1. What is temporary inbound and outbound goods?
Temporary inbound and outbound goods usually refer to international organizations, foreign governments, domestic and foreign enterprises, institutions, groups or individuals for the purpose of carrying out exchanges and cooperation in economy, technology, science, culture, education, sports, health, etc., as well as engineering construction and equipment maintenance. Items such as goods that are temporarily transported into the territory of my country or transported out of the country with the approval of the customs and need to be re-transported out or re-transported into the country.
The document has special provisions on the scope of the above goods:
"Exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences and similar events" means:
1. Trade, industry, agriculture, craft exhibitions, as well as trade fairs and expositions;
2. Exhibitions or conferences organized for charitable purposes;
3. Exhibitions or conferences organized to promote scientific and technological, educational, cultural and sports exchanges, tourism activities or non-governmental friendship;
4. Conference of representatives of international organizations or international organizations;
5. Commemorative Congresses organized by the government.
"Exhibit" means:
1. The goods displayed at the exhibition;
2. Goods used for the demonstration of machines or appliances exhibited at the exhibition;
3. Set up construction materials and decorative materials for temporary booths;
4. Movies, slideshows, video tapes, audio tapes, manuals, advertisements, CD-ROMs, display equipment, etc. to promote and display goods;
5. Other goods for exhibition display.
"Sample" refers to the sample of goods used for display, operation demonstration, reference for ordering, inspection and testing, but does not include the same goods imported or exported by the same consignee and consignee in excess of a reasonable quantity.
"Equipment, instruments and supplies used in project construction" refers to the construction equipment, instruments and supplies in Sino-foreign cooperation projects that the foreign party brings into the country and the Chinese party does not need to pay external fees.
"Other temporary inbound and outbound goods approved by the customs" refers to the temporary inbound and outbound goods approved by the customs that belong to key national projects and special needs.
"Packaging material" means the material used in its original state for packaging, protecting, filling or separating goods and the device used for transportation, handling or stacking.
Customs reminds attention: non-public exhibitions organized in shops or other business premises for the purpose of selling foreign goods do not belong to the exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences and similar activities mentioned in these Measures.
2. Customs clearance process for temporary inbound and outbound goods
The competent customs of the temporary entry and exit of goods is the customs of the place where exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences and similar activities are held in China, or the customs of the entry and exit of goods. For temporary inbound and outbound goods entering and exiting the country through customs transit, the competent customs shall be the customs of the transit point of shipment or the place of departure.
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