Laws of the People's Republic of China

Announcement No. 30, 2006 of the General Administration of Customs concerning the matters on the transfer of taxable motor vehicles entered the territory of China by the permanent personnel

[2006] No. 30 May 29,2006

In order to regulate the supervision of the customs over the motor vehicles entering the territory of China by the permanent personnel and take into consideration their reasonable needs, an announcement concerning the matters on the transfer of taxable motor vehicles entering the territory of China by the permanent personnel is hereby made as follows:

1.

Any taxable motor vehicle entering the territory of China by permanent personnel shall be transferred and changed the name of the owner in the register only one year after the vehicle register formalities have been gone through in the traffic administrative department of the public security.

2.

In case the permanent personnel transfers any motor vehicle entering the territory of China and changes the name of the owner in the register, a written application shall be sent to the competent customs house and the following documents shall be handed in for examination:

(1)

The identity certificate;

(2)

The long-term residence permit;

(3)

The Driving Permit of Motor Vehicle for the motor vehicle entering the territory of China; and

(4)

The Archival Filing Certificate of the Customs of the People's Republic of China on Permanent Offices of the permanent office where the permanent personnel is located or the Registration Certificate of Entities Handling Customs Declaration by Themselves of the foreign- invested enterprise in which the permanent personnel works.

3.

After examination and approval, the competent customs house shall issue a Certificate of Releasing from Supervision over Vehicles under the Customs' Supervision of the People's Republic of China. According to the said Certificate, the permanent personnel shall go through the formalities on transferring the motor vehicle and changing the name of the owner in the register of related motor vehicle in the traffic administrative department of the public security.

The related provisions of the Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for Supervising the Entry and Exit of Articles for Self-use of Non-resident Permanent Passengers (Order of the General Administration of Customs, No. 116) shall apply to other requirements for the permanent personnel concerning self-use vehicles entering the territory of China.

This Announcement shall go into effect as of the date of being promulgated