Controversy over the Translation of "Spring Maple Language" and "Fengqiao Experience" at Runkou Port

How could the ammonium chloride we declared be included in this tax number? This would cause the goods to be delayed at the port and incur a large amount of storage fees. Can we handle it as soon as possible

Recently, the customs officer of an international trading company anxiously communicated with the customs officers of Qingdao Dagang Customs under Qingdao Customs, with a tone full of confusion and urgency.

Previously, the company declared the export of a batch of ammonium chloride worth 77000 yuan to Qingdao Dagang Customs through general trade. According to inspection instructions, samples need to be taken and sent for testing, and classification and identification will be carried out after the issuance of an appraisal report. According to the sampling and inspection results, the customs comprehensive department has clarified that this batch of goods should be classified under other commodity tax numbers, which has caused disputes among enterprises. At the same time, due to the high storage costs caused by the goods being detained at the port, enterprises urgently hope to complete the procedures as soon as possible.

The classification of goods should be based on core attributes such as composition and use. The classification of this ammonium chloride shipment complies with the tariff classification rules, "said Zhou Zhongjun, the head of the Inspection and Quarantine Department of Qingdao Dagang Customs.

Faced with the dual demands of enterprises, the "Fengqiao Experience" dispute resolution process was launched as soon as possible, and the classification interpretation and process acceleration were simultaneously promoted. On the one hand, quickly coordinate and classify experts to sort out the classification basis, tax regulations, and similar cases of ammonium chloride, and answer questions and clarify doubts for enterprises; On the other hand, in response to the issue of storage fees arising from goods being held in port, we have initiated a dispute resolution process and made every effort to shorten the processing time.

At the "Spring Maple Language" studio, customs officers communicate face-to-face with business representatives, interpreting the classification logic of ammonium chloride in detail based on tariff annotations and testing reports, and responding to business inquiries one by one. At the same time, by synchronously advancing the process progress, it also allows enterprises to have a clear understanding of the handling of procedures.

The customs not only explained the classification policy thoroughly, but also helped us expedite the relevant procedures, greatly reducing storage losses. "The company's customs affairs manager said that after the customs' interpretation, reasoning, and efficient disposal, the enterprise finally recognized the classification recognition and apologized for the punishment, successfully completed all customs procedures, and recovered unnecessary economic and time losses.

We continue to deepen the construction of the 'Spring Maple Language' studio, integrate legal thinking into the entire process of law enforcement, uphold respect, responsibility, and empathy, implement the workflow of 'listening, investigating, reasoning, mediation, guidance, and review', and ensure zero cost and zero distance dispute resolution, "said Jiang Pengfei, Deputy Director of Qingdao Dagang Customs.

According to statistics, since its establishment in November 2023, the "Spring Maple Language" Studio of Qingdao Dagang Customs has successfully resolved 30 types of law enforcement disputes, provided more than 100 "clarification and explanation" services, and held more than 120 interviews with enterprises and policy guidance, effectively safeguarding the high-quality development of enterprises. (Li Chen, Luo Jing/text)