Announcement   No.60  of  the   General  Administration   of  Customs  in  2021 (Announcement  on  Carrying  out  Spot  Check  Inspection  of  Import  and  Export Commodities Other than Statutory Inspection Commodities in 2021).

According  to  the  Import  and  Export  Commodity  Inspection  Law  of  the  People’s Republic  of  China  and  the  relevant  provisions  of  its  implementing  regulations, the General  Administration  of  Customs  has decided  to  carry  out  spot  checks  on  some import and export commodities  other than the legally inspected commodities from the date of this announcement. See Annex for the scope of spot checks.

The  random  inspection  shall  be  carried  out  in accordance  with  the  Administrative Measures for Random Inspection of Import and Export Commodities (promulgated  by Order No.39 of the former  General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and  Quarantine and  amended  by  Order  No.238  of  the  General  Administration  of Customs).

How to deal with unqualified spot checks ?

Imported goods: if the items related to personal and property  safety,  health  and  environmental protection are involved, the customs shall order the parties to destroy them, or issue a return treatment notice  to  go  through  the  formalities  of  returning goods; Other  unqualified  items  can  be  processed technically  under  the  supervision  of the customs, and can be sold or used only after  passing the re­ inspection by the customs ;

Export commodities: Unqualified  commodities  can be technically treated  under the supervision of the customs , and only those that pass the re-inspection by the customs can be exported; Those who fail to pass  the  technical  treatment  or  pass  the  re­ inspection  by  the  customs  after  the  technical treatment shall not be exported.