GACC Announcement No.57, 2015 (on "Direct Transport" Docs under Preferential Trade Agreements)

In order to facilitate the practice of the "Direct Transport" clause in preferential trade arrangements, as regards import-to-China goods transited via a third party rather than Hong Kong or Macao, where the consignees (i.e. importers) apply for conventional or preferential duties by submitting any one of the following transport documents, China Customs will not require them to provide the certificates issued by Customs of transit countries/regions:

1.As regards imports by air or by sea, single transport documents issued by international express firms, civil air transport firms, international liner transport firms, or their agents. Such transport documents shall indicate on one page the place of dispatch as within a Country/Region of Origin and the destination as within the P. R. China; regarding the imports from a landlocked country/region by sea, the place of dispatch may be indicated as the port of dispatch for sea transport.

2.As regards container-transported goods under such agreements as Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) which have been provided with Electronic Data Interchange for origin information, through transport documents may be submitted to prove that no change is made to both container number and seal number during the course of transport.

Where the Customs has any questions on the transport documents aforesaid, the importers shall provide supplemental documents.

Regarding the goods transited via Hong Kong or Macao, please refer to other GACC announcements for regulations.

This Announcement shall enter into force on 20 December 2015 along with simultaneous repeal of GACC Announcement No.8 of 2015.



General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)
December 7, 2015