The General Administration of Customs ("GAC") has recently issued the announcement [2018] No.7 to provide clarity on matters relating to automatic calculation of tariffs on the import declaration for imported goods entitled to trade remedies, which is immediately effective from the issue date.
According to the announcement, the consignee of imported goods shall fill in the import declaration according to current rules, and is also required to provide certain truthful information that is indispensable for calculating tariffs, including "Chinese name of the original manufacturer", "English name of the original manufacturer", "anti-dumping duty rate", "anti-subsidy duty rate" and "whether the price commitment is fulfilled", in the "Specification and Model" Column on the import declaration, if the imported goods it declares are subject to anti-dumping safeguards and countervailing measures and originate from a country (region) concerned. The H2010 customs clearance system will calculate the tariffs automatically, only when the provided information is complete and accurate; otherwise, such system is unable to work out the tariffs automatically and will hand over the case to customs officers who will further have it artificially verified and handled. Moreover, the announcement states that if the imported goods declared by its consignee are those subject to trade remedies, the consignee shall truthfully declare the place of origin and provide relevant certifications to prove the place of origin, no matter whether the imported goods originate from a country (region) concerned; if it is unable to present such certifications, it has to make explanations.