Ninth CIIE customs guide released: GACC Announcement 2026 No. 128
- GACC Announcement 2026 No. 128, published on 1 September 2026, releases the Customs Clearance Guide for the Ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the customs facilitation measures supporting the expo, which runs in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November 2026.
海关总署2026年9月1日发布第128号公告，公布《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》；第九届进博会将于2026年11月5日至10日在上海举办。
- Nine earlier customs announcements covering the previous eight editions of the expo are repealed in one stroke (2018 Nos. 55 and 76, 2019 No. 115, 2020 No. 84, 2021 No. 54, 2022 No. 62, 2023 No. 93, 2024 No. 78 and 2025 No. 148), consolidating the regime into a single current text.
公告同时废止此前适用于前八届进博会的9份海关公告（2018年第55、76号，2019年第115号，2020年第84号，2021年第54号，2022年第62号，2023年第93号，2024年第78号，2025年第148号），将规则整合为一份现行文本。
- The facilitation measures cover the full chain — inbound declaration, inspection and supervision, and post-expo disposal — and focus on tax treatment for exhibits, security-deposit models and inspection and quarantine convenience for overseas exhibitors.
便利措施覆盖全链条——展品入境申报、查验监管与展后处置——并聚焦展品税收待遇、担保模式以及面向境外参展企业的检验检疫便利。
- The guide is drafted on the experience of the previous eight expos, standardising procedures that overseas exhibitors, logistics agents and customs brokers must follow to move goods into the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) and back out afterwards.
通关须知在前八届办展经验基础上起草，将境外参展商、物流代理与报关行把货物运入国家会展中心（上海）及展后复运出境的程序统一规范化。
- For companies exhibiting at CIIE 2026, the practical task is to align forwarders and brokers with the current guide, confirm which temporary-import and tax arrangements apply to their exhibit categories, and file in the timeframes the announcement sets.
对计划参展第九届进博会的企业而言，实操要点是让货代与报关行对齐现行须知，确认展品类别适用的临时进出口与税收安排，并按公告设定的时限完成申报。
- The announcement is effective from 1 September 2026, giving exhibitors roughly two months to prepare before the expo opens.
公告自2026年9月1日起施行，为参展企业留出约两个月的准备期。
Ninth CIIE customs guide released: GACC Announcement 2026 No. 128 | 第九届进博会海关通关须知发布：海关总署2026年第128号公告解读
Overview
On 1 September 2026 the General Administration of Customs (GACC) published Announcement 2026 No. 128 — on releasing the Customs Clearance Guide for the 2026 Ninth China International Import Expo and the customs facilitation measures supporting the expo (关于发布《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》的公告). The ninth CIIE will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from 5 to 10 November 2026.
The announcement does two things at once. First, it sets out, in two attachments, the operational guide that exhibitors and their agents must follow when moving exhibition goods into and out of the expo. Second, it repeals nine earlier announcements that had governed each of the previous eight editions — 2018 Nos. 55 and 76, 2019 No. 115, 2020 No. 84, 2021 No. 54, 2022 No. 62, 2023 No. 93, 2024 No. 78 and 2025 No. 148 — consolidating the customs regime for the CIIE into one current text that applies from 1 September 2026.
What the guide covers
The Customs Clearance Guide and the facilitation measures were drafted after reviewing the experience of the first eight expos. Together they establish operating norms across the whole lifecycle of exhibition goods:
- Inbound declaration. The procedures for declaring exhibition goods entering China for the expo, including the documentation, licensing and permit requirements that apply to different categories of exhibits.
- Inspection and supervision. How customs inspects and supervises the goods while they are on site, including the treatment of goods that require inspection and quarantine clearance, and the arrangements for moving goods into the venue.
- Post-expo disposal. The rules for what happens after the expo closes: re-export of exhibits, domestic sale or donation of goods where permitted, destruction where required, and the associated duty treatment.
The package also addresses the tax treatment of exhibits, the security-deposit (担保) models available to exhibitors and their agents, and inspection and quarantine convenience designed around the practical pain points that overseas exhibitors have reported in previous years.
Why consolidation matters
For the first eight expos, customs rules were issued edition by edition, so an exhibitor returning year after year faced a stack of overlapping announcements. Announcement 2026 No. 128 collapses that history into a single document. The practical benefits are:
- one current text to share with freight forwarders and customs brokers, rather than a chain of historical references;
- consistent classification and declaration treatment across participating companies, reducing the risk that different agents apply different versions of the rules; and
- a clean baseline for the 2026 expo specifically, which matters because each expo edition has its own timing, catalogue and operational arrangements.
Tax and facilitation highlights
Drawing on prior editions, the facilitation package is built around lowering the institutional cost of exhibiting:
- Tax treatment for exhibits. Goods brought in for exhibition remain subject to the temporary import and duty arrangements that apply to the CIIE, with the specific treatment depending on the exhibit category and what happens to the goods afterwards (re-export, sale or donation).
- Security-deposit models. Flexible guarantee arrangements are intended to reduce the cash-flow burden on exhibitors while customs exposure is properly covered.
- Inspection and quarantine convenience. Streamlined procedures for exhibits needing inspection and quarantine are designed to get goods into the venue faster and to avoid delays at the border.
- Regulatory modernisation. The measures reflect the operational experience built up over eight editions, including the shift toward pre-declaration and coordinated processing that has progressively shortened clearance times for expo goods.
What exhibitors should do before November
For overseas companies planning to exhibit at the ninth CIIE — or to send goods to the expo through a local agent — the practical checklist is:
- Obtain the current text. Ask the customs broker or freight forwarder for GACC Announcement 2026 No. 128 and its two attachments so that everyone works from the same 2026 document.
- Classify exhibits early. Confirm the customs classification of each exhibit item and check the licensing or permit requirements that apply, especially for goods that are regulated or subject to inspection and quarantine.
- Choose the guarantee route. Discuss the security-deposit options with the agent and decide which model fits your shipment profile before goods leave the origin country.
- Plan the disposal outcome. Decide in advance whether exhibits will be re-exported, sold or donated after the expo, because the duty treatment and procedures differ by outcome.
- Align the timeline. The announcement is effective from 1 September 2026; book the logistics chain so that declaration files can be prepared and submitted within the timeframes the guide sets.
Sources
- 中华人民共和国海关总署 — 海关总署公告2026年第128号（关于发布《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》的公告）: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-09/02/article_2026090214402114818.html
- 中华人民共和国海关总署 — 政务公告（2026年第122–129号列表）: http://www.customs.gov.cn/
- 凤凰网财经/腾讯新闻 — 海关总署发布第九届进博会通关便利措施，前八届相关公告废止: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260902A0DEJE00
Related reading
- see also: Declaring psychotropic drug imports and exports — NMPA-GACC Announcement 2026 No. 84 (368-psychotropic-drug-import-export)
- see also: “One form, two declarations”: the mainland–Hong Kong road manifest reform (334-mainland-hk-road-manifest)
第九届进博会海关通关须知发布：海关总署2026年第128号公告解读
概述
2026年9月1日，海关总署发布2026年第128号公告——《关于发布〈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〉的公告》。第九届中国国际进口博览会将于2026年11月5日至10日在国家会展中心（上海）举办。
本公告同时做两件事。其一，以两份附件形式发布操作性指南，规范参展企业及其代理将展品运入、运出进博会的流程。其二，一次性废止此前适用于前八届进博会的9份公告——2018年第55、76号，2019年第115号，2020年第84号，2021年第54号，2022年第62号，2023年第93号，2024年第78号，2025年第148号——把进博会海关制度整合为一份自2026年9月1日起施行的现行文本。
通关须知涵盖什么
通关须知与便利措施在总结前八届办展经验的基础上起草，共同确立展品全生命周期的操作规范：
- 入境申报。 展品进境参展的申报程序，包括不同类别展品适用的单证、许可证与准许要求。
- 查验与监管。 展品在场期间的查验监管安排，包括需检验检疫放行的货物处理方式，以及货物进入展馆的调配。
- 展后处置。 展会结束后的处置规则：展品复运出境、依规内销或捐赠、须销毁的情形，以及相应税收处理。
整套文件还回应展品税收待遇、参展企业及其代理可用的担保模式，以及围绕境外参展企业往年反映的实际痛点设计的检验检疫便利。
为何整合如此重要
前八届进博会的海关规则逐届发布，常年返场参展的企业面对的是层层叠叠的历史公告。2026年第128号公告将这段历史压缩为一份文件。实际好处在于：
- 与货代和报关行共享一份现行文本，而非一长串历史引注；
- 参展企业的归类与申报处理口径一致，降低不同代理适用不同版本规则的风险；
- 为2026年当届提供干净的基准——因为每届进博会在时间、目录与运营安排上各有不同。
税收与便利要点
汲取历届经验，便利化方案围绕降低参展制度性成本展开：
- 展品税收待遇。 参展进境货物继续适用进博会相应的临时进出口与税收安排，具体待遇取决于展品类别及展后去向（复运出境、内销或捐赠）。
- 担保模式。 灵活的担保安排意在减轻参展企业资金占用，同时妥善覆盖海关风险敞口。
- 检验检疫便利。 需检验检疫展品的流程被简化，使货物更快进入展馆，避免口岸滞留。
- 监管现代化。 措施反映八届办展积累的运营经验，包括以预申报与协同办理缩短展品通关时间的趋势。
参展企业11月前应做什么
对计划参展第九届进博会、或通过本地代理向进博会发运货物的境外企业，实用清单如下：
- 取得现行文本。 请报关行或货代提供2026年第128号公告及两份附件，确保各方以同一份2026年文件为准。
- 尽早归类展品。 确认每项展品的海关归类，核对适用的许可证与准许要求——尤其对受管制或须检验检疫的货物。
- 选定担保路径。 与代理讨论担保选项，在货物离境前确定适合本批货型的模式。
- 规划展后去向。 提前决定展品展后是复运出境、内销还是捐赠，因为税收待遇与程序因去向而异。
- 对齐时间表。 公告自2026年9月1日生效；提前排布物流链条，确保申报文件能在须知设定的时限内准备并提交。
来源
- 中华人民共和国海关总署 — 海关总署公告2026年第128号（关于发布《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》的公告）: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/2026-09/02/article_2026090214402114818.html
- 中华人民共和国海关总署 — 政务公告（2026年第122–129号列表）: http://www.customs.gov.cn/
- 凤凰网财经/腾讯新闻 — 海关总署发布第九届进博会通关便利措施，前八届相关公告废止: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260902A0DEJE00
相关阅读
- 见：药用类精神药品进出口申报新规——国家药监局 海关总署2026年第84号公告（368-psychotropic-drug-import-export）
- 见：”一单两报”：内地与香港公路舱单申报改革（334-mainland-hk-road-manifest）