To uniformly standardize export customs declaration procedures for lathes, milling machines, grinding machines and similar metal cutting processing equipment, and fully implement the *Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China*, *Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China* and other relevant laws and regulations, the administrative requirements for customs declaration of such goods are announced as follows:
1. Scope of Applicable Goods
Controlled goods under this announcement include lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, and manufacturing equipment with equivalent cutting processing functions.
2. Administrative Requirements for Customs Declaration
Exporters shall truthfully complete declarations and bear full legal responsibility for the authenticity, completeness and standardization of declared information. In addition to complying with the *Specifications for Completion of Customs Declaration Forms for Import and Export Goods of the People’s Republic of China*, enterprises shall abide by the following special filling rules for equipment covered herein:
(1) Identification of Export-controlled Items
If the goods fall under export-controlled items, mark “Export-controlled Item” in the remarks field of the export customs declaration form and fill in the corresponding control code for dual-use items.
For goods not listed in the control catalogue but with technical parameters and performance close to controlled items; or goods whose actual use is not subject to control while technical indicators meet control criteria, enterprises shall mark “Not an Export-controlled Item” in the remarks field of export declaration forms, Category C outbound express declaration forms and cross-border e-commerce retail export declaration lists.
(2) Standardized Entry of Control Identification Information
Enterprises may access the Single Window for International Trade of China, retrieve restricted and prohibited declaration elements via the parameter query module, and truthfully fill in the “Restriction & Prohibition Control ID” and “Restriction & Prohibition Declaration Elements” fields on customs forms according to the standardized declaration category of goods.
For Category C outbound express declarations and cross-border e-commerce declaration lists, fill in the full item name and technical description (including equipment performance and application scenarios) under the “Others” subsection of the commodity specification field.
Important note: Simplified declaration using only the first four digits of the HS code is prohibited for cross-border e-commerce export lists; the full HS code must be declared.
(3) Complete Information of Overseas Consignees and Domestic Manufacturers
Enterprises shall enter the full name of overseas consignees (Chinese or English) in the overseas consignor/consignee field of standard customs declarations, consignee field of Category C express declarations, and remarks field of cross-border e-commerce declaration lists.
The “Manufacturer & Seller” field of cross-border e-commerce lists must state the actual domestic manufacturer or domestic supplier. Names of e-commerce platforms or e-commerce operators shall not be used to replace the actual supplier.
(4) Rules for Submission of Supporting Documents
For general trade export declarations, enterprises shall submit trade contracts, commercial invoices, product technical manuals and other supporting documents. For Category C express declarations, documents may be submitted in paper form or digital files stored on CDs. Cross-border e-commerce retail export lists do not require the above supporting materials.
(5) Consistency of All Declared Information
All submitted data shall be true, accurate and complete, and consistent with contracts, invoices, technical documents, shipping documents and other records.
Customs will expedite clearance for compliant shipments with complete declaration data. Where Customs doubts the authenticity of declared information, a legal verification procedure will be initiated and goods will be held pending verification.
Goods transported between special customs supervision zones and bonded premises within China, or goods entering such zones/premises from outside, shall be declared in accordance with existing bonded supervision regulations.
This Announcement shall come into force on June 30, 2026.
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