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Short-term Bank Loans | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term Bank Loans [Text Block] | 9. Short-term Bank Loans As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013, the Company had several short-term bank loans with aggregate outstanding balances of $151,404,677 and $153,054,397, respectively. The loans were primarily obtained for general working capital, carried at interest rates ranging from 5.88% to 15.00% per annum, and had maturity dates ranging from 1 to 6 months. The loans are guaranteed by Mr. Li, the Company's CEO, Ms. Xiaoqiu Yu, the wife of the CEO and the loans from Bank of China are pledged by 100% shares of Shenzhen BAK. These facilities were also secured by the Company's assets with the following carrying values:
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2013 |
Pledged deposits | $ | - |  | $ | 10,571,522 |
Inventories |  | 24,505,399 |  |  | 16,518,005 |
Accounts receivables, net |  | 31,392,774 |  |  | 29,890,460 |
Machinery and equipment, net |  | 12,211,038 |  |  | 10,615,877 |
Land use rights, buildings and construction in progress of BAK Industrial Park |  | 87,763,440 |  |  | 87,816,457 |
Land use rights and buildings of Research and Development Test Centre |  | 43,143,525 |  |  | 46,740,430 |
Land use rights #1 and buildings of Tianjin Industrial Park Zone |  | 17,857,940 |  |  | 17,867,961 |
| $ | 216,874,116 |  | $ | 220,020,712 |
During the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, interest expenses of $3,196,933 and $2,746,369, respectively, was incurred on the Company's short-term bank borrowings.

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