China Issues Standards for 'Customs Certified Enterprises'

China’s General Administration of Customs issued its “Customs Certified Enterprise Standards” for cross-border e-commerce “platform enterprises” and “express carrier operators,” China said in a notice released Dec. 31, according to an unofficial translation. The standards, which take effect March 1, must be adhered to by any cross-border e-commerce platform enterprise that applies for the application of customs certification enterprise management.