Announcement No. 52 of 2026 by the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on Matters Concerning Further Optimizing the Inquir

[Issuing Authority] Bureau of Safety and Control
[Document No.] Announcement No. 52 of 2026 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs
[Issuance Date] October 19, 2026
 

To promote compliant trade of enterprises, improve the facilitation level of dual-use item exports, and further enhance the standardization, scientificity and effectiveness of export control query and identification work, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Export Control of Dual-Use Items and other relevant laws and regulations, relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
 

1. The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs will continuously optimize the workflow of query and identification, strengthen information technology development, increase policy promotion and guidance, and support enterprises to improve the construction of export compliance systems.

2. When the consignor of export goods declares for export, if it fails to submit the export license issued by the Ministry of Commerce to the customs, and the customs has evidence proving that the export goods may fall within the scope of export control of dual-use items, the customs shall raise a query to the consignor of the export goods, and issue the Customs Query Notice on Export Control of Dual-Use Items (Annex 1).

3. The consignor of export goods shall, within 7 working days from the date of receiving the Customs Query Notice on Export Control of Dual-Use Items, provide the following materials as required. The materials shall be affixed with the official seal. If the materials are in foreign languages, the Chinese translation shall be provided simultaneously.

(1) Customs declaration form, export goods contract, invoice, and transport documents proving the flow of goods;

(2) Situation statement (including but not limited to the performance indicators and main uses of the goods, as well as the legal basis and factual reasons for believing that the goods do not fall within the scope of export control);

(3) Relevant technical materials proving the attributes of the goods (if there is an inspection and testing report, it shall be provided together);

(4) Other required materials.

4. After receiving the materials provided by the consignor of export goods, the customs shall conduct discrimination. The General Administration of Customs may, according to needs, submit a request to the Ministry of Commerce for organization of identification, handle the cases in accordance with the law respectively according to the following circumstances, and issue the Customs Query Result Notification on Export Control of Dual-Use Items (Annex 2).

(1) For items that do not belong to dual-use items, the customs clearance procedures shall be continued;

(2) For items that belong to dual-use items, they shall be handled in accordance with relevant provisions;

(3) For other circumstances, they shall be handled in accordance with relevant requirements.

5. After receiving the customs identification request, the Ministry of Commerce shall organize experts to identify the items, and may send the items to relevant institutions for inspection and testing when necessary.

6. During the period of query and identification, the customs shall not release the relevant export goods. If the consignor of export goods applies for separate handling of other goods under the same customs declaration form that have no connection with the queried goods, the separate customs clearance procedures may be handled after the customs assessment and approval.

7. The customs shall complete the query discrimination or submit a request to the Ministry of Commerce for organization of identification within 15 working days from the date of receiving all materials provided by the consignor of goods. The Ministry of Commerce shall make an identification conclusion within 15 working days from the date of receiving the complete materials for organized identification.

The time for the consignor of export goods to submit or supplement materials, and the inspection and testing of the queried goods shall not be included in the above time limit; special circumstances such as major and difficult cases are not subject to the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph.

8. In the process of query, identification or relevant work, the consignor of export goods shall truthfully provide and supplement relevant materials as required, ensure that the content and data are true and reliable, and shall not refuse, obstruct, conceal or provide false information.

9. The export of dual-use items through channels such as cross-border e-commerce, passenger carrying, mail, and express delivery shall be implemented with reference to this Announcement.

10. The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs shall be responsible for the interpretation of the identification and query work involved in this Announcement respectively.

This Announcement shall come into force as of the date of issuance, and the Announcement on Relevant Matters Concerning Customs Query for Export Control of Dual-Use Items (Announcement No. 123 of 2025 of the General Administration of Customs) shall be repealed simultaneously.

Annex: 1. Customs Query Notice on Export Control of Dual-Use Items.wps

           2. Customs Query Result Notification on Export Control of Dual-Use Items.wps

Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs

October 19, 2026

Source: Bureau of Safety and Control