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General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国海关总署
Emblem of the China Customs
Flag of the China Customs
Agency overview
Formed	October 25, 1949; 76 years ago (1949-10-25)
Type	National
Jurisdiction	Mainland China
Headquarters	Beijing
Motto	守国门，促发展，当好让党放心，让人民满意的国门卫士 (lit. Guard the national gate, promote the development, to be a national gatekeeper reassuring presence to the party, and satisfying the people)
Agency executive	Sun Meijun [zh], Minister
Parent agency	State Council
Website	www.customs.gov.cn

TheGeneral Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC^[1]), also known as theChina Customs, is a ministry-level administrative agency under theState Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the collection ofvalue added tax,customs duties,excise duties, and other indirect taxes such asair passenger duty,climate change levy, insurance premium tax,landfill tax and aggregates levy. It is also responsible for managing theimport andexport of goods andservices intomainland China.

The agency is headed by a minister.^[2] The seat is currently vacant. The most recent minister wasYu Jianhua, appointed in May 2022, before his December 2024 death.

The emblem was designed by a customs officer named Chen Tiebao (陈铁保) in 1951. The emblem consists of a golden key and theCaduceus ofHermes, 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".^[3]

• Chinese Maritime Customs Service, for the agency's pre-1949 predecessor
• China Immigration Inspection
• Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)
• Macau Custom Service under theSecretariat for Security (Macau)

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