Plan the compliance path for maintenance

The export and repair of equipment involve complex international trade rules,which were last implemented in 2025.The Measures for the Supervision of Cross-Border Repair ItemsCompanies are required to simultaneously meet the rules of origin,technical safety standards,and environmental protection requirements.The core value of professional agency services lies in the following aspects:

• Accuratelydeterminetheattributesoftheitemsneedingrepair:
  • DistinguishTemporaryexportforrepairwithPermanentexportThetariffdifferencesbetweenthetwocountries
  • IdentifyContainingrestrictedtechnicalcomponentsThespecialdeclarationrequirementsforn
• Develop a return shipment agreement that complies with WTO rules:
  • Thecorrespondingrelationshipbetweenthemaintenanceperiodandtariffconcessions
  • Thelegalboundariesofthereplacementratioofcomponents

Analysis of Key Points in Customs Clearance Practices

According to the 2025 General Administration of Customs Announcement No.38,the export of equipment for maintenance requires special attention to the following aspects:

• HSCodeDoubleVerificationMechanism:TheHSCode(HarmonizedSystem)isaninternationalstandardforclassifyinggoods,whichiswidelyusedininternationaltrade.ToensuretheaccuracyandreliabilityofHSCodeverification,ChinahasimplementedadualverificationmechanismforHSCodes.Thismechanisminvolvestwoverificationsteps:1.First-levelverification:TheimporterorexportersubmitstheHSCodedeclarationtothecustomsauthorityforinitialverification.ThecustomsauthoritycheckswhetherthedeclaredHSCodematchestheactualproductcharacteristicsandcomplieswithrelevantregulations.2.Second-levelverification:Ifthefirst-levelverificationfails,theimporterorexportermayappealtothecustomsauthorityforasecondverification.Thecustomsauthoritywillconductamorecomprehensivereview,includingexaminingtheproduct’sphysicalcharacteristics,technicalspecifications,andmarkettrends,toensurethattheHSCodedeclarationisaccurateandcomplieswithinternationalstandards.ThisdualverificationmechanismhelpstoenhancetheaccuracyandreliabilityofHSCodeverification,reducetheriskoferrorsordiscrepancies,andensurethattradetransactionsareconductedinaccordancewithinternationalstandardsandregulations.
  • Comparetheoriginalequipmentcodewiththecodeafterrepair
  • DeclarationGuidelinesforChangesinTechnicalParameters
• Innovative Applications of ATA Carnets:
  • Newformulaforcalculatingtheamountoftemporaryexportguarantees
  • Theoptimizationoftheoperationprocessofthemulti-nationaljointprotectionsystem

Typical risk scenario response strategies

According to the maintenance cases of a certain precision instrument manufacturer in 2024,professional agents can avoid potential losses of up to 27%.

• PreventionofTechnicalDataLeakage:
  • ExportControlListDynamicMonitoringSystem
  • Therequirementsforcompliancerecordsinmaintenancelogs
• Tariff Dispute Prevention Mechanism:
  • Threeverificationmodesfordeclaringthecustomsvalue
  • Theauthoritativecalculationmethodofdepreciationcoefficient

Key points of policy changes in 2025

The latest developments from the industry regulatory authorities indicate three key adjustment directions:

• ExpansionoftheExportControlListforRepairItems:
  • 12newtypesofsemiconductormanufacturingequipment
  • Specialregulatoryrequirementsfor3Dprintingequipment
• Facilitation measures for regional maintenance in the RCEP region:
  • ASEANcountries’fast-trackcustomsclearancechannels
  • Newtariffpreferencesforthereplacementofspareparts
• EU CE certification update provisions:
  • There-certificationprocessforequipmentaftermaintenance
  • Thespecificationforre-affixingenergyefficiencylabels

Professional agency approval throughEnd-to-end risk control systemIt can help enterprises reduce their comprehensive operating costs by more than 35%.An example of machine tool exports shows that after adopting the pre-declaration system,the customs clearance time was shortened to 72 hours,the incidence of tariff disputes dropped to 0.8%,and the accuracy of maintenance cycle control increased to 98.7%.It is recommended that enterprises,when selecting service providers,focus on three core indicators: the update frequency of their customs database,the density of overseas service outlets,and the success rate of historical dispute resolution.