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Your business in People’s Republic of ChinaBelgian Customs challenges, initiatives and activities towards enhanced international trade facilitation
EDDY DE CUYPER Federal Public Service of Finance
Counselor at the General Administration of Customs & Excise
Customs Counsellor in Beijing, China since 01.05.2013
Previous (12.12.1975 – 30.04.2013)
Responsible for customs at Brussels airport
Trainer in customs procedures for private organizations
https://financien.belgium.be/nl/douane_accijnzen/over-de-
aada/vertegenwoordiging-het-buitenland
Eddy De Cuyper
1827 firms are exporting and 2654 are interested
6.775,5 miljoen € uitvoer in 2016 (9de klant)
België China ◦ Chemische producten (28,8 %)
◦ Apparaten en Machines (14,6 %)
◦ Transportmiddelen (9,5 %)
14.684,3 miljoen € invoer in 2016 (7de leverancier)
China België ◦ Apparaten en Machines (23,5 %)
◦ Minerale producten-ertsen (ijzer) (13,3 %)
◦ Textiel (12,5 %)
Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters
(signed 2004 – entry into force 1/4/2005)
Smart : Optimize trade
facilitation by use of
modern technologies (IT
plateform, CSD, SSL…)
Secure : Cater for safety and
security concerns (Risk
Management, …)
Trade Lane : Reliable traders
(AEO/AA) + End to end supply
chain + Data Exchange (B2C, C2C)
Participating seaports
• China : Chongqing, Dalian, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Qingdao
• HK China : Hong Kong port
• France : Le Havre
• Germany : Hamburg
• Belgium : Antwerpen, Zeebrugge
• Italy : Genoa
• NL : Rotterdam
• Poland : Gdansk
• Spain : Barcelona, Valencia
• UK : Felixstowe
• Participating airports
• China : Guangzhou, Bejing, Shanghai
• HK China : Hong Kong airport
• NL : Amsterdam (Schiphol)
• UK : London (Heathrow)
• Participating railway stations
• China : Alashankou, Xiajiang, Chongqing
• Poland : Malaszewicze
CONDITIONS
• AEO certification S
• Consignment pre-identification and evaluation (goods,
frequence,…) by customs
• Willingness to apply SSTL mechanisms
Vetting process
To assess compliance level by Customs Administration :
Pairing between a BE company and a CN company
Common template o Importer/Exporter Company name o N° EORI/CCRC (China Customs Register Code)o In house Contact person BE/CNo Place of loading / Port of EXITo Port of ENTRY/ Place of destinationo Adress
Export BE CN
1. TO Belgian Customs Administration
1) Share information on lead time with Customs
2) Send SSTL data in advance to Customs
3) Introduce PLDA declaration
2. Send Data : Excel File & Data elements
1) At exit of the consignment from the departure port
2) In advance & according the data elements of SSTL messages
3) For every consignmentunder the SSTL conditions
4) Via Excel file communication procedure
Exit Date
Exit Customs Office
Commodity
Goods Description
Consignee
Consignor
Notify Party
Submitter
Exporter ID
Destination port
Customs Code
Customs Remarks
Total Pckgs
UCR
Vessel
Voyage
Arrival Date
First Arrival Location Id
Transport Contract Ref
Loading Location
Container ID
Seal ID
Customs Release Date
Carrier
Routing country
Exit Date
3. Data exchange between EU & China Customs
1) Via WCO IT plateform (Cen-Comm messages)
2) Control on request of destination customs administration, ifappropriate
3) Information about result of control before consignment departure
Facilitation At departure = Customs controls at point of stuffing containers (and at the latest
moment, in the national port)
• At arrival = Reduced customs clearance + lead time immediate CUSTOMS release in the country of destination of all consignments concerned (under SSTL mark)
• Except random controls and controls from other competent national authorities
Benefits• Certainty and predictability at importation
• Contribution to certification as AA/AEO
• Enhanced Customs/trade cooperation (trust)
• Specific liaison communication channel via Port-to-Port contact points
MOA AQSIQ SAIC CFDA
State Food Safety Commission
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Agriculture
General Administration for Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
State Administration for
Industry and Commerce
China Food & Drug
Administration.
SFCMOH
Provincial CIQs (35)
Division for Food Safety Supervision
Division for Facility Registration
Local CIQ
AQSIQCNCA
Import and Export Food Safety Bureau
Other Departments (19)…
Dep. for RegistrationOther Departments (7)…
AQSIQ General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
CNCA Certification and Accreditation Administration of the PRC
CIQ China Inspection and Quarantaine
Central
Government
level
regulating food production.
Local
Government
level
(exit-entry inspection and quarantine agencies)
New certificate
AQSIQ importation of these goods without delay and unnecessary controls.
(immediate release with random controls)
Into force April 20, 2016.
Transition period 18 months.
Food cannot enter China if official certificate is not confirmed by AQSI0Q on Oct. 1, 2017.
All low risk products new certificate
Valid for one importation (competent authority in the country of export
can, for trustworthy firms with identical or reliable production flows, deliver
certificates based on their own risk assessment).
High Risk Products
• sensitive products for the Health (meat, dairy
products, poultry, fruit, ….. ),
• subject of different negotiations, protocols and/or
health measures. (existing protocols don’t change).
• New protocols (or prolongations) will be subject of
discussions and negotiations to create the necessary
measures for that specific kind of goods.
Low Risk Products
• hard to give a complete list. It has to be decided for
each product in relation with the Chinese standards.
• The examples of low risk products: products with
additives, health-care food, food for special dietary
uses, pastry and biscuits, candy, condiments,
beverage, alcohol, preserved fruits, fruit cans, etc.
Competent authority in the country of export (In Belgium FASFC will probably
take the lead)
• Each country has to indicate internally which authority is competent
for the certification of the products of a sector. After this negotiations
and indication this decision has to be discussed with and accepted by
AQSIQ.
• Self-certification by the exporters is not authorized.
• Registration of importers and exporters on website AQSIQ
• Before-border pre-inspection system for food exported to China and
the accreditation system of third-party inspection (authorized by
AQSIQ) are in preparation.
NOTIFICATION to the WTOThe following communication, dated 22 September 2017, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of China. _______________ The People's Republic of China hereby notifies that the Measures for the Administration of Certificates Attached to Foods Exported to China (Draft) was notified in document G/TBT/N/CHN/1209 on 19 June 2017
by the People's Republic of China. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China is currently studying the comments from relevant countries/regions. According to the comments and application received, we hereby decide to provide a transitional period of 2 years: from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2019.