2017年11月，The Customs authorities of China and Australia have officially signed the Arrangement between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Immigration and Border Protection Department and the Border Enforcement Department of Australia on the Mutual Recognition of the Enterprise Credit Management System of the Chinese Customs and the Australian Integrity Trader Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the Mutual Recognition Arrangement).，The decision will come into effect on December 14, 2023。The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1. According to the Mutual Recognition Arrangement, China and Australia recognize each other's "Authorized Economic Operator" (AEO) to facilitate customs clearance for goods imported from each other's AEO enterprises。Among them, the Australian Customs recognizes the Chinese Customs advanced certification enterprises as mutually recognized AEO enterprises, and the Chinese Customs recognizes the enterprises certified by the Australian Customs Integrity Trader Program as mutually recognized AEO enterprises。
2. When the Chinese and Australian customs go through the customs of imported goods，Give each other AEO enterprises the following facilitation measures for customs clearance: speed up customs clearance by reducing document review and physical inspection;Give priority to the inspection of goods requiring physical inspection;When conducting a risk assessment，AEO enterprise qualification is considered;Designate Customs liaison officers，Responsible for communicating and dealing with AEO enterprises' problems in customs clearance;We are committed to providing fast customs clearance when international trade is interrupted and resumed。
3. When Chinese AEO enterprises export goods to Australia，The AEO code (AEOCN+ 10-digit enterprise code registered and filed with the Chinese Customs) is required，For example AEOCN1234567890) inform the Australian importer，To be declared in accordance with Australian Customs regulations，The Australian Customs confirmed the AEO enterprise identity of the Chinese Customs and provided relevant facilitation measures。
When Chinese enterprises import goods from Australian AEO enterprises, they need to fill in the Australian AEO enterprise code in the column of "Overseas Shipper" in the import declaration form and the column of "Consignor AEO Enterprise Code" in the water and air cargo manifest。Enter: "Country Code (AU) +AEO Enterprise code (11 digits)", for example, "AU12345678910"。The Chinese Customs confirms the identity of Australian AEO enterprises and provides relevant facilitation measures。
Hereby announce。
General Administration of Customs
December 8, 2023
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