For over-landed and mis-landed inbound goods, procedures for return to outside China or import declaration may be completed with a granted extension of three months upon application filed by the person in charge of the original means of transport carrying the said goods. Specific provisions are stated as follows:

1. If over-landed inbound goods are accepted by the original consignee of the imported goods, the said consignee or its agent shall fill out the Import Declaration Form and make declaration to local customs at the place of entry, and provide relevant certificates of the over-landed goods. For commodities restricted in import by the state, it is required to provide the relevant permits or licenses, and after the relevant verification, the customs will levy duties and release the goods according to the provisions;

2. If the person in charge of the means of transport or its agent requests to compensate for short-landed goods with over-landed goods, agreement shall be made with the original consignee of short-landed goods, and such compensation is restricted to the same means of transport and the same variety of goods. Compensation for short-landed goods with over-landed goods from different means of transport or different voyage numbers is restricted to be made with the same transportation company, consignor and imported goods of the same variety. For both circumstances mentioned above, it is required to fill out the Import Declaration Form and declare with the customs;

3. If mis-landed inbound goods ought to have been shipped overseas, and the person in charge of the means of transport or its agent requests to ship the mis-landed goods out of China, the goods may be returned to outside China upon verification by customs. If mis-landed inbound goods ought to have been shipped to other domestic ports, the original consignee or its agent may declare with the local customs at the place of entry or, with the approval of customs at the place of entry, go through the formalities for transfer according to administrative regulations on trans-customs transportation;

4. If the original consignee does not accept or go through formalities for return of imported over-landed or mis-landed goods, the person in charge of the means of transport or its agent may request domestic sale of the goods, and the purchaser of such goods will go through the corresponding formalities for import with the customs;

5. If over-landed or mis-landed goods are hazardous goods or those hard to be preserved for a long time, e.g. the goods which are fresh and alive, perishable, prone to lose efficacy, prone to degradation, easy to depreciate, etc., customs may, depending on specific situation, legally take and sell the goods in advance. The income from selling those goods will be handled according to relevant regulations; and