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General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 177 of 2023

(Announcement on the Implementation of Mutual Recognition of 'Authorized Economic Operators' (AEO) by China-Australia Customs)

In November 2017, the customs offices of China and Australia officially signed the 'Arrangement between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Australian Immigration and Border Protection Agency and the Border Law Enforcement Agency on the Mutual Recognition of the Chinese Customs Enterprise Credit Management System and the Australian Integrity Trader Program.' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Mutual Recognition Arrangement'), it was decided to be officially implemented from December 14, 2023.The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1. According to the provisions of the 'Mutual Recognition Arrangement', China and Australia mutually recognize each other's 'Authorized Economic Operator' (AEO for short) and provide customs clearance convenience for goods imported from each other's AEO companies.Among them, Australian Customs recognizes China Customs Advanced Certification Enterprises as mutually recognized AEO enterprises, and China Customs recognizes enterprises certified by the Australian Customs Integrity Trader Program as mutually recognized AEO enterprises.

2. When customs clearance of imported goods, the customs of China and Australia will provide each other's AEO enterprises with the following customs clearance convenience measures: speed up customs clearance by reducing document review and physical inspection; give priority to inspection of goods that require physical inspection; when conducting risk assessment, Consider the qualifications of AEO companies; designate customs liaison officers to be responsible for communicating and handling problems encountered by AEO companies during customs clearance; and strive to provide rapid customs clearance after international trade is interrupted and restored.

3. When Chinese AEO companies export goods to Australia, they need to inform the Australian importer of the AEO code (AEOCN + the 10-digit company code registered and filed with China Customs, such as AEOCN1234567890), who will declare it in accordance with Australian Customs regulations, and the Australian Customs will confirm that China Customs AEO enterprise status and provide relevant facilitation measures.

4. When Chinese enterprises import goods from Australian AEO enterprises, they need to enter the 'overseas consignor code' column in the 'overseas consignor' column of the import declaration form and the 'overseas consignor code' column in the water and air freight manifests. Fill in the Australian AEO enterprise code in the 'Shipper AEO Enterprise Code' column.The filling method is: 'Country code (AU) + AEO enterprise code (11 digits)', for example 'AU12345678910'.China Customs confirms the identity of Australian AEO companies and provides relevant facilitation measures.

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