Customs-supervised work site inspections refer to the law enforcement activities wherein Customs authorities conduct on-site verifications to ensure that port inspection sites (including designated supervision Premises) continue to comply with regulatory requirements, in accordance with the "Two Randomness, One Disclosure" policy. Conducting inspections of customs-supervised work sites enables timely identification and mitigation of safety risks, enhances risk prevention mechanisms, and plays a vital role in safeguarding personnel safety, protecting property, and ensuring international trade security.
I. "Two Randomness, One Disclosure"
On August 5, 2015, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on Implementing Random Inspections to Standardize Mid-and Post-Event Supervision," mandating the comprehensive adoption of the "Two Randomness, One Disclosure" regulatory model in government administration and standardized market enforcement. "Double Randomness, One Disclosure" refers to a regulatory procedure where inspection targets are randomly selected, enforcement officers are randomly assigned, and the results are promptly disclosed to the public.
II. Classification of Supervised Premises
(I) Customs Supervised Premises. This refers to facilities managed by enterprises for inbound/outbound means of transport or vehicles carrying customs-supervised goods. These premises handle operations including entry/exit, loading/unloading, storage, consolidation, and temporary storage of customs-supervised goods, in compliance with the "Standards for Establishing Customs Supervised Sites (Premises)" while processing customs procedures. They are categorized into five types: water transport, road transport, air transport, rail transport, and express delivery.
(II) Centralized Operation Sites. Refers to sites requiring customs supervision operations, but exempt from administrative licensing approval for "customs-supervised goods storage" due to factors such as non-corporate operating entities or absence of supervised goods storage. These include two types: passenger clearance operation sites and postal inspection operation sites.
(III) Customs-designated supervision sites. Refers to supervision sites compliant with customs-supervised workplace standards, meeting animal/plant disease and epidemic prevention requirements, where inspection, testing, and quarantine are conducted for specific high-risk imported animals, plants, and their products. The eight categories include: imported meat, chilled aquatic products, grain, fruit, edible aquatic animal products, plant seedlings, logs, and other high-risk animals/plants and their products.
III. Key Inspection Focus Areas
(I) Compliance with setup specifications
1. Check for missing/damaged perimeter fencing (walls), non-compliant height, unauthorized relocation, or illicitly added access points.
2. Are there any checkpoints or administrative passages that are not managed in compliance with regulatory requirements? Are there any checkpoints that fail to meet installation standards or are not functioning properly?
3. Does the port's pre-interception operational zone comply with established configuration standards?
4. Verify whether the inspection operational area meets the required configuration standards. Does the quarantine treatment area meet all required configuration standards?
5. Does the quarantine treatment area comply with all specified configuration standards?
6. Do the facility premises meet both configuration standards and customs supervision requirements?
7. Are there any instances where the information management system fails to meet configuration standards or customs supervision requirements?
8. Do passenger clearance and postal inspection operational sites comply with configuration standards and meet customs supervision needs?
9. Does the video surveillance equipment meet installation standards and function properly?
(II) Management of Goods Warehousing
1. Whether there is any case where supervised goods have been stored for over 3 months without being reported to the Customs.
2. For loading, unloading, storage, consolidation, or temporary storage of non-customs-supervised goods, whether there is any failure to segregate them from customs-supervised goods or to provide clear identification.
3. Whether there is any case where customs-supervised goods are released without following regulations (i.e., without Customs release information), or where relevant means of transport enter or exit the premises improperly.
(III) Management System and Implementation
1. Whether there is any failure to establish required systems for personnel management, document management, equipment management, and duty operations related to Customs supervision; or any failure to retain electronic data or paper documents regarding the entry, exit, and storage of goods as required (with a retention period of no less than 3 years).
2. Verify whether any of the following non-compliances exist: (a) absence of computer rooms or cabinets meeting Customs cybersecurity requirements; (b) wireless networks at supervised operation sites failing to comply with established configuration standards.
3. In cases of non-compliance with site configuration standards, determine whether corrective actions were not implemented as required and whether such instances were reported to Customs.
4. When conducting joint health supervision inspections of border port storage facilities with health supervision personnel, assess: (a) compliance of site sanitation management with Customs regulations; (b) presence of defective or missing vector control facilities (e.g., for rodents, mosquitoes, and flies).
IV. Handling of Inspection Findings
(I) Disclosure of Inspection Results The responsible Customs authority shall publish site inspection results within 20 working days of determination. Any subsequent modifications to published results shall be promptly updated.
(II) Disciplinary Measures for Regulatory Violations While performing statutory duties, if safety hazards are identified in customs-controlled goods within customs-supervised premises, the Customs shall promptly notify the competent authorities.
(III) In cases of smuggling or major violations of customs regulations, the Customs shall instruct the operating enterprise to rectify the situation and suspend relevant operations at the corresponding customs-supervised premises for up to six months. (By Wu Jiayi)
Disclaimer：The above content is translated from Chinese version of China Inspection and Quarantine Times. The China Inspection and Quarantine Times version shall prevail.
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