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
Type National
Jurisdiction  People's Republic of China
Headquarters Beijing
Minister responsible
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]

See also

References

  1. "Yu Guangzhou". General Administration of Customs. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
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