With the advancement of the Belt and Road initiative, the number of Chinese foreign contracted engineering projects has been continuously increasing. For the goods exported in these projects, enterprises need to understand and comply with a series of regulations and procedures. This article will conduct a detailed analysis of these contents.

I. Definition of Goods Exported for Foreign - contracted Engineering Projects
“Goods exported for foreign - contracted engineering projects” refers to the equipment and materials exported by companies approved by the national commercial department to have the right to operate foreign - contracted engineering projects for the purpose of contracting foreign construction engineering projects and carrying out foreign cooperation projects such as labor cooperation. This does not include the engineering equipment and materials exported by enterprises approved by the national commercial department to have the right to operate foreign economic and technological cooperation in border areas for contracted engineering and labor cooperation projects with countries adjacent to China.

II. Do the goods exported under foreign - contracted engineering projects need to undergo inspection and quarantine?
For goods subject to national legal inspection and quarantine and other controls, enterprises need to complete relevant procedures before customs declaration for export.

III. Do the equipment exported under foreign - contracted engineering projects need to provide license documents?
For the equipment (including complete sets of equipment), materials, construction machinery, and daily necessities for personal use of personnel exported under foreign - contracted engineering projects, the customs shall handle the customs clearance procedures based on the project contract or other documents signed by the enterprise and the overseas owner and the export license documents. For commodities subject to export license management, enterprises must first submit an approval application to the commercial department with a valid project contract or other valid documents.

IV. How should the daily necessities for personal use of personnel exported under foreign - contracted engineering projects be declared?
For the equipment (including complete sets of equipment), materials, construction machinery, and daily necessities for personal use of personnel exported under foreign - contracted engineering projects, the customs shall handle the customs clearance procedures based on the project contract or other documents signed by the enterprise and the overseas owner and the export license documents. When declaring the export of daily necessities for personal use, the supervision mode is “others”, and the code is 9900.

V. Do the goods exported under foreign - contracted engineering projects need to pay taxes when they are re - imported?
The equipment, instruments, and supplies used in the construction of the project exported under foreign - contracted engineering projects shall be re - imported within 3 months after the expiration of the project period specified in the project contract. For the materials re - imported beyond the specified time limit, the customs will handle the relevant procedures in accordance with general trade import goods and levy taxes as required.

The above content is a detailed analysis of the relevant regulations and procedures for the export of goods for foreign - contracted engineering projects, sourced from the official website of the customs. It is hoped that it can provide assistance to relevant enterprises when carrying out foreign - contracted engineering projects. If you have more questions, please feel free to consult.ZhongShen International TradeThe consultation hotline is 139 - 1787 - 2118.