Compilation of Export Import Policies of December 2020

1. Please be informed that after the implementation of the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China in December, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued several announcements regarding import and export control at the end of December, which shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021. HMG completed the synchronization in the CIS commodity management system based on the relevant announcements at the first opportunity.

The Catalog of Goods Prohibited from Import (the Seventh Batch) and the Catalog of Goods Prohibited from Export (the Sixth Batch) are promulgated in Announcement No. 73 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

For the purpose of implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Minamata Convention on Mercury, in accordance with the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods, the Catalog of Goods Prohibited from Import (the Seventh Batch) and the Catalog of Goods Prohibited from Export (the Sixth Batch) are hereby promulgated and shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021.

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/e/202012/20201203027805.shtml

The Catalog of the Administration on Import and Export License for Dual-Use Items and Technologies is promulgated in Announcement No. 75 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs.

In accordance with the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Measures for the Administration on Import and Export License for Dual-Use Items and Technologies (Decree No. 29 of 2005 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs) and the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China of 2021, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs adjusted the Catalog of the Administration on Import and Export License for Dual-Use Items and Technologies. The adjusted Catalog is hereby promulgated (see the annex).

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/e/202012/20201203027833.shtml

Announcement No. 66 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on the Relevant Matters concerning the Paperless Application of Import and Export License for Dual-Use Items and Technologies and the Paperless Customs Clearance Thereof

For the purpose of further promoting in depth the reform of delegating power, streamlining administration and optimizing government services, in accordance with the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China, the Cryptography Law of the People's Republic of China and other laws, administrative regulations and rules, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs decided to implement paperless operations in the application of import and export license for dual-use items and technologies and the customs clearance thereof, which shall take effect as of January 1, 2021.

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/e/202012/20201203027266.shtml

Announcement No. 63 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce, the State Cryptography Administration and the General Administration of Customs on the Issuance of the Import Approval List, the Export Control List and Relevant Administrative Measures for Commercial Encryption

In accordance with the relevant regulations of the Cryptography Law of the People's Republic of China, the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China and the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, for the purpose of safeguarding the national security and the public interests of the society, it was decided import approval and export control shall be applied to commercial encryption. Please refer to the annexes of the announcement for the lists. The Announcement No. 18 of the State Cryptography Administration and the General Administration of Customs, the Announcement No. 64 of 2012 of the General Administration of Customs and the State Cryptography Administration, the Announcement No. 27 of the State Cryptography Administration and the General Administration of Customs and the Announcement No. 38 of the State Cryptography Administration, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs shall be simultaneously abolished. The Announcement shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021.

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/e/202012/20201203019733.shtml

Announcement No. 67 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on the Issuance of the Catalog of Commodities Subject to Automatic Import Licensing Administration (2021)

In accordance with the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods, the Measures for the Administration of Automatic Import Licensing of Commodities, the Measures for the Implementation of Automatic Import Licensing of Electromechanical Products and other laws, administrative regulations and rules, the Catalog of Commodities Subject to Automatic Import Licensing Administration (2021) (hereinafter referred to as the Catalog) and the relevant matters are hereby announced.

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202012/20201203027797.shtml

Announcement No. 72 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on the Issuance of the Catalog of Goods Subject to Import Licensing Administration (2021)

In accordance with the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods, the Regulation on the Administration of Ozone Depleting Substances, the Measures for the Administration of Licenses for the Import of Goods, the Measures for the Administration of the Import of Electromechanical Products, the Measures for the Administration of the Import of Key Used Electromechanical Products and other laws, administrative regulations and rules, the Catalog of Goods Subject to Import Licensing Administration (2021) is hereby announced and shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021. The Announcement No. 65 of 2019 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs shall be simultaneously abolished.

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202012/20201203027801.shtml

Announcement No. 71 of 2020 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on the Issuance of the Catalog of Goods Subject to Export Licensing Administration (2021)

In accordance with the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods, the Regulation on the Administration of Ozone Depleting Substances, the Measures for the Administration of Licenses for the Export of Goods and other laws, administrative regulations and rules, the Catalog of Goods Subject to Export Licensing Administration (2021) (hereinafter referred to as the Catalog) and the relevant matters are hereby announced.

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202012/20201203027824.shtml

2. The tariff schedule updated for 2021 was released as expected at the end of 2020. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council and the General Administration of Customs issued announcements and notices respectively to adjust the tariff rates on imported commodities, the conventional tariff rate, the preferential tariff rate, the MFN (most-favored-nation) tariff rate on certain information technology products, the tariff rates on exported commodities and so on.

Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on the Issuance of the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China (2021)

In accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Duties and the relevant regulations, the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China (2021) is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021. If there are import and export tax items and tax rate adjustments stipulated by other laws and administrative regulations, it is those laws and regulations that shall be abided by. Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council No. 11 [2020]

http://gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengcefabu/202012/t20201231_3638557.htm

Announcement No. 135 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs (Announcement on Implementing the Plan to Adjust Customs Duties of 2021)

In accordance with the Notice of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on the Plan to Adjust Customs Duties of 2021 (Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council No. 33 [2020]), the tariff rates on certain imported commodities shall be adjusted as of January 1, 2021. For the detailed information, please click the below link.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3490361/index.html

At the end of every year, HMG employees, especially the colleagues working for the Commodity Management Department, will work overtime to complete the update of the tariff schedule in time. This year, supported by the CIS commodity management system of the company, we completed the update of HS database online.

3. Announcement No. 124 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs (Announcement on Lifting the Export Commodity Inspection for Some Medical Materials)

In accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection and its Regulations for the Implementation, as of the date of promulgation of this Announcement, export commodity inspection shall no longer be carried out on 14 kinds of medical materials under ten-digit commodity codes such as 9025199010 (see the annex of the announcement for details). However, dangerous goods under commodity codes 3005901000 and 3005909000 and dangerous chemicals under commodity code 3808940010 are still subject to the inspection and supervision requirements for dangerous goods or dangerous chemicals for export. For the detailed information, please click the below link.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3428927/index.html

4. Announcement No. 127 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs (Announcement on the Issuance of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Pre- Shipment Inspection, Supervision and Administration of Imported Used Electromechanical Products)

In accordance with the Measures for the Inspection, Supervision and Administration of Imported Used Electromechanical Products, the General Administration of Customs formulated the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Pre-Shipment Inspection, Supervision and Administration of Imported Used Electromechanical Products, which shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021. For the detailed information, please click the below link.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3451185/index.html

5. Announcement No. 129 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs (Announcement on the Relative Matters concerning the Dangerous Chemicals Subject to Import and Export and the Inspection and Supervision of the Packages Thereof)

In accordance with the Regulations on the Control over Safety of Dangerous Chemicals (Decree No. 591 of the State Council), the customs shall be responsible for implementing inspection for dangerous chemicals subject to import and export and the packages thereof. This Announcement explains what documents shall be provided for declaration. For the detailed information, please click the below link.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3475824/index.html

6. Announcement No. 137 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs (Announcement on the Issuance of the Criteria of Certified Enterprises of Customs Administration)

The Criteria of Certified Enterprises of Customs Administration (criteria for waterway transport enterprises, air transport enterprises and road transport enterprises), which are implemented along with the Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Enterprise Credit (Decree No. 237 of the General Administration of Customs), are hereby promulgated. For the detailed information, please click the below link.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3493308/index.html

7. Decree No. 246 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs (Announcement on the Issuance of the Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Management of Administrative Licensing)

The Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Management of Administrative Licensing, tabled for discussion and adopted at the Executive Meeting of the General Administration of Customs on December 11, 2020, are now promulgated and shall come into force as of February 1, 2021. The Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for Implementing the Administrative Licensing Law of the People's Republic of China, promulgated in the Decree No. 117 of the General Administration of Customs on June 18, 2004 and amended in the Decree No. 218 of the General Administration of Customs on March 13, 2014, shall be abolished simultaneously. For the detailed information, please click the below link.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3477654/index.html

8. Announcement on the Going Live of the Pre-Shipment Inspection, Supervision and Administration System for Imported Used Electromechanical Products in the Standard Version of China International Trade Single Window Platform

In accordance with the Measures for the Inspection, Supervision and Administration of Imported Used Electromechanical Products, the General Administration of Customs formulated the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Pre-Shipment Inspection, Supervision and Administration of Imported Used Electromechanical Products (Announcement No. 127 [2020]), which shall come into effect as of January 1, 2021.

According to the plan, the pre-shipment inspection, supervision and administration system for imported used electromechanical products in the standard version of China International Trade Single Window platform shall go live at midnight of January 1, 2021. Consigners and consignees of imported used electromechanical products or the agents thereof and the institutions responsible for the pre-shipment inspection shall carry out the pre-shipment inspection and the procedures regarding archival administration through this system.

For the detailed information, please click the below link.

https://new.singlewindow.cn//tzgg/20201230/11553.html

9. Decree No. 244 of the General Administration of Customs, Announcement on the Decision of the General Administration of Customs to Abolish Some Regulations

In the light of practical work, the General Administration of Customs decided to abolish the Regulations of the Customs of the People's Republic of China on Applying for Guarantee for Import and Export Goods promulgated in the Decree No. 667 of 1987 of the General Administration of Customs on June 30, 1987, the Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Administration of Small Vessels Coming from and Going to Hong Kong and Macao and the Cargoes and Articles Thereon promulgated in the Decree No. 112 of the General Administration of Customs on February 6, 2004 and the Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Disclosure of Customs Government Information promulgated in the Decree No. 215 of the General Administration of Customs on February 26, 2014. This Decree shall come into force as of December 21, 2020.

http://www.customs.gov.cn//customs/302249/302266/302267/3476531/index.html

10. Decree No. 245 of the General Administration of Customs, Announcement on the Issuance of the Administrative Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Tax Reductions and Exemptions for Imported and Exported Goods

The Administrative Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Tax Reductions and Exemptions for Imported and Exported Goods, tabled for discussion and adopted at the Executive Meeting of the General Administration of Customs on December 11, 2020, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of March 1, 2021. The Administrative Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Tax Reductions and Exemptions for Imported and Exported Goods promulgated by the General Administration of Customs on December 29, 2008 (Decree No. 179) shall be simultaneously abolished. This Decree shall come into force as of March 1, 2021.

http://www.customs.gov.cn//customs/302249/302266/302267/3476581/index.html

11. Announcement No. 132 of 2020 of the General Administration of Customs, Announcement on the Issuance of the Revised Origin Criteria under CEPA with Macao

For the purpose of promoting the economic and trade relations between the Mainland and Macao, in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), the General Administration of Customs revised and reissued the origin criteria of some commodities included in the annex of the Announcement No. 213 of 2018 of the General Administration of Customs. The Announcement shall come into force as of January 1, 2021.