General Administration of Customs

General Administration of Customs

海关总署 Hǎiguān Zǒngshǔ
Customs Ensign of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
Formed	1949
Superseding agency	Chinese Maritime Customs Service
Type	National
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Yu Guangzhou
Parent agency	State Council
Website	www.customs.gov.cn

The General Administration of Customs (GAC; Chinese: 海关总署; pinyin: Hǎiguān Zǒngshǔ) is a ministry-level administrative agency within the government of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the collection of value added tax (VAT), 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 China. The current minister is Yu Guangzhou, appointed in April 2011.^[1]

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 in 1 October 1953. The emblem suspended from the use from 1966 to 1985, as it was considered for "too capitalism".^[2]

See also

• Chinese Maritime Customs Service, for the agency's pre-1949 predecessor
• Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)
• Macau Custom Service under the Secretariat for Security (Macau)

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