Legal basis: Article 13 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Provisional Regulations on Stamp Duty in People's Republic of China (PRC) According to Item (3) of Article 4 of the Regulations, the following documents are exempt from stamp duty:
(a) the purchase contract of agricultural and sideline products between the purchasing department designated by the state and the villagers' committee and individual farmers;
(two) interest-free, discount loan contract;
(three) contracts for foreign governments or international financial organizations to provide preferential loans to the government of China and national financial institutions.