China to Upgrade Online Declaration System for US Tariff Exemptions

China plans to upgrade its online declaration system to allow companies to more easily apply for tariff exemptions for imported U.S. goods (see 2003180018), according to an April 7 report from Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency. The online system will allow companies to more conveniently submit their “procurement plans” and allow authorities to better process exemption applications, Xinhua said. The system will especially help applications “involving a procurement amount of less than 3,000 U.S. dollars or when the time of import approached,” the report said. The system will also include a process to “accelerate re-editing for approved” procurement plans, transactions records and other information, Xinhua said.