China’s customs authority has opened the market for Thai edible aquatic animals under Customs Notice 2026 No. 118. 海关总署 2026 年第 118 号公告正式开放符合条件的泰国食用水生动物进口。 Imports are permitted only from the date of promulgation, 14 August 2026, and only for qualifying products. 自 2026 年 8 月 14 日公布之日起，仅允许符合要求的泰国食用水生动物进口。 Quarantine approval must be obtained before import, in the form of an Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit. 进口前应办理检疫审批，取得《进境动植物检疫许可证》。 Exporting enterprises must be approved by Thai authorities and registered with Chinese customs. 向中国输出食用水生动物的生产企业须经泰方批准并向中方推荐注册登记、获中方注册登记资格。 … Customs Notice 2026 No. 118: Quarantine Rules for Importing Thai Edible Aquatic AnimalsRead more
China Customs Advance Rulings for Foreign-Invested Enterprises: Locking In Classification, Origin and Valuation Before Shipment
An advance ruling lets an importer fix classification, origin and valuation with Customs before the goods actually move, under GACC Order No. 236, effective 1 February 2018. 依据海关总署令第236号（2018年2月1日起施行），预裁定允许进口人在货物实际进出口前，就商品归类、原产地与完税价格要素与海关事先确定。 Only four categories are rulable — classification, origin or originating qualification, dutiable-value elements and valuation methods, and other matters set by the GACC — and one application form may cover only one category. 可申请事项仅四类——商品归类、原产地或原产资格、进口货物完税价格相关要素及估价方法、海关总署规定的其他海关事务——且一份申请书仅能包含一类海关事务。 The applicant must be a Customs-registered foreign trade operator connected to the actual trade — in practice the … China Customs Advance Rulings for Foreign-Invested Enterprises: Locking In Classification, Origin and Valuation Before ShipmentRead more
Bonded inspection pilot outside comprehensive bonded zones
China launched a bonded inspection pilot outside comprehensive bonded zones on 2 July 2026. 中国于2026年7月2日启动了综合保税区外的保税检测试点。 The 2026 measures support high-tech, high-value bonded inspection inside comprehensive bonded zones under a positive-list approach. 2026年的措施以正面清单方式，支持综合保税区内高技术、高价值保税检测业务。 Consumable materials imported for testing may be written off based on actual testing consumption. 检测用进口消耗性物料可按实际耗用据实核销。 Domestic export products and parts may enter bonded zones for inspection free of the used-machinery import ban. 国产出口产品及零部件进入保税区检测，可豁免旧机电进口禁令限制。 Bonded inspection helps foreign manufacturers build local after-sales and R&D service centres. 保税检测有助于外国制造商在华设立本地售后与研发服务中心。 The pilot … Bonded inspection pilot outside comprehensive bonded zonesRead more
Free trade zone bonded logistics playbook
“Bonded” means goods enter a designated customs zone without paying import duty or import-stage taxes up front; those taxes are triggered only when goods leave the zone for the domestic market. “保税”指货物进入指定海关监管区时暂免缴纳进口关税与进口环节税；仅当货物离开监管区进入内地市场时才触发税负。 The Comprehensive Bonded Zone (CBZ) is governed by GAC Decree No. 256 (effective 1 April 2022, amended by Decree No. 273 in October 2024). 综合保税区（CBZ）受海关总署令第 256 号管辖（2022 年 4 月 1 日施行，2024 年 10 月以第 273 号令修正）。 Goods from the Mainland entering a CBZ are treated as exports … Free trade zone bonded logistics playbookRead more
Bonded Logistics Centres (Type B), Bonded Warehouses and China’s Cross-Border Distribution Network (2026)
A Bonded Logistics Centre (Type B) is a federally approved, multi-tenant zone where enterprises can store, sort, distribute, and perform value-added work on bonded goods under customs supervision. 保税物流中心（B型）是由国家批准、多企业入驻的海关监管区域，企业可在海关监管下对保税货物进行仓储、分拨、配送及增值作业。 Type B centres are approved by the General Administration of Customs jointly with the Ministry of Finance, the SAT, and SAFE; establishment is a licensed administrative act with area thresholds by region. B型中心由海关总署会同财政部、税务总局、国家外汇局审批；设立为行政许可，并按区域设定仓储面积门槛。 From June 2026, six comprehensive-bonded-zone reforms were extended to Type B centres — smarter card-gate management, networked WMS … Bonded Logistics Centres (Type B), Bonded Warehouses and China’s Cross-Border Distribution Network (2026)Read more
Comprehensive Bonded Zones’ Capacity-Building and Quality Upgrade (2026): A Practical Guide for Foreign-Invested Enterprises
In April 2026, the State Council General Office forwarded the General Administration of Customs’ “Measures to Promote the Capacity-Building and Quality Upgrade of Comprehensive Bonded Zones” (Guoban Han [2026] No. 40), a 24-point package reshaping how foreign-invested enterprises can use CBZs. 2026 年 4 月，国务院办公厅转发海关总署《关于促进综合保税区扩能提质的若干措施》（国办函〔2026〕40 号），以 24 条措施重塑外资企业运用综合保税区的方式。 The measures broaden bonded business lines — bonded repair, bonded testing, remanufacturing, cross-border e-commerce returns, bonded training, and biopharma R&D linkage — letting more “two-ends-out” and domestic-market activities happen inside the zone. … Comprehensive Bonded Zones’ Capacity-Building and Quality Upgrade (2026): A Practical Guide for Foreign-Invested EnterprisesRead more
Comprehensive Bonded Zones (CBZ): Building Bonded Supply Chains, Deferred Tax and a Global Distribution Hub
A Comprehensive Bonded Zone is a fenced, customs-supervised enclave where imported goods stay duty- and VAT-deferred until they leave for the domestic market.综合保税区是封闭式海关监管区域，境外货物入区后关税与进口环节增值税暂缓缴纳，直至销往国内市场时才完税。 CBZs consolidate twelve statutory functions—processing, R&D, storage, transit, display, cross-border e-commerce and more—under one bonded roof.综合保税区在单一保税框架内集成十二项法定功能，涵盖加工、研发、仓储、中转、展示、跨境电商等。 The “both ends abroad” processing model lets foreign firms import materials tariff-free, manufacture, and re-export without ever triggering Chinese import tax.“两端在外”加工贸易模式允许企业免税进口料件、加工后复出口，全程不触发中国进口税。 The VAT general-taxpayer pilot lets a CBZ company hold one entity that serves both domestic and overseas markets, issuing domestic … Comprehensive Bonded Zones (CBZ): Building Bonded Supply Chains, Deferred Tax and a Global Distribution HubRead more
China’s RCEP Benefits for Foreign Investors
RCEP is the world’s largest FTA by GDP (~30% of global GDP and population) and entered into force for China on 1 January 2022. RCEP是按GDP计全球最大的自由贸易协定（约占全球GDP与人口30%），于2022年1月1日对中国生效。 China’s average tariff liberalization toward RCEP members is about 88.5% (90.5% toward ASEAN), with a long-term goal of over 90% of goods at zero tariff. 中国对RCEP成员的平均关税自由化率约88.5%（对东盟90.5%），长期目标是逾90%货物实现零关税。 The regional cumulative rule of origin lets materials and processing from any of the 15 members count toward the 40% Regional Value Content, easing qualification for preferences. 区域累积原产地规则使15个成员中任意一方的材料与加工均可计入40%区域价值成分，更易达到优惠门槛。 RCEP … China’s RCEP Benefits for Foreign InvestorsRead more
RCEP Cumulation and Origin Documentation: A Supply-Chain Playbook for Foreign-Invested Firms
RCEP’s full regional cumulation lets materials originating in any of the 15 member economies be treated as originating in the processing party, so a foreign-invested supply chain can meet the origin threshold by combining regional content. RCEP 全区域累积允许任一成员方的原产材料被视为加工方的原产材料，外资企业供应链可通过组合区域成分满足原产地门槛。 The core tests are product-specific rules — tariff-classification change, a 40% regional value content, or a chemical-reaction rule — and the “ACU” marker on the certificate signals that cumulation was applied. 核心标准为产品特定原产地规则——税则归类改变、40% 区域价值成分或化学反应规则——证书上的”ACU”标记表示已适用累积。 Origin can be proved by a certificate issued by … RCEP Cumulation and Origin Documentation: A Supply-Chain Playbook for Foreign-Invested FirmsRead more
RCEP Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation: Practical Use of Release Time Limits, Advance Rulings, and AEO for Importers
RCEP Chapter 4 binds members to release ordinary goods within 48 hours and, where possible, perishables, express and air cargo within 6 hours of arrival. RCEP 第四章约束各成员方在 48 小时内放行普通货物，并力争在货物抵达后 6 小时内放行易腐货物、快件与空运货物。 Advance rulings on origin, tariff classification and customs valuation give an FIE a binding, predictable answer before goods move. 针对原产地、税则归类与完税价格的预裁定，让外资企业在货物发运前就获得有约束力、可预期的海关答复。 Pre-arrival processing and two-step declaration let you lodge data before the cargo lands and split declaration from valuation. 抵达前处理与两步申报，使企业在货物到港前即可提交数据，并将申报与估价环节拆分处理。 AEO certification and mutual recognition cut inspection rates and unlock … RCEP Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation: Practical Use of Release Time Limits, Advance Rulings, and AEO for ImportersRead more