GAC Issues Document to Regulate Customs Risk Management

On July 30, 2024, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) released the Measures of the People’s Republic of China for Customs Risk Management (the “Measures”), which will take effect on December 1, 2024.

The Measures are applicable to risk management activities such as collection of risk information, risk assessment and risk handling as conducted by customs to prevent risks related to the restriction and control measures on the entry and exit of means of transport, transport equipment, personnel, goods and articles, as well as public health safety at ports of entry, national border biological safety, food safety, goods quality safety, tax safety, intellectual property infringement and so on. According to the Measures, based on a risk assessment conclusion, customs may take one or more measures that are adaptive to the risk level according to law, including adjusting the items and implementation frequencies of the supervision and administration measures., adjust the conformity assessment procedures, quarantine measures and guarantee standards, and approve, suspend or cancel the relevant qualifications for importing and exporting specific goods into the Chinese mainland.