China Customs has released Order No.56 to adjust inbound manifest rule which is to take effect on 1th June,2018.

Some New Customer always ask me why we request them to provide Company Register Number ? Hope this articial is helpful to explain the reason.

China Customs has released Order No.56 to adjust inbound manifest rule which is to take effect on 1th June,2018.

Some adjustments are made on the outbound pre-manifest,for example:

1.The complete and accurate cargo information must be submitted to China Customs electronically 24 hours prior to loading on board vessel sailing to/via/out of Chinese ports.

2.Shipper’s TAX ID,shipper’s contact number,consignee’s company name as main data in the pre-manifest are adjusted to be mandatory fields.

3.All commodities under bills of lading must be declared in the manifest completely and accurately. China Customs will implement Negative List Management on the declared commodities. Any in-conformity to Customs regulation will be rejected

Many shipping companies have issued related announcements as well. And customers are required to provide accurate and complete shipping instructions before the documentation cut-off time as published on shipping companies’ websites

What changes will this adjustment bring about?

As for cargo imported into mainland China or transited through mainland China, the complete and accurate manifest data of the cargo must be sent to China Customs via electronic data 24 hours before shipment, June 1st, 2018.

Does the procedure lead to the disclosure of the clients’ information?

The procedure of new manifest adjustment does not lead to the disclosure of clients’ business sensitive information.

Sensitive data items added to the manifest (except for the name of the consignee) shall not be shown on the bill of lading issued by the carrier. After the manifest is sent to the customs, the customs staff must protect the trade secrets and secrets relevant to customs work in accordance with the law.

The June 1st is around the corner, in order to make sure the goods go through customs smoothly, please pay attention to the registration of new manifest, and keep the goods from being detained!

The procedure of new manifest adjustment does not lead to the disclosure of clients’ business sensitive information. Sensitive data items added to the manifest (except for the name of the consignee) shall not be shown on the bill of lading issued by the carrier. After the manifest is sent to the customs, the customs staff must protect the trade secrets and secrets relevant to customs work in accordance with the law.