Online Interview
Topic: By Streamlining Administration, Delegating Power to Lower Levels and Transforming Functions, What has China Customs Transformed?
Time:02:30 PM (Thu) April 03, 2014
Special Guests:Chen Xudong, Press Spokesman of the GACC, Director of the GACC Department of Policy and Legal Affairs, and Director General of the GACC Office of Reform; Ms. Qiu Yueling, Director General of National Education and Training Center of the GACC
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By Streamlining Administration, Delegating Power to Lower Levels and Transforming Functions, What has China Customs Transformed?
[Chen Xudong]: After the relevant cancellation, the services concerning “modification and revocation of Customs Declaration Forms” will be included in the normal clearance process management rather than the management by the Customs with administrative examination and approval. This will facilitate the declaration and clearance of enterprises. 04/03/2014 15:41:30
[Netizen: Shan Tou Ren]: Given that Decree No.109 has been abolished and there is no corresponding operational method for transfer for further processing, I wonder when should be the best time for record entry and declaration upon delivery. For saving costs, is it possible for an enterprise to enter the receipt and delivery of goods with the Customs in one month? April 2, 2014 10:25:28
[Chen Xudong]: In June 2012, the Department of Processing Trade under the GACC comprehensively promoted the H2010 Management System for Transfer for Further Processing, and issued relevant operational requirements to all the Customs Districts for announcement to the public. Such requirements mainly involve: 1. enterprises involved in the transfer should declare electronic data including the Receipt and Delivery Sheet of Transfer of Bonded Goods for Further Processing or the Return Sheet of Transfer of Bonded Goods for Further Processing (hereinafter referred to as “Return Sheet”) to the Customs via the pre-entry system within 10 days upon the actual receipt and delivery of each batch of goods respectively. Where the abovementioned data cannot be declared within the specified time limit due to technical reasons, upon the approval of local competent Customs, the time limit may be extended appropriately by 20 days at maximum. Such data on receipt and delivery of goods declared by enterprises involved in the transfer are automatically registered by the system for the relevant transfer. 2. Enterprises involved in the transfer should handle the declaration formalities concerning the batch of goods before the end of the month immediately following the month when actual receipt and delivery of goods occur, within the validity of the handbook (including networked supervision e-account books, electronic handbook and paper handbook) or expiration date of verification and cancellation.
[Netizen: Wang You]: According to Announcement No.21, no administrative licensing formalities are required to be handled as required by the Administrative Licensing Law of the People’s Republic of China for business covering processing trade registration (change), outward processing, and transfer for further processing, transfer of excess materials, verification and cancellation, abandonment of examination and approval. So, does it mean that for those matters mentioned, as long as the enterprises submitted the information according to the provisions, the Customs should accept such information? Or, just some words changed, and the Customs will continue to examine and approve those matters according to the previous provisions? 04/03/2014 14:44:10
[Chen Xudong]: The cancellation of those 6 items previously subject to administrative examination and approval related to processing trade should not be regarded as “a change in form” simply. In addition to the changes in choice of words, the Customs will further implement the in-process and ex post supervision instead of the prior examination and approval in various services involved in the processing trade. For instance, the prior examination and approval procedures have been directly cancelled for outward processing services, allowing enterprises to deliver the goods first and register later, and accordingly cancelled the item of levying guarantee deposit for non-local outward processing services. 04/03/2014 15:48:29
[Netizen: anonymous]: Good afternoon, Ms. Anchor! Can you tell me when the new Measures for Classified Administration over Enterprises will be issued? It is a great concern to many concerns, thanks!! 04/03/2014 15:24:06
[Chen Xudong]: GACC has attached great importance to the revision of the Measures for Classified Administration over Enterprises, established a special working group responsible for the relevant revision and improvement. We will adhere to the democratic legislation with involvement of the mass, seek opinions from importers and exporters, as well as all sectors of the society, and study those opinions carefully and take in the good ones, so as to pool the wisdom of all parties and reach a consensus to the greatest extent. 04/03/2014 15:48:52
[Netizen: anonymous]: It is provided that the customs declarers should be selected and employed by customs brokers on their own, and now I heard that sitting in an exam organized by the China Customs Brokers Association is required? In case of employment with an enterprise, should the relevant registration be made now or upon passing the said exam? 04/03/2014 15:32:39
[Chen Xudong]: You can register with the Customs now if you want to be a declarer. 04/03/2014 15:49:07
[Netizen: anonymous]: After obtaining the Certificate of Declarers, a declarer is required to have a probation period of 3 months before work. Now the qualification exam for customs declarers has been cancelled, will such a probation period continue to be required? Thanks. 04/03/2014 15:37:48