In order to further strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights by customs, effectively crack down on illegal export of infringing goods, and create an international first-class business environment, starting from July 1, 2019, Shenzhen Customs will carry out a 6-month intellectual property protection special action codenamed "Longteng Action 2019". It is reported that this is the third consecutive year that Shenzhen Customs has carried out this special operation.
Key points for filling in "brand" on the customs declaration form:
1. For those with R or TM identification, it is necessary to report the brand.
2. If there is no R or TM logo, but there are obvious letters or Chinese characters on the product or outer packaging, a brand can also be reported.
3. If there is no R or TM logo, no obvious letters or Chinese characters on the product or outer packaging, it will be reported as unlicensed.
4. Intellectual Property Customs Protection Filing System Query Website:
http://www.haiguanbeian.com/zscq/search/jsp/vBrandSearchIndex.jsp
During the special action period, Shenzhen Customs will implement precise policies and efforts based on the characteristics of infringement in different transportation channels and trade forms, strengthen the cultivation of export intellectual property advantage enterprises, effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises, crack down on and deter illegal acts of infringement in the import and export process, and maintain a fair and orderly import and export trade order.
The US 200 billion tariff list can be applied for exclusion
Starting from June 30th, the US 200 billion tariff list can be applied for exclusion. On June 19th, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice preparing to officially launch the $200 billion tax list product exclusion process.
US $200 billion tariff exclusion application address:
http://exclusions.USTR.gov
The website will be operational from June 30, 2019. The deadline for application is September 30, 2019.
What company can apply for exclusion?
The application for product exclusion should be submitted by a US entity. It is recommended that each export enterprise contact the US importer or brand to actively participate and submit the exclusion application in accordance with the above requirements after the formal start of the exclusion process.
It is worth noting that the product exclusion decision has an exclusion retroactive period. If it is excluded, the additional tariff paid from September 24, 2018 will be refunded. For the products involved in the 34 billion dollar list of additional tariffs that began to be imposed on July 6, 2018, USTR has partially excluded them from the catalog in batches.
For the products involved in the 34 billion dollar list of additional tariffs that began to be imposed on July 6, 2018, USTR has partially excluded them from the catalog in batches.
Note: Currently, the US no longer plans to impose an additional 300 billion yuan after the G20 summit meeting between the two heads of state.
This document cannot be provided for exporting Korean chemical products starting from July 1st,
Will be unable to clear customs and fined
According to the K-REACH regulations in South Korea, after June 30, 2019, when non Korean suppliers (such as Chinese enterprises) ship to South Korea, if Korean customs require them to provide K-REACH pre registration documents, if they cannot provide them, they will be unable to clear customs, which will seriously affect normal trade. Once products without pre registration are found to enter the Korean market, according to regulatory penalties, Korean importers and downstream processing users will be fined 50 million Korean won and imprisoned for up to 7 years, with 5% of the revenue from the Korean market as an additional fine.
K-REACH is applicable to companies producing or importing chemicals in South Korea, as well as foreign companies exporting chemicals to South Korea. Foreign enterprises that do not export products to South Korea but form a supply chain with downstream enterprises (either exporting to or located in South Korea) may also be affected.
It should be noted that K-REACH does not apply to the following situations:
Radioactive substances
medicine
Anesthetics
cosmetic
pesticide
fertilizer
Food, food additives, food containers, and food packaging
Livestock feed
Explosives, ammunition
Military supplies
Functional health food
Medical devices
Implementation of new fee standards for pre allocation of new manifests for sea freight exports
The charging standards for pre loading new manifests for Ningbo Port's sea freight exports will be implemented from July 1st! Multiple first generation companies have issued relevant notices.
Due to the significant increase in the generation and transmission of pre configured new manifests for sea freight exports, freight forwarders for sea freight export booking have increased their operational volume and multiple cost expenditures. In response to the objective situation and the increased difficulty of work, and based on the practices of other ports in the country, combined with the actual situation of Ningbo Port, the customs require the implementation of pre configured new manifests for sea freight exports to be charged according to the following standards:
If the pre allocated manifest is submitted through the online e-commerce system or EDI mode between freight forwarding enterprises, a fee of 30 yuan per ticket will be charged to the principal or other agents;
If the pre allocated manifest is submitted through paper or other means, a fee of 60 yuan per ticket will be charged to the principal or agent.
Special operations such as modifying or deleting pre configured manifest after sending will be charged to the principal or requesting party for modification. The fee standard is 60 yuan/ticket/time, and the above fees do not include other additional charges from relevant shipping companies.
This fee will be implemented from July 1, 2019.
Recently, Shanghai Port issued a notice stating that starting from July 1, 2019, it has decided to fully implement paperless import bills of lading for some shipping agents and no longer accept paper bills of lading. Customers can directly apply for container pickup on the official website of the Shanghai Port Group Acceptance Center (www.sipg. com. cn) with the electronic authorization information of the bill of lading.
China and Belarus officially implement AEO mutual recognition
In April 2019, the customs of China and Belarus officially signed the "Arrangement between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the National Customs Commission of the Republic of Belarus on Mutual Recognition of the Enterprise Credit Management System of the People's Republic of China and the AEO System of the Republic of Belarus" (hereinafter referred to as the "Mutual Recognition Arrangement").
The decision will be officially implemented from July 24, 2019.
1、 According to the Mutual Recognition Arrangement, both China and Belarus mutually recognize each other's "Authorized Economic Operator" (AEO Enterprise) of customs, providing customs clearance convenience for the import and export goods of both AEO enterprises.
Among them, Belarusian customs recognize Chinese customs advanced certification enterprises as mutually recognized AEO enterprises, and Chinese customs recognize Belarusian customs' "Class III AEO enterprises" as mutually recognized AEO enterprises.
2、 The customs of China and Belarus provide each other with the following customs facilitation measures for AEO enterprises during the clearance of import and export goods:
Reduce document review; Applicable to lower inspection rates; Give priority to the inspection of goods that need to be inspected; Designate a customs liaison officer to be responsible for immediate communication to resolve issues encountered by AEO enterprises during customs clearance; Implement rapid customs clearance, including prioritizing customs clearance after international trade interruption and resumption.
3、 Chinese customs advanced certification enterprises that have import and export trade with Belarus need to have their AEO code: AEOCN+10 digit enterprise code registered with Chinese customs.
For example, AEOCN0123456789 informs Belarusian importers or exporters to fill out the declaration in accordance with Belarusian customs regulations. Belarusian customs will provide relevant facilitation measures after confirming the identity of Chinese customs AEO enterprises.
4、 When the enterprise confesses to import goods from Russia as a "Class III AEO enterprise", it needs to fill in the "Overseas Shipper Code" column of the import declaration form and the "Shipper AEO Code" column of the water and air freight manifest with the AEO code of the Belarusian shipper; When exporting goods to AEO enterprises in Belarus, enterprises need to fill in the AEO code of the Belarusian consignee in the "Overseas consignee" column of the export declaration form and the "Receiver AEO code" column of the water and air freight manifest.
The filling method is: "Country Code (BY)+AEO Enterprise Code (4 digits)", such as "BY1234". After confirming the identity of AEO enterprises in Belarus, Chinese customs will provide relevant convenience measures.
Starting from July 1st
A new batch of 8 categories will be transferred from non restricted imports to restricted imports
In recent years, the problem of importing "foreign garbage" in China has been repeatedly prohibited, increasing the regional environmental pollution load and causing serious environmental pollution to individual regions. Therefore, at the end of 2018, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other four ministries and commissions issued a notice to further adjust the "Catalogue of Imported Solid Waste Management", transferring 8 types of solid waste, including waste steel, copper waste and aluminum waste and debris, from the "Catalogue of Solid Waste that Can be Used as Raw Materials for Non Restricted Imports" to the "Catalogue of Solid Waste that Can be Used as Raw Materials for Restricted Imports", which will be implemented from July 1, 2019.
Information source: General Administration of Customs of China, Customs Service Assistant, Shipping Network, and Lianying Team's organization and publication, including intrusion and deletion.
