LEHMAN, LEE & XU
In order to further regulate the Customs administration of the entry and exit of articles for self-use by non-resident permanent passengers, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) has released the revised “Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for Supervising the Entry and Exit of Articles for Self-use by Non-resident Permanent Passengers” with effect from 5 December 2010. The “Application Form of Customs for Entry and Exit of Public Goods” enclosed in the Measures has been revised by inserting a column “May be completed by the entrusted agency” including such seven items as ID type of applicant, date of entry/exit, type of package, volume, number of TEU, number of interior packages, name of entrusted party and Customs code, while deleting such two items as Customs annotation at place of entry/exit and expiry date from the body of the form.