Customs Law of the Peoples Republic of China.docx
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CustomsLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChina
CustomsLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina
CONTENTS
ChapterIGeneralProvisions
ChapterIIInwardandOutwardMeansofTransport
ChapterIIIInwardandOutwardGoods
ChapterIVInwardandOutwardArticles
ChapterVCustomsDuties
ChapterVICustomsSecurity
ChapterⅦEnforcementSupervision
ChapterⅧLegalResponsibilities
ChapterIXSupplementaryProvisions
ChapterIGeneralProvisions
Article1
ThisLawisformulatedforthepurposeofsafeguardingstatesovereigntyandnationalinterests,strengtheningCustomssupervisionandcontrol,promotingexchangeswithforeigncountriesineconomicaffairs,trade,scienceandtechnology,andcultureandensuringsocialistmodernization.
Article2
TheCustomsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaisagovernmentalorganizationresponsibleforsupervisionandcontroloverallarrivalsinanddeparturesfromtheCustomsterritory(hereinafterreferredtoastheterritory).Itshall,inaccordancewiththisLawandotherrelatedlawsandadministrativeregulations,exercisecontrolovermeansoftransport,goods,travelers'luggage,postalitemsandotherarticlesenteringorleavingtheterritory(hereinafterreferredtoasinwardandoutwardmeansoftransport,goodsandarticles),collectCustomsdutiesandothertaxesandfees,preventandcombatsmuggling,compileCustomsstatisticsandhandleotherCustomsoperations.
Article3
TheStateCouncilsetsuptheCustomsGeneralAdministration,whichischargedwiththeresponsibilityofcarryingunifiedadministrationofalltheCustomsofficesthroughoutthecountry.
CustomsofficesaresetupbytheStateatportsofentryopentoforeigntradeandatplacesandregionsthatrequireconcentratedCustomsoperations.
ThesubordinationofoneCustomsofficetoanothershallnotberestrictedbyadministrativedivisions.
TheCustomsofficesexercisetheirfunctionsandpowersindependentlyinaccordancewiththelawandareaccountabletotheCustomsGeneralAdministration.
Article4
IntheCustomsGeneralAdministration,theStatesetsupaspecialpolicedepartmentresponsiblefortheinvestigationofsmugglingcrimes,whichisstaffedwithspecialanti-smugglingpoliceofficersandchargedwiththeresponsibilityofconductinginvestigations,makingdetentionsandarrests,andcarryingoutpreliminaryinquiriesrelatedtosmugglingcasesunderitsjurisdiction.
Thepolicedepartmentresponsiblefortheinvestigationofsmugglingcrimesshallfulfillitsresponsibilityofconductinginvestigations,makingdetentionsandarrestsandcarryingoutpreliminaryinquiriesinaccordancewiththeCriminalProcedureLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
Thepolicedepartmentresponsiblefortheinvestigationofsmugglingcrimesmay,basedonrelevantregulationsoftheState,setupitsbranchoffices,whichshall,inaccordancewiththelaw,handovertothecompetentPeople'sProcuratorateforprosecutionofthesmugglingcasesofwhichtheyhavecompletedinvestigationsundertheirjurisdiction.
LocalpublicsecurityorgansatalllevelsshallassisttheCustomspolicedepartmentresponsiblefortheinvestigationofsmugglingcrimestoperformitsdutyaccordingtolaw.
Article5
TheStatemaintainsacounter-smugglingmechanismofjointsuppression,unifiedhandlingandcomprehensivegovernance.TheCustomsGeneralAdministrationisresponsiblefororganizing,coordinatingandmanagingcounter-smugglinginitiatives.Detailed regulationsinthisregardshallbeformulatedbytheStateCouncil.
SmugglingcasesdiscoveredbytheconcernedadministrativeenforcementdepartmentsandinvolvingadministrativepenaltiesshallbehandedovertotheCustomsforitssettlementaccordingtolaw;ThosecasessuspectedofinvolvingacrimeshallbetransferredtotheCustomspolicedepartmentandlocalpolicedepartmenttobedealtwithaccordingtothedivisionoftheirjurisdictionandfollowingalegalprocedure.
Article6
Customsshallexercisethefollowingpowers:
(1)Tocheckinwardandoutwardmeansoftransport,examineinwardandoutwardgoodsandarticles,anddetainthoseinviolationofthisLaworotherrelevantlawsandadministrativeregulations;
(2)Toexaminetheidentificationdocumentsofpersonsenteringorleavingtheterritory,interrogatethesuspectsviolatingthisLaworotherrelevantlawsandadministrativeregulations,andinvestigatetheillegalactivitiesthereof;
(3)Toexamineandreplicatecontracts,invoices,accounts,bills,records,documents,businesslettersandcables,audioandvideoproductsandothermaterialsrelatedtotheinwardandoutwardmeansoftransport,goodsandarticles,anddetainthoserelevanttotheinwardandoutwardmeansoftransport,orgoodsandarticlesfoundinviolationofthisLaworotherlawsandadministrativeregulations;
(4)Tosearch,withinCustomssurveillancezonesandthedesignatedcoastalorlandborderareainthevicinityofaCustomsoffice,themeansoftransportsuspectedofinvolvinginsmugglingactivities,andtheplacessuspectedofconcealingsmuggledgoodsandarticles,andsearchthebodyofsmugglingsuspects;todetain,subjecttoapprovalfromtheheadofaregionalCustomsofficeortheheadofitssubordinateCustomsofficeauthorizedbytheformer,themeansoftransport,andthegoodsandarticlessuspectedofinvolvinginsmugglingactivities,andthepersonssuspectedofhavingcommittedacrimeinsmuggling;thelengthofdetentionofsmugglingcrimesuspectsshallbenolongerthan24hours,whichmaybeextendedto48hoursunderspecialcircumstances;tosearch,whileinvestigatingasmugglingcasebeyondCustomssurveillancezonesandthedesignatedcoastalorlandborderareainthevicinityofaCustomsoffice,subjecttoapprovalfromtheheadofaregionalCustomsorthatfromtheheadofitssubordinateCustomsauthorizedbytheformer,andwiththepresenceofthepersonsconcerned,themeansoftransportsuspectedofinvolvinginsmugglingactivities,andtheplacessuspectedofconcealingsmuggledgoodsandarticlesotherthancitizens'residences.Providedawitnessispresent,theCustomsisentitledtoeffectsuchexaminationwithoutthepresenceofthepersonconcernedandmaydetainthemeansoftransport,goods,articlessuspectedofsmuggling,asprovedbyevidence.
ThedesignatedcoastalorlandborderareasshallbedefinedbytheCustomsGeneralAdministrationandthepublicsecuritydepartmentundertheStateCouncilincollaborationwiththeconcernedprovincialgovernments;
(5)Toinquirewhileinvestigatingasmugglingcase,subjecttoapprovalfromtheheadofaregionalCustomsortheheadofitssubordinateCustomsauthorizedbytheformer,aboutthebankaccountsandremittancesofthesuspectedpersonsinfinancialinstitutionsorpostalservices;
(6)Topursue,andcontinuetopursuebeyond,CustomssurveillancezonesandthedesignatedcoastalorlandborderareainthevicinityofaCustomsoffice,themeansoftransportorpersonsdefyingandescapingfromCustomscontrolforseizureandbringthembacktobeproperlydealtwith;
(7)Tobeequippedweaponstoensureproperfulfillmentofitsresponsibility.RulesgoverningcarriageanduseofarmsbyCustomsofficersshallbeformulatedbytheCustomsGeneralAdministrationincollaborationwithpublicsecuritydepartmentundertheStateCouncil,andapprovedbytheStateCouncil.
(8)ToexerciseotherpowersthatisaffordedtotheCustomsbythelawandadministrativeregulations.
Article7
LocalauthoritiesanddepartmentsoftheStateCouncilshallsupporttheCustomsestablishmentsinperformingtheirresponsibilitiesaccordingtolaw,withoutillegallygivinginterventionintheCustomsenforcementoperations.
Article8
Allinwardandoutwardmeansoftransport,goodsandarticlesshallenterorleavetheterritoryataplacewherethereisaCustomsoffice.UnderspecialcircumstanceswherethereisaneedtoenterorleavetheterritorytemporarilyataplacewithoutaCustomsoffice,permissionshallbeobtainedfromtheStateCouncilorthedepartmentauthorizedbytheformer,withalltheCustomsformalitiesdulycompletedinaccordancewiththisLaw.
Article9
Unlessotherwiseprovidedfor,thedeclarationofimportorexportgoodsandthepaymentofdutiesandtaxesmaybecompletedbytheexportersorimportersontheirown,andsuchformalitiesmayalsobecompletedbytheirentrustedCustomsclearingagentregisteredwiththeCustoms.
Thedeclarationoninwardandoutwardarticlesandpaymentofdutiesthereonmaybemadebytheownerofthearticlesorbyhisentrustedperson.
Article10
AnyCustomsclearingagententrustedbytheexporterortheimporterofimportorexportgoodstocompleteCustomsformalitiesintheprincipal'snameshallproducetotheCustomsaletterofauthorizationandcomplywithalltheprovisionsgoverningtheprincipalprovidedforinthisLaw.
WhereaCustomsclearingagentisentrustedbytheimporterorexporterofimportorexportgoodstocompleteCustomsformalitiesinitsownname,itshallbearthesamelegalliabilityastheimporterorexporter.
Aprincipalshall,inthecaseofentrustingaCustomsclearingagenttocompletetheCustomsformalities,providetotheenterprisetrueinformationregardingtheentrusteddeclaration.Enterprisessoentrustedshallverifywhereappropriatetheauthenticityoftheinformationprovidedbytheprincipal.
Article11
Theimporterorexporterofimportorexportgoods,andtheCustomsclearingagentshallberegisteredwiththeCustomsaccordingtolawtomaketheCustomsdeclarations.IndividualsmakingdeclarationstotheCustomsshallobtainthequalificationinthisfieldaccordingtolaw.AnyenterprisewithoutregistrationwiththeCustoms
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