Everything You Must Know About the Certificate of Imported Goods for Imported Vehicles

To ensure the legality and standardization of imported vehicles, the General Administration of Customs has implemented the Certificate of Import Goods system for imported cars. This article will provide you with detailed information about this certificate.

The Certificate of Import Goods for Vehicles, formally known as the Certificate of Import Goods, is a document issued by customs to ensure the legality and standardization of imported goods after the completion of import clearance. This section will focus on the content related to imported vehicles.

After completing customs clearance procedures, each imported vehicle receives a Certificate. This certificate serves as the vehicles ID card, passing through four stages: from the importer to the dealer, then to the buyer, and finally to the vehicle management office for licensing and archiving. It is a crucial document proving the vehicles legal import and is essential for lawful operation and licensing within the country.

This mainly applies to imported vehicles that have completed customs clearance procedures. However, it does not include the following categories:

Goods that will be re-exported, such as temporary imports, repair items, processing trade, and leasing trade.
Originally exported goods that will be re-imported.
Bonded goods entering from overseas.
Bonded goods moving between special customs supervision zones.
Vehicles imported from overseas by specific foreign institutions or representatives.

After the port customs accepts the import declaration data for vehicles, the consignee must supplementarily submit detailed vehicle data to customs.
After completing customs clearance procedures for imported vehicles, the consignee may apply to customs for issuance of the [Certificate].
3. Each vehicle can only receive one Certificate, implementing a one vehicle, one certificate system.

If the [Certificate] is lost, the current legal owner must apply for reissuance from the original issuing customs office and submit relevant proofs and application materials. After verification, customs will reissue the certificate.

The consignee must apply to customs for issuance or replacement of the certificate within three years after import goods release. Late applications will not be accepted.
Once issued, the certificate cannot be altered. If modifications are needed, apply for replacement within the specified timeframe.
The certificate is primarily used by public security traffic management departments for import vehicle license plate procedures and cannot be used for other purposes.