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The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (in Chinese, 国家质量监督检验检疫总局) ("AQSIQ") promulgated the Rules of Administrating Filings of Cross-Border E-Commerce Operators and Merchandise (in Chinese, 跨境电子商务经营主体和商品备案管理工作规范) (the "Rules") on 24 November 2015. The Rules have taken effect on 1 January 2016.
According to the Rules, cross-border e-commerce operators refer to all enterprises engaging in business in relation to cross-border e-commerce, including but not limited to cross-border merchandise distributors, providers of logistics or warehousing services, operators of cross-border e-commerce platforms and other enterprises relating to cross-border e-commerce (collectively, "Cross-Border E-Commerce Operators").
Pursuant to the Rules, Cross-Border E-Commerce Operators are required to file specified incorporation, business and contact information with the competent agencies of the AQSIQ through an online system. Furthermore, cross-border merchandise distributors are required to file information of relevant merchandise through an online system before such merchandise is available for purchase by customers on the e-commerce platform for the first time. In addition, the filed information will be shared and managed on a national basis, so the applicants only need to file information of the same entity or merchandise once. If there is any change of the filed information, the applicants are required to update such information accordingly.
Please note that whilst the information in this Update is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief at the time of writing, it is only
intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter and should not be treated as a substitute for specific professional advice.
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