PROVISIONS FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF OFFENSES AGAINST THE IMPORT ANDEXPORT LICENCE CONTROL SYSTEM
PROVISIONS FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF OFFENSES AGAINST THE IMPORT ANDEXPORT LICENCE CONTROL SYSTEM
(Promulgated on January 25, 1989)
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Article 1
The Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Customs Law of
the People's Republic of China, the Interim Regulations of the People's
Republic of China on the Licence Control System for Import Goods, and the
Rules for the Implementation of Administrative Penalty under the Customs
Law of the People's Republic of China with a view to dealing seriously
with offenses against the import and export licence control system and
ensuring the effective implementation of this system.
Article 2
Any attempt to smuggle in or out goods through the forgery of import
or export licences shall be punished by confiscating the goods and a fine
equivalent to 30 percent or more of, but not more than, the value of the
goods; serious cases shall be dealt with by court in accordance with the
criminal law.
Article 3
Misreporting the names, specifications, etc. of import and export
goods in order to evade import licence control shall be punished by
confiscating the goods and a fine equivalent to at least 10 percent but no
more than 30 percent of the value of the goods; if the misreporting is
designed to evade export licence control, the goods shall be confiscated,
ordered to be returned or banned from export in addition to the aforesaid
fine.
Evading import licence control by misreporting goods under such
control as client-supplied or other materials being imported for
fulfilment of processing orders or in other names shall be punished by
confiscating the goods and a fine equivalent to at least 10 percent but no
more than 30 percent of the value of the goods.
Importing or exporting more licence-controlled goods than the amount
reported shall be punished by confiscating the goods in excess of the
reported amount (except those for which there are overflow or shortfall
provisions), together with a fine equivalent to at least 10 percent but no
more than 30 percent of the value of the said goods.
Concealing licence-controlled goods among goods not subject to
licence control shall be punished by confiscating the licence-controlled
goods and a fine equivalent to at least 10 percent but no more than 30
percent of the value of those goods.
Article 4
Altering the content, such as names, specifications, amounts or
periods of validity, of an import or export licence shall be punished by
confiscating the goods and a fine equivalent to at least 10 percent but no
more than 30 percent of the value of the goods.
In cases of illegally using the import or export licences issued to
others, the goods being imported or exported shall be dealt with in
accordance with the provisions of preceding clauses.
Article 5
In case of failure to produce the relevant licence in declaring
licence-controlled import goods, the goods shall be confiscated or ordered
to be shipped back, or, if the import licence is later submitted within
the time-limit set by Customs, a fine shall be imposed at an amount
equivalent to at least 5 percent but no more than 30 percent of the value
of the goods; in case of failure to produce the relevant licence in
declaring licence-controlled export goods, the goods shall be confiscated
or ordered to be shipped back.
Article 6
In case the goods are cleared by Customs through the signing of a
guaranty, but no licence is produced within the prescribed time-limit, the
goods shall be confiscated or an amount equivalent to the value of the
goods shall be paid as penalty, if the case proves to be a fraud because
there is no licence at all; or a fine equivalent to at least 5 percent but
no more than 30 percent of the value of the goods shall be imposed, if the
case proves to be one of delay and the licence is finally produced.
Article 7
When client-supplied and other materials and parts imported for
fulfilment of processing orders and the finished and semi-finished goods
produced therefrom are sold on the domestic market with the approval of
the competent authorities, they shall be regarded as ordinary imports and,
for those subject to licence control, import licences shall be submitted
retroactively in accordance with the relevant provisions. In case of
failure to produce the import licences, a fine equivalent to at least 10
percent of but no more than the value of the goods shall be imposed; in
case the sales are not approved by the competent authorities, the goods
shall be confiscated or an amount equivalent to the value of the goods
sold on the domestic market shall be paid as penalty, and a fine may be
imposed at the same time, which shall be equivalent to at least 30 percent
of but no more than the value of the goods or equivalent to at least 2
times but no more than 4 times the amount of the tax that should be paid.
If the aforesaid materials, parts, finished goods and semi-finished
goods are in the category of machinery and electrical appliances whose
import is restricted by the State, they shall be dealt with in accordance
with the provisions of Article 8.
Article 8
When client-supplied and other materials and parts imported for
fulfilment of processing orders and the finished and semi-finished goods
produced therefrom, which are in the category of machinery and electrical
appliances whose import is restricted by the State, are sold on the
domestic market, they shall be regarded as ordinary imports and import
licences shall be submitted retroactively in accordance with the relevant
provisions. In case of failure to produce the import licences, the goods
shall be confiscated or an amount equivalent to the value of the goods
sold on the domestic market shall be paid as penalty, and a fine may be
imposed at the same time, which shall be equivalent to at least 30 percent
of but no more than the value of the goods or equivalent to at least 2
times but no more than 4 times the amount of the tax that should be paid.
Article 9
Anyone who has been proved conclusively as having evaded licence
control by deliberately signing separate contracts or by importing goods
from different ports or in different instalments shall be penalized on the
merit of each case according to the provisions for the punishment of
smuggling or offenses against Customs supervision and control.
Anyone who has been proved conclusively to have imported parts and
components allegedly for the maintenance of motor vehicles or household
electrical appliances whose import is restricted by the State, and in fact
have used them to assemble complete motor vehicles or household electrical
appliances shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the
preceding paragraph.
Article 10
Anyone who has imported high-grade consumer goods or machinery or
electrical appliances whose import is restricted by the State, or has
exported materials in short supply in the country, in violation of the
import and export licence control system shall be punished severely.
Article 11
In case any licences are signed by foreign economic relations and
trade departments at various levels that have exceeded their prescribed
terms of reference or are inconformable to the import and export licence
control system, the Customs shall have the right to reject these licences
and forbid the import or export of the goods concerned.
Article 12
Other offenses against the import and export licence control system
shall be dealt with by the Customs in accordance with the principles of
these Provisions and other pertinent provisions.
Article 13
If any of the offenses listed in these Provisions constitutes a crime
of smuggling, the case shall be transferred to the judicial department
where the parties concerned shall be tried according to law.
Article 14
These Provisions shall come into effect on February 1, 1989.
ast 30 percent
of but no more than the value of the goods or equivalent to at least 2
times but no more than 4 times the amount of the tax that should be paid.
If the aforesaid materials, parts, finished goods and semi-finished
goods are in the category of machinery and electrical appliances whose
import is restricted by the State, they shall be dealt with in accordance
with the provisions of Article 8.
Article 8
When client-supplied and other materials and parts imported for
fulfilment of processing orders and the finished and semi-finished goods
produced therefrom, which are in the category of machinery and electrical
appliances whose import is restricted by the State, are sold on the
domestic market, they shall be regarded as ordinary imports and import
licences shall be submitted retroactively in accordance with the relevant
provisions. In case of failure to produce the import licences, the goods
shall be confiscated or an amount equivalent to the value of the goods
sold on the domestic market shall be paid as penalty, and a fine may be
imposed at the same time, which shall be equivalent to at least 30 percent
of but no more than the value of the goods or equivalent to at least 2
times but no more than 4 times the amount of the tax that should be paid.
Article 9
Anyone who has been proved conclusively as having evaded licence
control by deliberately signing separate contracts or by importing goods
from different ports or in different instalments shall be penalized on the
merit of each case according to the provisions for the punishment of
smuggling or offenses against Customs supervision and control.
Anyone who has been proved conclusively to have imported parts and
components allegedly for the maintenance of motor vehicles or household
electrical appliances whose import is restricted by the State, and in fact
have used them to assemble complete motor vehicles or household electrical
appliances shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the
preceding paragraph.
Article 10
Anyone who has imported high-grade consumer goods or machinery or
electrical appliances whose import is restricted by the State, or has
exported materials in short supply in the country, in violation of the
import and export licence control system shall be punished severely.
Article 11
In case any licences are signed by foreign economic relations and
trade departments at various levels that have exceeded their prescribed
terms of reference or are inconformable to the import and export licence
control system, the Customs shall have the right to reject these licences
and forbid the import or export of the goods concerned.
Article 12
Other offenses against the import and export licence control system
shall be dealt with by the Customs in accordance with the principles of
these Provisions and other pertinent provisions.
Article 13
If any of the offenses listed in these Provisions constitutes a crime
of smuggling, the case shall be transferred to the judicial department
where the parties concerned shall be tried according to law.
Article 14
These Provisions shall come into effect on February 1, 1989.
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