[2020] No. 20 Circular of National Office of Port Administration

To the port offices of the people' s governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government,

In order to implement the arrangements and requirements of the State Council for facilitating cross-border trade, further deepen the construction of the International Trade Single Window, and continuously deliver high-quality services to enterprises, the subscription and push function for customs declaration information and manifest arrival report status through the standard version of the International Trade Single Window has been developed and launched for online application. Related matters are notified as follows:

I. Description of Business Functions

1. Subscription and push function for customs declaration information.

The standard version of the International Trade Single Window provides consignee and consigner enterprises with subscription information and push services for customs declaration information. The consignee and consigner enterprises can subscribe the customs declaration data and receipt data, and obtain the subscribed data pushed through the automatic import client.

2. Subscription and push function for manifest arrival report status.

The standard version of the International Trade Single Window provides the enterprises with subscription information and push services for manifest arrival report status. The enterprises can subscribe the data of manifest arrival report status of waterways and airlines, and obtain the subscribed data pushed through the automatic import client.

II. Work Arrangements

The subscription and push function for customs declaration information and manifest arrival report status through the standard version of the International Trade Single Window will be launched for application across China since April 1, 2020.

III. Relevant Requirements

1. All localities shall attach great importance to this, strengthen the promotion and application of new functions, take the initiative to contact enterprises, enhance training, publicity and guidance, collect and submit feedback on relevant opinions and suggestions of the enterprises in a timely manner, and report the promotion and operation status of these functions.

2. The China Electronic Port Data Center shall publish online announcements, operation guides, etc. on the International Trade Single Window in a timely manner, evaluate and solve the problems encountered by enterprises in their use of these functions in time and do a good job in provision of operation and maintenance services.

The Circular is hereby issued.

National Office of Port Administration
March 26, 2020

(Contacts of National Office of Port Administration: Xie Yan, Tel.: 010-65194348, Fax: 010-65195957; Contact of the engineering team: Wang Xinying, Hao Dabing, Tel.: 13911280865, 13811002010)