Recently, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China issued the Decision of the General Administration of Customs on abolishing some regulations. The Decision repealed a number of regulations relating to ships.
In addition, on August 1, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China issued the Notice on Clarifying Matters concerning the Supervision of Domestic Transport of Inbound and Outbound vessels. The full text is as follows:
In addition, on August 1, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China issued the Notice on Clarifying Matters concerning the Supervision of Domestic Transport of Inbound and Outbound vessels. The full text is as follows:
1. This Notice applies to the customs control over the conversion of inbound and outbound vessels to domestic transport for the vessels engaged on international voyage and small vessels going to and from Hong Kong and Macao, as well as the re-conversion of inbound and outbound transport.
2. During the operation of inbound and outbound transport, ships shall be subject to supervision in accordance with the Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Supervision of Inbound and Outbound Means of Transport.
3. If an inbound or outbound vessel needs to be switched to domestic transport, the person in charge of the means of transport shall fill in code 5 in the data item of "Customs Business Type" when submitting to the Customs the electronic data of "Entry Declaration Form for Vessels of the Customs of the People's Republic of China" and "Entry Declaration Form for Vessels of the Customs of the People's Republic of China".
After the import goods and articles have been unloaded or all inbound passengers have disembarked, the person in charge of the means of transport shall submit an electronic application for the means of transport clearance to the Customs; After the customs checks and confirms that the relevant regulatory requirements have been completed, it will feedback the electronic notification of customs clearance for the means of transport, and grant the means of transport the release from customs supervision. Meanwhile, the record information of the vessel will be updated from "inbound and outbound transport" to "re-operated domestic transport".
4. If a vessel that has been converted to domestic transport needs to be converted to inward and outward transport again, the person in charge of the means of transport shall fill in code 1 when submitting the electronic data of the Departure Voyage Plan of Inbound and Outbound Means of Transport by Water to Customs. After the examination and verification, the Customs will update the record information of the vessel from "conversion to domestic transportation" to "inbound and outbound transportation".
5. When an inbound or outbound ship is re-operated for transport within the territory of China, if the amount of ship's materials, fuel, cigarettes and liquor retained on board exceeds the reasonable limit for personal use, customs formalities shall be completed in accordance with the relevant provisions on import goods, or the goods shall be transferred to other inbound or outbound vessels.
Ship's materials, fuels, cigarettes and liquor used for transportation within the territory shall no longer enjoy the duty-free privileges of ships on international voyages.
6. The supervision and control of the crew of the ship that has been reformed by the Customs shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations on inbound and outbound passengers.
2. During the operation of inbound and outbound transport, ships shall be subject to supervision in accordance with the Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Supervision of Inbound and Outbound Means of Transport.
3. If an inbound or outbound vessel needs to be switched to domestic transport, the person in charge of the means of transport shall fill in code 5 in the data item of "Customs Business Type" when submitting to the Customs the electronic data of "Entry Declaration Form for Vessels of the Customs of the People's Republic of China" and "Entry Declaration Form for Vessels of the Customs of the People's Republic of China".
After the import goods and articles have been unloaded or all inbound passengers have disembarked, the person in charge of the means of transport shall submit an electronic application for the means of transport clearance to the Customs; After the customs checks and confirms that the relevant regulatory requirements have been completed, it will feedback the electronic notification of customs clearance for the means of transport, and grant the means of transport the release from customs supervision. Meanwhile, the record information of the vessel will be updated from "inbound and outbound transport" to "re-operated domestic transport".
4. If a vessel that has been converted to domestic transport needs to be converted to inward and outward transport again, the person in charge of the means of transport shall fill in code 1 when submitting the electronic data of the Departure Voyage Plan of Inbound and Outbound Means of Transport by Water to Customs. After the examination and verification, the Customs will update the record information of the vessel from "conversion to domestic transportation" to "inbound and outbound transportation".
5. When an inbound or outbound ship is re-operated for transport within the territory of China, if the amount of ship's materials, fuel, cigarettes and liquor retained on board exceeds the reasonable limit for personal use, customs formalities shall be completed in accordance with the relevant provisions on import goods, or the goods shall be transferred to other inbound or outbound vessels.
Ship's materials, fuels, cigarettes and liquor used for transportation within the territory shall no longer enjoy the duty-free privileges of ships on international voyages.
6. The supervision and control of the crew of the ship that has been reformed by the Customs shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations on inbound and outbound passengers.
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