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 for China Customs Office.svg
Emblem of the China Customs
Flag of the Customs of the People's Republic of China.svg
Flag of the China Customs
Agency overview
FormedOctober 25, 1949;75 years ago (1949-10-25)
TypeNational
Jurisdiction Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Mainland China
Headquarters Beijing
Agency executive
  • Vacant, Minister
Parent agency State Council
Website www.customs.gov.cn OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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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

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

No.NameNative nameTook officeLeft officeRef.
1 Kong Yuan 孔原19 October 194914 January 1953
2 Wang Runsheng 王润生May 19805 November 1984
3 Dai Jie 戴杰5 November 198429 January 1993
4 Qian Guanlin 钱冠林29 January 199326 April 2001
5 Mou Xinsheng 牟新生26 April 200113 March 2008
6 Sheng Guangzu 盛光祖13 March 200825 February 2011
7 Yu Guangzhou 于广洲5 April 201122 March 2018
8 Ni Yuefeng 倪岳峰22 March 201818 May 2022
9 Yu Jianhua 俞建华18 May 202210 December 2024

See also

References

  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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