Takehome: On 21st of June, 2018, China General Administration of Customs amended the filling standards for Customs Declaration Form of Import and Export Goods.
The amendments covering items such as pre-entry, customs serial number, domestic consignee and consignor, mode of transportation, levy or exemption, agent entity and etc. will come into effect on August 1, 2018. The specific amendments are listed below:
5 Newly-added items |
Overseas consignee and consignor |
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Storage location of goods |
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Port of departure |
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Port of entry / Port of exit |
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Self-declaration and self-payment |
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4 Revised items
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Original column |
Revised column |
consignee and consignor |
domestic consignee and consignor |
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import port / export port |
import customs / export customs (name and code) |
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port of loading / port of destination |
Port of call / port of destination |
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the attached documents |
the attached documents and serial numbers |
Additionally, enterprises in the areas under special customs supervision declaring inward and outward goods to customs shall fill out the “Filing List of Entry and Exit Goods” and for the goods circulated between the special customs supervision area and outside areas (inside China), outside enterprises shall fill out the “Customs Declaration Form of Import/Export Goods”. The circulation of bonded goods shall comply with relevant regulations. Stakeholders wanting to know details about the amendments can refer to our database.