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General Administration of Customs

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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
  • Vacant, Minister
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 seat is currently vacant. The most recent minister was Yu Jianhua, appointed in May 2022, before his December 2024 death.

Customs emblem

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The emblem was designed by a customs officer named Chen Tiebao (陈铁保) in 1951. The emblem consists of a golden key and the Caduceus of Hermes, crossing with each other. It was officially adopted on 1 October 1953. The emblem was not used from 1966 to 1985, as it was considered "too capitalist".[3]

List of ministers

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No. Name Native name Took office Left office Ref.
1 Kong Yuan 孔原 19 October 1949 14 January 1953
2 Wang Runsheng 王润生 May 1980 5 November 1984
3 Dai Jie 戴杰 5 November 1984 29 January 1993
4 Qian Guanlin 钱冠林 29 January 1993 26 April 2001
5 Mou Xinsheng 牟新生 26 April 2001 13 March 2008
6 Sheng Guangzu 盛光祖 13 March 2008 25 February 2011
7 Yu Guangzhou 于广洲 5 April 2011 22 March 2018
8 Ni Yuefeng 倪岳峰 22 March 2018 18 May 2022
9 Yu Jianhua 俞建华 18 May 2022 10 December 2024

See also

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References

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  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.
  3. ^ 海关关徽 Archived 2018-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. 郑州海关.
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