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2026-03-13 09:29:27
[General Administration of Customs: Announcement on the Comprehensive Promotion of Cross-border E-commerce Retail Export Goods Returned Across Customs Districts] To further promote cross-border e-commerce exports, the General Administration of Customs has decided to promote the cross-border return model for cross-border e-commerce retail export goods across customs districts nationwide. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: 1. Cross-border returns are only applicable to cross-border e-commerce retail export goods (“9610 model”). 2. Cross-border e-commerce retail export goods can be returned across customs districts, but returned goods are only permitted to be returned to the customs-supervised operating area (site) where cross-border e-commerce retail export business is conducted. 3. Enterprises conducting cross-border e-commerce retail export returns should operate in a standardized manner and possess independent operational functional areas. Relevant production and operation system data should be open to customs or connected to the customs information system. This announcement shall take effect on April 1, 2026. Matters not covered herein shall be handled in accordance with current customs regulations. (General Administration of Customs)
