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According to the “No. 53 Announcement” issued by the Chinese General Administration of Customs on April 10, 2020, medical commodities listed in the following table should be inspected for exportation.
| NO. | ITEM | COMMODITY NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical Face Masks | 6307900010 |
| 2 | Medical Protective Gowns | 6210103010 |
| 3926209000 | ||
| 3 | Infrared Thermometers | 9025199010 |
| 4 | Respirators | 9019200010 |
| 9019200090 | ||
| 5 | Surgery Caps | 6505009900 |
| 6 | Medical Goggles | 9004909000 |
| 7 | Medical Gloves | 3926201100 |
| 3926201900 | ||
| 4015110000 | ||
| 4015190000 | ||
| 8 | Medical Shoe Covers | 6307900090 |
| 3926909090 | ||
| 4016999090 | ||
| 9 | Patient Monitors | 9018193010 |
| 10 | Sterilized Towels | 3005901000 |
| 3005909000 | ||
| 11 | Medical Sanitizers | 3808940010 |
At present, a method called “validation management” is adopted to the inspection under the instruction of “No. 53 Announcement”. After the normal customs declaration (unlike other customs commodities, there is no need to provide the electronic account for inspection), the customs will check the commodities by either onsite inspection or sampling inspection, depending on local customs conditions.
Clearance Time
The PPE commodities are mainly transported by air. At present, 5 kinds of PPE are checked manually and list by list. The declaration period varies in different customs. The following information is just for reference.
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG): About 4 days
- Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport (SZX): Over than 4 days
- Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport (SZX): Over than 4 days
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN): over than 1 week
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK): About 3 to 4 days
- Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC), Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN): About 3 days
- Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport(DLC), Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN): About 3 to 4 days
Time on the way of the inspection is not included. Besides, any problem on quality or appearance will cause extra time for sampling inspection. The period is about 5 to 14 days.