Key tax numbers, standard declaration elements and error - prone items for imported alcoholic beverages

In order to optimize the business environment at ports and promote trade facilitation, the General Administration of Customs attaches great importance to the standardized declaration work of enterprises. Among them,import and exportscientific, accurate, and standard declaration of goods is an important assessment criterion for enterprise credit management. The 2022 version of the Catalogue of Standardized Declaration (hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue) was introduced against such a backdrop. This catalogue takes into account both the convenience of enterprise declaration and the needs of customs supervision, and is an important reference for enterprises to carry out standardized declaration.

First of all, lets take a detailed look at the declaration requirements for key tariff numbers of imported alcoholic beverages in the Catalogue. Key tariff numbers of imported alcoholic beverages can be divided into three categories: beer brewed from malt, wine brewed from fresh grapes, and whisky.

There are a total of 8 standardized declaration elements, including product name (Chinese and foreign language names), whether it is brewed from malt, alcohol concentration, malt concentration, packaging specifications, brand (Chinese or foreign language name), production date, and GTIN code.

There are a total of 10 standardized declaration elements, including product name (Chinese and foreign language names), import method (processing within the stock solution area, processing outside the stock solution area, original bottle with brand, domestic OEM), alcohol concentration, grade, year (declare no year if there is no year), production area (Chinese and foreign language names of the smallest production area), winery name (Chinese and foreign language names), grape variety (Chinese and foreign language names), packaging specifications (packaging specifications × number of each unit, liters/barrel or liters/container tank), brand (Chinese or foreign language name).

Standardized declaration elements include product name (Chinese and foreign language names), raw materials, alcohol concentration, import method (processing within the stock solution area, processing outside the stock solution area, original bottle with brand, domestic OEM), packaging specifications (packaging specifications × number of each unit, liters/barrel or liters/container tank), brand (Chinese or foreign language name), production area (Chinese and foreign language names of the smallest production area), aging year, use of wine barrels, and GTIN code.

Secondly, lets take a look at theerror - prone elements:

(1) For malt-brewed beer, the declaration element whether malt-brewed is often filled out incorrectly.
(2) Alcohol concentration should be expressed in %vol.
(3) Packaging specifications should be reported according to the individual packaging method and specifications of the goods, such as 750ml/bottle × 12 bottles/case, 1000 liters/barrel, or 2000 liters/container fill.
(4) The GTIN code added in 2022 is the barcode on the smallest retail packaging of the goods, consisting of 8, 12, 13, or 14 digits, and must comply with global standards (ISO15459 or GB12904). If the goods do not have a GTIN code, it should be reported as No GTIN. The import method needs to accurately describe the actual import method of the goods.
(4) The GTIN code newly added in 2022 is the commodity barcode on the minimum retail packaging of the commodity, consisting of 8, 12, 13, or 14 digits, and should comply with the global general standard (ISO15459 or GB12904). If the commodity has no GTIN code, fill in no GTIN; the import method needs to accurately describe the actual import method of the commodity.
(5) The year should be filled in as the grape harvest year for brewing the wine, not the bottling year.
(7) Aging years and barrel usage: Whiskey must be aged before bottling, and the label will indicate the aging time before bottling and the type of barrel used. If not indicated on the label, it can be filled as Not indicated.

(7) The aging year and use of wine barrels are for whisky. The whisky liquid needs to be aged and stored before bottling. The aging time before bottling and the type of wooden barrel used for aging will be marked on the label. If it is not marked on the label, it can be filled in as not marked.

The above is a detailed interpretation of the declaration requirements and error - prone items for key tariff numbers of imported alcoholic beverages in the 2022 version of the Catalogue of Standardized Declaration. I hope it can be helpful.ZhongShen International TradeAs a one - stop importExport RepresentationService providers can provide customized import and export solutions for various industries. If you needforeign tradeFor import and export agency services, please feel free to contact our company for business inquiries. The consultation hotline is 139 - 1787 - 2118.