The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), also known as the China Customs, is a ministry-level administrative agency under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the collection of value added tax, 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 mainland China. The agency is headed by the Minister since 10 February 2025.
Customs emblem The emblem was designed by a customs officer named Chen Tiebao () in 1951. The emblem consists of a golden key and the Caduceus of Hermes, crossing with each other. It was officially adopted on 1 October 1953. The emblem was not used from 1966 to 1985, as it was considered "too capitalist".海关关徽 . 郑州海关.
List of ministers No.NameNative nameTook officeLeft office1Kong Yuan19 October 194914 January 19532Wang RunshengMay 19805 November 19843Dai Jie5 November 198429 January 19934Qian Guanlin29 January 199326 April 20015Mou Xinsheng26 April 200113 March 20086Sheng Guangzu13 March 200825 February 20117Yu Guangzhou5 April 201122 March 20188Ni Yuefeng22 March 201818 May 20229Yu Jianhua18 May 202210 December 202410孙梅君10 February 2025Current
See also Chinese Maritime Customs Service, for the agency's pre-1949 predecessor China Immigration Inspection Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong) Macau Customs Service under the Secretariat for Security (Macau)
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