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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) — China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced a new policy aimed at expanding the inter-district customs control model for retail goods for cross-border e-commerce (CEC).
Effective April 1, 2026, there will no longer be a requirement for retail goods within the FEC to be returned from abroad back to the original customs office through which they were exported.
Instead, companies can choose any customs point throughout the country to process re-entry procedures, providing greater flexibility for doing business.
The innovation is based on a pilot program launched by the GCU at the end of 2024 in 20 authorized customs points across the country, including in the cities of Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Harbin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Urumqi.
The relevant agencies concluded that, during the year-long pilot operation of this model, the necessary conditions for its implementation throughout the country had already been created.
According to the State Customs Service, the policy of returning goods under inter-district customs control applies exclusively to goods exported as part of retail trade in the energy sector. Although returned goods may be re-imported into China through another customs district, they must be sent back to customs-controlled districts or sites where retail exports for the energy sector are permitted.
In recent years, the fuel and energy sector has become one of the fastest-growing segments of international trade and a major driver of China's foreign trade growth. However, the enormous difficulties, high costs, and long processing times associated with returning goods from abroad have long been a serious problem for the sector.
The new policy and tax incentives for returned goods for the fuel and energy sector, announced in February of this year by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China jointly with two other government departments, are expected to create a synergistic effect, which together will allow fuel and energy companies to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency, the State Customs Service added. -0-
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