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Customs Information
China
- CUSTOMER MUST ARRIVE IN CHINA BEFORE SHIPMENT, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE IMPORT FORMALITIES
- Personal registration of owner of the goods and employer's registration must be approved before arrival of the shipment.
- Used household goods and personal effects are dutiable for Chinese persons holding a foreign passport and foreigners entering China for an extended - period of time (not holding a Residence Card).
- Only one air and one sea shipment may be imported within six months of Customer.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Separate shipments to China are permitted but all to-be-imported items must be declared at the time of applying for Import Permit.
- Physical customs inspection is applicable to all shipment (except for diplomats shipment). Shipments can only be released by after all duties/taxes have been paid.
- A clause "DIPLOMATIC GOODS" must be clearly mentioned on OBL or AWB for shipment of consulate staff in order to receive duty exemption.
- Videotapes are subject to inspection, which takes 15-20 days. Must be in clearly marked on both inventory and carton, loaded in an accessible place.
- Major electrical appliances and electronic goods on the IMPORT PERMIT must match those items stipulated on the packing lists. Brand, model, and serial numbers must be marked on the packing inventory (or on separate list attached to inventory).
- Origin agent or transshipment agent must ensure that no shipment arrive in China prior to the goods owner?s arrival and complete all necessary formalities. Substantial demurrage may thus be incurred otherwise.
- Returning Chinese citizens do not need IMPORT PERMIT to import shipment.
- Returning Chinese citizens may not import furniture.
CLEARANCE TIME
FCL: 5-8 working days
LCL: 10-14 working day
AIR SHIPMENT: 3-5 working days
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Transportation
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China |
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Railways:
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Total: 70,058 km
standard gauge: 70,058 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)
dual gauge: 22,640 km (multiple track not included in total) (2001)
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Highways:
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Total: 1,765,222 km
paved: 395,410 km (with at least 25,130 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,369,812 km (2002 est.)
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Waterways:
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121,557 km (2002)
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Pipelines:
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Gas 15,890 km; oil 14,478 km; refined products 3,280 km (2004).
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Ports and Harbors:
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Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Huangpu, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xingang, Yantai, Zhanjiang (2001)
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Merchant Marine:
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Total: 1,649 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,724,653 GRT/27,749,784 DWT
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 362, cargo 696, chemical tanker 38, combination ore/oil 1, container 135, liquefied gas 30, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 246, refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 10
foreign-owned: 9 (Hong Kong 4, Japan 2, South Korea 2, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 872 (2005)
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Airports:
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507 (2004 est.)
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Airports -
with paved runways:
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Total: 332
over 3,047 m: 49
2,438 to 3,047 m: 97
1,524 to 2,437 m: 129
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 35 (2003 est.)
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Airports -
with unpaved runways:
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Total: 175
over 3,047 m: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 36
914 to 1,523 m: 40
under 914 m: 66 (2003 est.)
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Heliports:
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15 (2004 est.)
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Geography
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China
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Location:
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Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.
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Geographic Coordinates:
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35 00 N, 105 00 E
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Map References:
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Asia
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Area:
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Total: 9,596,960 sq km
Land: 9,326,410 sq km
Water: 270,550 sq km
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Area Comparative:
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Slightly smaller than the US
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Land Boundaries:
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Total: 22,117 km
border countries: Afghanistan 76 km, Bhutan 470 km, Burma 2,185 km, India 3,380 km, Kazakhstan 1,533 km, North Korea 1,416 km, Kyrgyzstan 858 km, Laos 423 km, Mongolia 4,677 km, Nepal 1,236 km, Pakistan 523 km, Russia (northeast) 3,605 km, Russia (northwest) 40 km, Tajikistan 414 km, Vietnam 1,281 km
regional borders: Hong Kong 30 km, Macau 0.34 km
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Coastline:
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14,500 km
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Maritime Claims:
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental Shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
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Climate:
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Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.
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Terrain:
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Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.
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Elevation Extremes:
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Iowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m
Highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
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Natural Resources:
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Coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) .
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Land Use:
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Arable land: 15.4%
Permanent crops: 1.25%
Other: 83.35%
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Irrigated Land:
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525,800 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural Hazards:
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Frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence.
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Environment - current issues:
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Air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain; water shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species.
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements.
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Geography - Note: |
World's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak.
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