General Administration of Customs

General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国海关总署
Emblem of the China Customs
Flag of the China Customs
Agency overview
FormedOctober 25, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-25)
TypeNational
JurisdictionChina Mainland China
HeadquartersBeijing
Agency executive
Parent agencyState Council
Websitewww.customs.gov.cn Edit this at Wikidata

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC[1]), also known as the China Customs, is a ministry-level administrative agency under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the collection of value added tax, customs duties, excise duties, and other indirect taxes such as air passenger duty, climate change levy, insurance premium tax, landfill tax and aggregates levy. It is also responsible for managing the import and export of goods and services into mainland China.

The agency is headed by a Minister.[2] The current minister is Yu Jianhua, appointed in May 2022.

  1. ^ "GACC Announcement No.78 of 2024(on Customs Clearance Notice and Facilitation Measures for the 7th China International Import Expo of 2024)". english.customs.gov.cn. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "The Minister - About - GACC". english.customs.gov.cn. Retrieved 12 October 2024.