General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国海关总署
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Hǎiguān Zǒngshǔ
Customs Ensign of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
FormedOctober 25, 1949 (1949-10-25)
Preceding agency
TypeNational
JurisdictionChina Mainland China
HeadquartersBeijing
Minister responsible
Parent agencyState Council
Websitewww.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 mainland China. The current director is Yu Jianhua, appointed in May 2022.

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".[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 海关关徽 Archived 2018-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. 郑州海关.
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