Duty rates for your products? In order to determine the duty rate that applies to your product, you will need to know the Harmonised System Code that is applicable. The international Harmonised system uses a 6 digit number to classify goods that are traded internationally. For more information about the Harmonised system, including a list of codes, is available on the Statistics NZ website.
  
  
• It is important to ensure that products comply with Chinese law and regulations.  What regulatory standards do your products need to meet in order to be sold in China? Your industry association may be able to help you with this or the US Department of Commerce’s Export.gov portal has a section with regulatory developments in China.
  
  
• Another source of legal information is.
  

You may wish to consult the following information sources for more information on intellectual property and brand protection in China:

• Baldwins (a law firm specializing in IP) has published a brief guide
  to brand protection in China which is available on
  

Other useful links include:

• www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/default.htm
  
  
• beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ipr.html
  
  
• www.iprights.com
  
  
• www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm
  
  
• beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ipr.html
  
  
• www.tdctrade.com/chinaipr/index.htm