Announcement of Shanghai Customs on Developing Bonded Display Trade Business in China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone
VI. Domestic
sales of goods occur in the period of display outside of the Zone, enterprises
in the Zone shall make the following submissions to the competent customs to
handle import duty formalities:
1. bill of goods on bonded display sold
on the domestic market;
2. invoices;
3. permits (delivery of
related goods); and
4. other submissions as required by the customs.
As for centralized declaration, enterprises in the Zone shall, within 30 days
from the day of domestic sale, go through the import duty formalities in a
centralized manner with the customs; no centralized declaration shall be done
beyond the year.
VII. Where goods turn duty free during the period of
display outside of the Zone, enterprises in the Zone shall handle the customs
formalities in reference to the Procedures of the People’s Republic of China
Customs for Supervision over Duty-free Stores and Duty-free Goods (Decree No.132
of GAC). As for centralized declaration, enterprises in the Zone shall go
through formalities for centralized declaration with the competent customs
within 30 days from the day of goods turning non-dutiable.
VIII. If goods
are damaged or lost due to force majeure during the period of display out of the
zone, enterprises in the Zone shall report timely to the competent customs and
submit certification issued by relevant departments, in respect of those damaged
due to force majeure, the enterprises shall go through formalities for
transportation back to the Zone; as for those lost due to force majeure, upon
verification by the competent customs, write-off formalities may be
handled.
If goods are damaged or lost for other reasons than force
majeure, enterprises in the Zone shall handle the customs formalities according
to relevant provisions on import goods.
IX. If enterprises in the Zone
have any of the following cases, the competent customs shall suspend their goods
display business outside of the Zone:
1. non-compliance with the
conditions for business conducting;
2. goods involved in suspected
smuggling or import-export IP tort are put on file for investigation and
prosecution by the customs; or
3. suspension as required by the customs
for other illegalities.
After compliance with the conditions for
business conducting once again or after the end of investigation, the competent
customs shall, according to actual circumstances, decide whether or not to
restore the business.
This announcement comes into force on the day of
promulgation.
Shanghai Customs
April 21, 2014