The State Council General Office issued the 2026 Legislative Work Plan (Guo Ban Fa [2026] No. 14), which lists the customs law amendment among 14 bills to be submitted to the NPC Standing Committee, with drafting by the General Administration of Customs.
China's Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Taxation Administration state in Cai Guan Shui [2026] No. 22 that imported exhibits sold at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) within each exhibitor's duty-free quota are exempt from import duty, import-stage VAT and consumption tax, under the exhibit categories and sales quotas in the annex. Excluded from the exemption are goods banned from import, endangered animals and plants and their products, tobacco, alcohol, automobiles, and goods on the Catalogue of Major Technical Equipment and Products Not Eligible for Import Duty Exemption.
China's Ministry of Finance, with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the General Administration of Customs, the State Taxation Administration and the National Energy Administration, issued the administrative measures under Cai Guan Shui [2026] No. 17 for the import tax incentives on energy and resource exploration and development during the 15th Five-Year Plan, effective from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2030. The first batch of duty-free import goods lists takes effect on January 1, 2026, and later batches take effect on the 20th day after issuance.