GACC Issued Announcement on Adjusting Requirements for Declaration of Imported Goods

On September 19, 2022, the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (“GACC”) issued the Announcement on Adjusting the Requirements for Declaration of Imported Goods (“Announcement”). The Announcement clarifies that the filling requirements for the relevant items of the “Customs Declaration Form for Imported Goods” and the “Filing List of Imported Goods at Customs” are adjusted as follows: (i) A new declaration item “Preventive Disinfection Has Been Implemented” has been added. This item is a tick option, including two options of “Yes” and “No”. If the domestic consignee of imported goods or its customs declaration agent has carried out “preventive disinfection”, select “Yes”, otherwise select “No”. (ii) The actual inbound goods must be filled with “Preventive Disinfection Implemented” and “Departure Date”.