On April 15, the General Administration of Customs ("GAC") issued the Announcement on Expanding the Application Scope of "Local Declaration and Local Clearance" (the "Announcement").
According to the Announcement, from May 1, 2014, business operators classified by the Customs as grade A and represented by customs declaration entities classified by the Customs as grade B or above may apply for "local declaration and local clearance" in accordance with the Announcement of the General Administration of Customs on Comprehensively Deepening the Reform of Regional Customs Clearance Business.