Kaohsiung Customs held a seminar to promote the new export declaration system "Declaration of Origin for Goods Exported to the United States"

In order to comply with the Announcement No. 1140652188 of the International Trade Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on April 24, 2015, starting from May 7, 2015, all Made-in-Taiwan (MIT) goods exported to the United States must be accompanied by a "Declaration of Origin for Goods Exported to the United States". The Kaohsiung Customs Brokers Association and the Kaohsiung Import and Export Association held promotional seminars on May 5 and 6 respectively. Chairman Hong Zhenglong of the Kaohsiung Customs Brokers Association, members of the Kaohsiung Import and Export Association, and related businesses of the Customs Brokers Association all actively participated, demonstrating the determination of industry and government to work together to implement the new system.

The Kaohsiung Customs pointed out that the new system stipulates that for exports to the United States and the declaration categories are G3, G5, D5, B8, and B9, the "Code designated by the competent authority" column of the export declaration form (N5203) must be filled in with "YT" (for products produced in Taiwan) or "NT" (for products not produced in Taiwan) item by item based on the actual origin of the goods. If the form is not filled in according to the regulations, it will be rejected by the system and the reason code "C86" for non-acceptance of declaration will be sent, and the export customs clearance procedure cannot be completed.

Kaohsiung Customs urges that when customs brokers are entrusted by the exporter to declare a declaration that meets the conditions of the above announcement, they must first obtain the original copy of the "Declaration of Origin of Goods Exported to the United States" before they can fill in the designated code on the declaration and declare to the customs. When the customs clearance method is C2 (document review) or C3 (cargo inspection), the original declaration should be attached for customs clearance, and C2 cannot adopt paperless customs clearance. If it is C1 (exempt from inspection and quarantine), the original declaration must be submitted to the customs of the place of export in accordance with the A59 message within 3 days after release. Otherwise, a warning or penalty will be given in accordance with Article 21 of the Implementation Measures for the Automated Customs Clearance of Goods and Article 81 of the Customs Act.

Ding Cai, deputy director of the Kaohsiung Customs, emphasized at the promotion meeting that the measure is to prevent non-MIT goods from being illegally transshipped and exported to the United States through Taiwan, circumvent the United States' imposition of tariffs, and safeguard the country's reputation and the international credibility of our domestically produced goods. If a violator is found, according to Article 28 of the Trade Act, a fine of up to NT$3 million may be imposed, or the import and export of goods may be suspended for one year. In serious cases, the import and export registration of the manufacturer may be revoked, and those involved in criminal liability will be reported in accordance with the law.

Kaohsiung Customs will continue to assist businesses to familiarize themselves with the new regulations and respond to industry questions in a timely manner through the "Customs Prevention of Illegal Transshipment Information Zone" on the Customs Administration website and related promotional activities. You are welcome to make full use of the FAQs and promotional materials on this website and contact the business units of Kaohsiung Customs for inquiries.

Business Unit: Kaohsiung Customs Business Unit 1 Contact Person: Section Chief Zheng Phone: 07-5628283

Contact person for press release: Lin Tel: 07-5628223