In order to ensure the smooth progress of the integrated customs clearance reform, effectively strengthen the customs management of imported and exported goods, and effectively implement safe access and risk prevention and control mechanisms, China Customs will adjust the advance

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In order to ensure the smooth progress of the integrated reform of customs clearance, effectively strengthen the customs management of imported and exported goods, and effectively implement safe access and risk prevention and control mechanisms, China Customs will adjust the advance manifest regulations starting from June 1, 2018. . The new regulations are closely related to foreign trade and freight forwarders, come and take a look!

new regulations and requirements

1. China Customs has turned on the transmission time limit switch of the manifest management system, that is, complete and accurate manifest data must be electronically transmitted 24 hours before shipment (vessels leaving mainland China or ships entering/transiting mainland China). The data is sent to China Customs;

2. All the names of the goods under the bill of lading should be clearly and completely declared one by one in the manifest;

3. The data items required by the manifest include receiver and consignor information, such as receiver and consignor codes. Contact number of the receiver and consignor, etc.

For goods expected to be loaded for export from mainland China on or after June 1, 2018, shipping companies will comply with China Customs’ new requirements for manifests and submit pre-allocated manifests for the goods. Before the shipper declares the goods to the customs at the place of export, he should enter the pre-allocation manifest in accordance with the requirements of the shipping company's designated shipping agent. Please see the end of the article for specific customs notices.

▼Maersk, MSC, MCC, Safmarine and many other shipping companies have issued emergency notices

At that time, the requirements for the transmission of manifest data items for water transport and air transport will be changed, as follows (the current manifest data transmission requirements are formulated by Announcement No. 70 of 2010) :

What does this adjustment mean? What changes will it bring? Let’s take a look at the official answer from the shipping company Safmarine. Please understand and adapt to the new rules in advance to avoid being caught off guard:

Question 1: What does it mean when it comes into effect on June 1, 2018?

Answer 1: For goods imported to mainland China or transited through ports in mainland China, if the expected departure date of the loading ship is June 1, 2018 or later, the complete and accurate manifest data of the goods must be loaded before loading. Electronic data is sent to China Customs 24 hours before shipment.

Question 2: What does complete and accurate manifest data mean?

Answer 2: All cargo names under bill of lading should be declared clearly and completely one by one in the manifest. The data items adjusted in the new manifest include:

1. Shipper code (required)

2. Shipping The person's phone number (required)

3. The consignor's AEO enterprise code (optional)

4. The name of the consignee (required), please fill in the actual consignee name; if the consignee is a The instruction determines that the consignee is TO ORDER, and "TO ORDER" must be filled in here)

5. Consignee code (only filled in when there is an actual consignee; when the consignee is TO ORDER, there is no need to fill in the information here.)

6. Receipt The phone number of the consignee (fill in only when there is an actual consignee; when the consignee is TO ORDER, there is no need to fill in the information here.)

7. The specific contact name of the consignee (fill in only when there is an actual consignee; When the consignee is TO ORDER, there is no need to fill in the information here. )

8. The specific contact number of the consignee (only fill in when there is an actual consignee; when the consignee is TO ORDER, there is no need to fill in the information here.)

9. Receive The AEO enterprise code of the consignee (optional, can be filled in when there is an actual consignee)

10. The code of the notifying party (when the consignee is TO ORDER, this item is required)

11. The telephone number of the notifying party (when the consignee is TO ORDER) The consignor is TO ORDER, this item is required)

Question 3: Are there any penalties for violations in manifest declaration?

Answer 3: Customs has formulated penalty regulations for violations in manifest declaration. Name of the regulation: "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Implementation of Customs Administrative Punishments". This regulation was promulgated and came into effect in 2004.

Question 4: Will the adjusted manifest declaration process lead to the disclosure of customers’ commercially sensitive information?

Answer 4: The process of adjusting the new manifest will not cause the customer’s commercially sensitive information to be disclosed.The bill of lading issued by the carrier will not display these sensitive data items added to the manifest (except the name of the consignee); after the manifest is sent to the customs, customs staff are required by law to protect business secrets and customs work secrets.

Question 5: Can the manifest be modified after the deadline?

Answer 5: For manifest modification applications sent after the deadline, the current process is to be determined. We will inform customers in the next customer notification.

Question 6: For goods imported to mainland China/transshipped through ports in mainland China, do customers have to comply with the deadline of the "Shipping Instructions"?

Answer 6: Yes.

Question 7: For goods imported to mainland China/transshipped through ports in mainland China, will customers be reminded to submit "shipping instructions" on time?

Answer 7: Yes. For goods imported to mainland China/transshipped through ports in mainland China, if the customer fails to send "shipping instructions" on time, we will remind the customer to submit "shipping instructions" via email 5 days, 4 days, and 3 days before the ship arrives. Luck Instructions".

Question 8: What should I do if one or more required information is missing in the "Shipping Instructions" submitted by the customer?

Answer 8: If the required information is missing, the "Shipping Instructions" will not be accepted, and the customer will receive an email notification requiring the submission of complete "Shipping Instructions".

Question 9: Regarding the data items added after the adjustment to the manifest regulations, how do customers submit the data information to Safi Shipping?

Answer 9: You can submit these new information when submitting "Shipping Instructions" through the electronic channels you are familiar with. The "My.Safmarine.com" website is making corresponding adjustments to comply with the requirements of the new manifest regulations. After the adjustment, customers can submit information directly on the website; customers who use INTTRA and EDI please fill in the added data items in the COMMENT box send.

Question 10: Does the shipping company proofread the consignor and consignor codes submitted in the customer's "shipping instructions"?

Answer 10: The shipping company does not proofread the receiver and shipper codes. The shipper or booking agent is responsible for submitting accurate consignor and consignor codes in the "Shipping Instructions". China Customs has released the " Enterprise Code Type Summary Table" for reference by enterprises. Enterprise code declarations can be completed based on the index of the country or region in the table.

Question 11: If the recipient and consignor are natural persons instead of companies, is it acceptable to have no enterprise code?

Answer 11: Under normal circumstances, we do not accept natural persons as recipients or shippers of bills of lading. Subject to the permission of the bill of lading, if the recipient or consignor is a natural person, the customer should fill in the customer's Chinese ID number or passport number in the enterprise code.

Question 12: If the country or region of the recipient or consignor is not in the "Enterprise Code Type Summary Table", how can the customer provide the enterprise code?

Answer 12: If the country or region of the recipient or consignor is not listed in the "Enterprise Code Type Summary Table" or the enterprise code type listed in the table cannot be provided, the legal enterprise registration code of the country or region should be filled in.

Attached is the full text of the customs notice

General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 56 of 2017 (Announcement on Adjusting Matters Related to the Supervision of Inbound and Outbound Water and Air Transport Vehicles and Manifests)

In order to ensure the smooth advancement of the national customs clearance integration reform, the Customs has effectively strengthened the supervision of water transport and management of inbound and outbound air transport vehicles and the goods and items they carry, standardize data declaration and transmission, ensure data integrity and accuracy, and effectively implement safe access and risk prevention and control mechanisms. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1. Relevant logistics enterprises It shall strictly comply with the Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Supervision of Entry and Exit Conveyances (General Administration of Customs Order No. 196), the Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Manifests of Entry and Exit Conveyances (General Administration of Customs Order No. 172) and this Announce the regulations on the time limit, data items, and filling specifications for declaration and transmission of electronic data on inbound and outbound means of transportation and manifests, and declare and transmit electronic data on inbound and outbound means of transportation and manifests to the customs.

Enterprises that already have a unified social credit code can use the unified social credit code to transmit electronic data on inbound and outbound means of transportation and manifests to the customs after being registered with the customs.

2. Ground agency enterprises for inbound and outbound aircraft shall go through customs filing procedures in accordance with the relevant provisions of General Administration of Customs Order No. 196 and General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 101 of 2008, and fill in the "Registration Form for Ground Agency Enterprises for Inbound and Outbound Aircrafts" (see Attachment 38 ).

If the relevant information of the person in charge of the inbound and outbound means of transportation, service companies, and ground agency companies changes after customs filing, they must submit the "Recording Change Form" within 10 working days after the change occurs (for details, see the General Administration of Customs Announcement 2010 Attachment 7 of No. 79) and relevant information, go through the relevant filing information change procedures with the customs.

3. Turn on the transmission time limit switch of the water and air manifest management system, and check whether the time difference between the electronic manifest data transmission and storage time, the loading time (water transportation) and the arrival time at the first domestic port of destination (air transportation) is within the time limit specified by the customs. Inside.

4. “Shared flight number” is added as an optional item in the “Air Transport Means Registration Data Item” (see Appendix 24 and Appendix 36 for the filling conditions and specifications).

5. The transmission requirements for some water transport and air transport manifest data items are adjusted as follows:

(1) "Loading place code", "Shipper code", "Consignee name", "Loading place code", "Consignor code", "Consignee name", "Original manifest data item" in

(1) Item 61 "Country Code", "Consignor Contact Number", item 63 "Communication Method Category Code" are adjusted to "required items" of "Main Data", "--" items of "Other Data"; "Receiver" "Consignee code", item 48 "Country code", "consignee contact number", "consignee specific contact name", "consignee specific contact number", "notifier contact number", adjustments It is the "Condition" item of "Main Data" and the "--" item of "Other Data" (see Appendix 1, Appendix 35 and Appendix 37 for filling conditions and filling specifications).

(2) "Unloading place code", "Shipper code", "Shipper contact number" and "Consignee name" in "Pre-configured manifest data items" are adjusted to "required fields" of "Main data" "Item, the "--" item of "Other Data"; "Consignee Code", item 48 "Country Code", "Consignee Contact Number", item 50 "Communication Method Category Code" are adjusted to "Main The "Conditions" item of "Data" and the "--" item of "Other Data" (see Appendix 2, Appendix 35 and Appendix 37 for filling conditions and specifications).

(3) Adjust the filling requirements for "Consignee Code", "Shipper Code" and "Notifier Code" in "Original Manifest Data Items" and "Pre-configured Manifest Data Items", "Consignee Code" " and "Shipper Code" should be filled with the actual consignee and consignor code; if the consignee is "TO ORDER", the relevant data items of the notifier must be filled in (filling conditions and filling specifications See Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 35 and Annex 37). The specific filling rules are as follows:

Fill in the enterprise code type corresponding to the consignee, consignor and notifier in the "Enterprise Code Type Summary Table" (see attachment 40 for details), and the filling format is "code abbreviation + enterprise code". If the actual domestic consignee, consignee or notifier has a unified social credit code, the unified social credit code of the actual domestic consignee or notifier should be filled in in the format of "USCI+Code"; if there is no unified social credit code yet, fill in the organization Organization code, fill in the format of "OC+Code"; if the country or region is not listed in the "Enterprise Code Type Summary Table" or the enterprise code type listed in the table cannot be provided, the actual consignee or notifier should fill in the country or region where the actual consignee or notifier is located. The legal enterprise registration code of the region should be filled in in the format of "9999+enterprise code"; if it is a natural person, the ID card, passport number or other valid certificates should be filled in in the format of "ID+ID card number", "PASSPORT+Passport number", "8888+identity code".

(4) Add "Shipper's AEO Code" and "Consignee's AEO Code" as optional items in "Original Manifest Data Items" and "Pre-configured Manifest Data Items" (filling conditions and filling specifications See attachments 1 and 2 and attachments 35 and 37).

6. The "Brief Description of the Goods" data item in the "Original Manifest Data Items" and "Pre-allocated Manifest Data Items" should be completed and accurately filled in. The names of all goods and items under the bill of lading (way) should be listed in the "Brief Description of the Goods". Fill in the "Description" data items one by one. The customs implements negative list management for the content of the "Brief Description of the Goods" (see Appendix 39 for the negative list). If it does not meet the relevant requirements of the Customs, it will be automatically refunded (see Appendix 1, Appendix 2, and Appendix 35 for the filling conditions and specifications. and Annex 37).

7. This announcement will come into effect on June 1, 2018. General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 70 of 2010, No. 68 of 2013, and No. 70 of 2014 are abolished at the same time.

hereby announces.

General Administration of Customs

November 21, 2017

Source: Yunquna

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