CIIE 2026 Customs Facilitation: How the 9th China International Import Expo Clears Exhibits
- The ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) runs in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November 2026, with more than 1,200 companies from 99 countries and regions signed up to exhibit.
第九届中国国际进口博览会将于 2026 年 11 月 5 日至 10 日在上海举办，已有来自 99 个国家和地区的超 1200 家企业签约参展。
- The first sea-freight exhibits cleared customs on 12 October 2026: a shipment from Austria’s WFL milling technology company, a first-time exhibitor, including an Asia-first turn-mill machining centre.
首批海运展品于 2026 年 10 月 12 日通关进境，来自奥地利 WFL 车铣技术公司，该企业为首次参展，展品含一款亚洲首次展出的车铣复合加工中心。
- The first air-freight exhibits arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport and cleared customs on 13 October 2026: a Michelin tyre made with 75% renewable and recycled materials, one piece weighing 75 kilograms, making its Asia debut.
首批空运展品于 2026 年 10 月 13 日运抵上海浦东国际机场并通关，为米其林 75% 可再生及回收材料轮胎，共 1 件、重 75 公斤，将在本届进博会亚洲首秀。
- Shanghai Customs has opened 123 CIIE special windows and dedicated channels across 26 subordinate customs, combining them with smart supervision through a big data platform.
上海海关在 26 个隶属海关开设 123 个进博会专窗和专用通道，并结合大数据平台智慧监管。
- The General Administration of Customs issued the 2026 CIIE Customs Clearance Guide and supporting facilitation measures, covering the full chain of inbound declaration, inspection and supervision, and post-expo disposal.
海关总署发布《2026 年第九届中国国际进口博览会海关通关须知》和支持便利措施，覆盖展品入境申报、查验监管、展后处置全链条。
- Facilitation includes unified tax security, one-time filing with batch submission of lists, appointment clearance and dedicated staff, alongside tax treatment for exhibits sold in reasonable quantities during the expo under the guide.
便利措施包括统一税款担保、一次备案分批递交清单、预约通关与专窗专岗，并按通关须知对展期内销售的合理数量展品给予税收待遇。
CIIE 2026 Customs Facilitation: How the 9th China International Import Expo Clears Exhibits | 第九届进博会海关通关便利：展品如何通关进境
Overview
The ninth China International Import Expo will be held in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November 2026. More than 1,200 companies from 99 countries and regions have signed up to exhibit. As in previous editions, the flow of goods begins well before the doors open: exhibits are shipped or flown in during the weeks beforehand and cleared under arrangements that customs has set up specifically for the event.
The General Administration of Customs has issued the Customs Clearance Guide for the 2026 Ninth China International Import Expo and the customs facilitation measures supporting the expo, covering the full chain of inbound declaration, inspection and supervision, and post-expo disposal. This article looks at how that framework operates in practice, using the first sea-freight and air-freight shipments of the 2026 edition as the working example.
Key developments in 2026
The first sea-freight exhibits cleared on 12 October. The first batch of exhibits arriving by sea cleared customs on 12 October 2026. The shipment came from WFL milling technology company of Austria, a first-time exhibitor in the global high-end compound machining machine tool field. It included a turn-mill machining centre making its first appearance in Asia. The goods were carried to Shanghai by sea.
The first air-freight exhibits cleared on 13 October. The first air-freight exhibits arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport and cleared customs on 13 October 2026. The shipment was a Michelin tyre made with 75% renewable and recycled materials — one piece, weighing 75 kilograms — which will make its Asia debut at this edition of the expo. Its clearance marked the formal start of this year’s air-freight exhibit clearance support work.
Later shipments. French tyres, Australian coffee, Kazakhstan ice cream and other goods have continued to arrive in Shanghai in the run-up to the expo.
Shanghai Customs arrangements. Shanghai Customs has opened 123 CIIE special windows and dedicated channels across 26 subordinate customs. Working with smart supervision through a big data platform, it has put in place facilitation measures such as appointment clearance and dedicated windows staffed by dedicated personnel. Shanghai Exhibition Centre Customs relies on the “CIIE Online” management platform to strengthen intelligent supervision and to achieve closed-loop control across the whole process for exhibits. It has also set up dedicated counters and opened green channels, and implemented facilitation measures including unified tax security and one-time filing with batch submission of lists.
In the words of the officials involved. Chang Zhemin, deputy head of Shanghai Exhibition Centre Customs, said that the arrangements implement facilitation policies such as tax benefits for exhibits and unified security, reduce the institutional cost for exhibitors and help global goods enter the Chinese market faster and better. Zhu Xuelong, deputy head of the General Business Section I of Yangshan Customs, said that the measures combine smart supervision through a big data platform with appointment clearance and dedicated windows staffed by dedicated personnel, so that CIIE exhibits which meet the requirements clear customs quickly.
The working calendar. The two first shipments illustrate the rhythm of an expo cycle. Sea freight moves first, because transit times are longer, and the first sea-freight batch cleared roughly three and a half weeks before the opening day of 5 November. Air freight follows closer to the event and is used for exhibits that are time-sensitive, fragile or of high unit value. Once the first air-freight shipment has cleared, the air channel is open and subsequent shipments can follow the same route. For exhibitors, the practical reading is that the shipping mode chosen determines how far ahead the preparation has to begin, and that the customs arrangements are already live and operating in the weeks before the expo rather than only on opening day.
Practical implications for foreign businesses
For an exhibitor, the operational questions cluster around five points.
Tax treatment for exhibits. Under the framework, exhibits sold in reasonable quantities during the expo period are exempt from import duty, import-stage value-added tax and consumption tax, as set out in the clearance guide. This continues the policy framework applied at previous editions. The precise treatment depends on the category of goods and on what happens to them after the expo, and it should be confirmed against the guide rather than assumed. The official materials do not publish specific duty-free amounts or a commodity list, and none should be inferred.
Unified tax security. Rather than lodging security shipment by shipment, exhibitors and their agents can use the unified security arrangement, which reduces the administrative and cash-flow burden of bringing goods in for a short event.
One-time filing with batch submission of lists. Exhibitors whose goods arrive in several consignments file once and then submit lists in batches. This is the mechanism that matters most for exhibitors shipping exhibits in stages.
Dedicated windows, green channels and appointment clearance. The 123 special windows and dedicated channels across 26 subordinate customs, together with appointment clearance and dedicated staff, are the channels through which exhibits are meant to move. Agents should confirm which subordinate customs and which window applies to their shipment, and book appointment slots where the arrangement is used.
Post-expo disposal. The framework is described as covering the full chain, and post-expo disposal is part of it. After the expo closes, exhibits may follow different paths — purchase for domestic use, re-export, or movement into bonded arrangements — and the applicable treatment follows from the path chosen. Planning the disposal route before the event avoids bottlenecks at the end.
Working with the agent. Because the arrangements are operated at the level of the individual customs office, most of the day-to-day coordination sits with the exhibitor’s freight forwarder and customs broker. Before shipping, it is worth confirming three things with them: which subordinate customs and which of the dedicated windows will handle the shipment; whether the goods will be declared under the one-time filing arrangement or need separate treatment; and which disposal route is intended after the expo, since that choice affects the declaration from the outset. Exhibitors new to the expo, such as the Austrian machine-tool company in the first sea shipment, are in the same position as returning exhibitors in this respect: the operating rules are the same, and the guide is the single current text to work from.
Related reading
Readers may also wish to consult our notes on the customs clearance guide published ahead of the expo, on bonded logistics arrangements for imported goods, and on the one-stop service windows available to foreign-invested enterprises. Each area is governed by its own rules and should be checked against the operative texts.
Sources
- 海关总署官网：上海海关保障第九届进博会展品通关进境：http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-10/13/article_2026101314565740687.html
- 海关总署官网：第九届进博会展品通关相关发布：http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-10/13/article_2026101314572092242.html
- 人民网：第九届进博会首批展品通关进境：https://finance.people.com.cn/BIG5/n1/2026/1012/c1004-40813159.html
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- 中国国际进口博览会官网：https://www.ciie.org/
第九届进博会海关通关便利：展品如何通关进境
概述
第九届中国国际进口博览会将于 2026 年 11 月 5 日至 10 日在上海举办。已有来自 99 个国家和地区的超 1200 家企业签约参展。与往届一样，展品的流动远早于展馆开门：展品在展前数周即通过海运或空运进境，并按海关为本届展会专门安排的安排完成通关。
海关总署制定发布了《2026 年第九届中国国际进口博览会海关通关须知》和《海关支持 2026 年第九届中国国际进口博览会便利措施》，围绕展品入境申报、查验监管、展后处置全链条明确操作规范。本文以本届首批海运、空运展品的实际通关为例，说明该框架在实际中如何运行。
2026 年主要进展
首批海运展品 10 月 12 日通关。 首批海运展品于 2026 年 10 月 12 日通关进境。该批展品来自奥地利 WFL 车铣技术公司，该企业为全球高端复合加工机床领域的首次参展企业，展品含一款亚洲首次展出的车铣复合加工中心。展品经海运运抵上海。
首批空运展品 10 月 13 日通关。 首批空运展品于 2026 年 10 月 13 日运抵上海浦东国际机场并通关。该批展品为米其林 75% 可再生及回收材料轮胎，共 1 件、重 75 公斤，将在本届进博会亚洲首秀。其通关标志着本年度进博会空运展品通关保障工作正式拉开序幕。
后续展品。 法国轮胎、澳大利亚咖啡、哈萨克斯坦冰淇淋等展品陆续运抵上海。
上海海关举措。 上海海关在 26 个隶属海关开设 123 个进博会专窗和专用通道，结合大数据平台智慧监管，配套实施预约通关、专窗专岗等便利化通关措施。上海会展中心海关依托”进博在线”管理平台强化智能监管，实现展品全流程闭环管控；设立专属窗口、开通绿色通道，落实统一税款担保、一次备案分批递交清单等便利措施。
相关负责人的表述。 上海会展中心海关副关长常哲敏表示，落实展品税收优惠、统一担保等便利政策，降低展商参展制度性成本，助力全球好物更快更好进入中国大市场。洋山海关综合业务一科副科长朱雪龙表示，结合大数据平台智慧监管，配套实施预约通关、专窗专岗等便利化通关措施，确保符合规定的进博展品快速通关。
通关节奏。 上述两批首单说明了展期前后的节奏。海运先行，因为运输时间更长：首批海运展品通关时，距 11 月 5 日开幕还有约三周半。空运则更贴近展期，用于时效敏感、易碎或单位价值较高的展品。首批空运展品通关后，空运通道即已开启，后续展品可沿用同一路径。对参展企业而言，实务上的含义是：选择的运输方式决定了准备工作要提前多久启动，而海关的相关安排并非只在开幕当天生效，在展前数周即已在运行。
对外资企业的实务意义
对参展企业而言，实务问题集中在五个方面。
展品税收待遇。 按照该框架，在展期内销售的合理数量展品免征进口关税、进口环节增值税和消费税，具体以通关须知的规定为准。这一做法延续了往届适用的政策框架。具体待遇取决于货物类别以及展后处置方式，应以通关须知为准予以确认，不宜自行推定。官方材料未公布具体的免税额度或商品清单，也不应从其他渠道推断。
统一税款担保。 参展企业及其代理机构可采用统一担保安排，而不必逐票办理担保，从而减轻为短期展会运入展品的行政与资金占用负担。
一次备案分批递交清单。 展品分多批到货的参展企业可一次备案、分批递交清单。对于分批运输展品的展商而言，这是最需要关注的机制。
专窗、绿色通道与预约通关。 26 个隶属海关开设的 123 个专窗和专用通道，配合预约通关与专窗专岗，是展品通关的主要通道。代理机构应确认自身货物适用哪个隶属海关、哪个窗口，并在采用预约安排的环节预约时段。
展后处置。 该框架被表述为覆盖全链条，展后处置是其中一环。展会闭幕后，展品可能走不同路径——留购自用、复运出境，或进入保税等安排——适用待遇随所选路径而定。在展会前就规划好处置路径，可避免在收尾阶段出现瓶颈。
与代理机构的配合。 由于相关安排在具体海关层面运作，日常协调主要落在参展企业的货运代理与报关行身上。发运之前，值得与他们就三件事确认清楚：由哪个隶属海关、哪个专窗受理该批货物；货物是否按一次备案安排申报，还是需要单独处理；展后拟走哪条处置路径，因为这一选择从申报之初就会产生影响。首次参展的企业，例如首批海运展品中的奥地利机床企业，在这方面与多次参展的企业处境相同：操作规则一致，通关须知即是唯一现行文本。
延伸阅读
读者也可一并参考关于展前发布的海关通关须知、进口货物的保税物流安排，以及外商投资企业可用的”一站式”服务窗口等文章。上述各领域均由其各自的规则约束，应以现行有效文本为准。
来源
- 海关总署官网：上海海关保障第九届进博会展品通关进境：http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-10/13/article_2026101314565740687.html
- 海关总署官网：第九届进博会展品通关相关发布：http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-10/13/article_2026101314572092242.html
- 人民网：第九届进博会首批展品通关进境：https://finance.people.com.cn/BIG5/n1/2026/1012/c1004-40813159.html
- 光明日报（2026-10-13）：99 个国家和地区、超 1200 家企业、123 个专窗：https://epaper.gmw.cn/gmrb/html/content/202610/13/content_27230.html
- 中国国际进口博览会官网：https://www.ciie.org/