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Customs & Import/Export

As the industry leader in customs and import/export, Zhong Lun actively engages in shaping policy and enforcement oversight.

Our customs and import/export team boasts a deep bench comprised of partners and associates from our offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and other business hubs. Many key members have worked at local customs or customs colleges, and have been engaged in the customs and import/export sector for years before joining Zhong Lun, thereby equipping the team with extensive practical experience. We have established a sound rapport with China’s General Administration of Customs and its local counterparts, direct and affiliated customs nationwide, trade associations, etc.,. making us ideally positioned to facilitate smooth and efficient communication between our clients and China's customs.

Our services in the field of customs and import/export have earned us acclaim from industry players and clients. We count Fortune 500 companies, multinationals, central enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and private companies, among our clients, who are active in industries such as automobiles, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, electronics, logistics, energy, food, cosmetics, and luxury goods. Bolstered by in-depth knowhow, top-notch professionalism, and rich experience, our team has built a widely recognized profile in this area by assisting or representing domestic and foreign clients in successfully responding to or handling numerous customs inspection and anti-smuggling investigation cases involving customs valuation, commodity classification, country of origin, processing trade, duty-exempt equipment, restricted/prohibited import and export goods, etc. Our team has for many consecutive years been ranked among the top by international authoritative legal media and professional rating agencies including Chambers and The Legal 500.

Scope of Services

  • Import/export duties counseling, tax planning, and risk control

  • Foreign customs laws, trade agreements, and global supply chain management

  • Application for advance ruling

  • Compliance capacity building and risk control for bonded business such as processing trade

  • Counseling and compliance concerning special or new means of customs clearance such as cross-border e-commerce and postal services

  • Matters relating to free trade zones and other areas subject to special customs supervision

  • Counseling and compliance regarding entry-exit inspection and quarantine and nontariff trade barriers and controls

  • Restricted or prohibited import/export items and technologies import/export compliance

  • Customs record filing and protection of intellectual property

  • Business credit management and European Union AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certification counseling

  • Customs compliance health checks and customs compliance system development

  • Response to customs inspections, verifications, and smuggling investigations, including assistance with proactive disclosures

  • Customs administrative penalty, administrative reconsideration, and administrative litigation

  • Criminal defense

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