According to customs business requirements, China Electronic Port plans to cancel the printing/preview function of the export goods declaration form certificate (exclusive for export tax rebates) on July 30, 2026. Relevant companies should be prepared. Read More

Recently, many major ports in Asia have experienced varying degrees of operational delays and shipping schedule disruptions. Some goods originally scheduled to be shipped in July were forced to be postponed to August. As shipping companies continue to implement capacity control, freight rates on the West-West and East-US routes have rebounded significantly. The Shanghai Export Container Freight Index stopped falling and rebounded on July 31. The US route became the main driving force for this round of increase. Among them, the US East and US West routes both experienced weekly increases of more than 12%. The market is paying attention to whether the new round of price increase plans of shipping companies in early August can be successfully implemented. Delays in Asian port operations have intensified, and shipping companies have flexibly adjusted shipping capacity. According to feedback from freight forwarding companies in the industry, due to recent weather factors, shipping schedules in ports such as Shanghai and Ningbo have generally been delayed by about 3 to 5 days; ports such as Singapore and Malaysia have also experienced shipping schedule adjustments of about 3 days, further dragging down ship schedules. Unstable shipping schedules have led to delayed shipments of some goods, objectively creating market conditions for shipping companies to push up freight rates in August. Read More

At present, the entire process of tax deposit collection, transfer and refund has been implemented electronically at customs across the country - filing, payment, tax transfer, refund, and case cancellation, all completed online, eliminating the need to go to the window to submit paper materials. The electronic process is more convenient, but some details still need to be paid attention to. During actual operation, please be sure to carefully check key contents such as refund account information, guarantee amount, and tax transfer amount. This article sorts out the key points of operation and high-frequency problems to help you get it done in one go! Read More

Foreword After an enterprise declares import and export declaration forms through the China International Trade Single Window, the system will feedback the corresponding receipt information. Different receipt information and prompts correspond to different customs clearance business nodes, processing requirements and customs supervision matters. Read More

Foreword The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will be officially enforced from August 12, 2026, and will replace the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). Regulatory requirements cover many aspects such as packaging design, material safety, recyclability, recycled plastic content, packaging minimization, unified labeling, reuse targets, declaration of conformity and extended producer responsibility (EPR). For packaging companies, brands, manufacturing companies, cross-border e-commerce and foreign trade companies exporting to the EU, PPWR not only affects the packaging itself, but also affects product listing, customer review, platform operations, customs clearance and delivery, and member states' EPR compliance. This article will focus on the scope of application, core definitions, main compliance requirements, procedural obligations and export enterprises of PPWR. Read More

In accordance with Chinese laws and regulations and the regulations of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese side) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Kazakh side) on the quarantine and health requirements for Kazakhstani animal products exported to China, from now on, the import of Kazakhstani animal products that meet the following requirements is allowed. 1. Basis for inspection and quarantine: (1) 'Biological Safety Law of the People's Republic of China'; (2) 'Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine' and its implementing regulations; (3) 'Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Entry and Exit Non-edible Animal Products'; (4) 'Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Quarantine and Health Requirements for Animal Products from Kazakhstan Exported to China' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Protocol'). 2. Scope of imported products The animal products in this announcement refer to products for industrial use derived from cattle and sheep bones, etc., which are processed through processes such as crushing, drying, cooking, refining, spray drying, etc., including Read More

It has been more than a week since Typhoon 'White Dolphin' passed through. Although Shanghai Port has resumed terminal operations, port congestion has not subsided. As of August 17, the average waiting time for ships in Shanghai Port is still more than 4 days, and the process of digesting the backlog of shipping capacity is still slow. Just before the port has fully returned to normal operations, Maersk once again issued a port-hopping notice, canceling the planned call at Shanghai Port for some voyages. For cargo owners and freight forwarders who have recently made arrangements for importing and exporting goods at Shanghai Port, the risks of shipping delays, port hopping and continuous dumping of containers still require high attention. Congestion remains unresolved after the typhoon, and it will take some time for the port to resolve. Affected by Typhoon 'White Dolphin', many major container port areas in East China temporarily suspended or restricted operations. After the typhoon, although the terminals gradually resumed operations, the large backlog of cargo and delayed ships that had been formed were difficult to digest in the short term. On the one hand, the port needs to handle the cargo and berthed ships accumulated during the typhoon; on the other hand, the normal incoming cargo volume continues to increase. Read More

In order to further optimize the business environment, improve the efficiency of customs clearance of imported motor vehicles, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of my country's automobile industry, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Public Security have decided to comprehensively promote the 'two certificates into one' reform of the 'Goods Import Certificate (Cars, Motorcycles)' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Certificate') and the 'Inspection Form for Imported Motor Vehicles' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Inspection Form'). The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: 1. For imported cars and motorcycles declared to the customs in accordance with the law, the original inspections shall be carried out in accordance with the General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 34 of 2015 (Announcement on Matters Related to the 'Goods Import Certificate') and the 'Imported Vehicle Inspection and Management Measures' (formerly the National Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine) Bureau Order No. 1 announced that according to the General Administration of Customs Order No. 238 and 240 (modified), if the 'Certificate' and 'Vehicle List' are issued separately, after the imported vehicle has completed the release procedures and passed the inspection, the 'Two Certificates in One' 'Goods Import Certificate (Cars, Motorcycles)' (to Read More