From: Informed Customs Compliance? Jiangsu Customs Brokerage Association
Hazardous Chemicals
"Safety of Hazardous Chemicals Management Regulations stipulate that Hazardous chemicals refer to highly toxic chemicals and other toxic, corrosive, explosive, flammable and combustion-promoting chemicals, and which are harmful to the human body, facilities and the environment
.Dangerous Goods
The “Classification and Name Number of Dangerous Goods” (GB6944) states that dangerous goods refers to explosive, flammable, toxic, infectious, Substances and objects with hazardous properties such as corrosion and radioactivity that can easily cause injury, property damage or environmental pollution during transportation, storage, productionction, exploitation, use and disposal and require special protection.
Summary: Dangerous goods include substances and articles and have special packaging requirements.
Hazardous chemicals include only chemical substances.
Therefore, some dangerous goods are not classified as hazardous chemicals, such as lithium batteries, batteries, matches, car airbags, etc.
The pattern of relations is as follows:
On October 25, 2021, the party represented company A before the Zhangjiagang customs in the form of general trade. Reported to import 1 shipment of sulfur (granular), declared product number 2503000000, weight 1,020 tons, total price 258,060 US dollars, declared goods are non-hazardous chemicals.
On October 25, 2021, Zh Customsangjiagang inspected the goods and sent samples to Nanjing Customs Dangerous Goods and Packaging Inspection Center for testing.
After testing, the goods were determined to be unrestricted goods and to be hazardous chemicals listed in the “Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals » (2015 edition) (catalogue number: 1290). ).
After investigation, sulfur (SULFUR) is a dangerous good listed in the list of dangerous goods in chapter 3.2 of the "Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods and standard regulations" of the United Nations. , bearing a UN number (UN No.) 1350, hazard category 4.1, packing group III, but this rule does not apply to sulfur processed into special forms (such as granules, fine granules, balls, pieces and flakes) . --Small key points
Given that thegoods imported by the parties are solid granular sulfur, although it is a dangerous chemical, the relevant rules for the transport of dangerous goods do not apply. , and the classification and identification of hazardous characteristics are not subject to restrictions. Restricted goods have no special requirements for transportation, packaging, storage, etc.
Due to confusion among party employees regarding the concepts of dangerous chemicals and dangerous goods, theyWhen declaring the import of goods, the attribute inspection and quarantine goods were declared as "non-hazardous chemicals", and goods subject to legal inspection were not declared to customs for inspection.
The inspection report issued by the Commodity Inspection Centeres dangerous goods and packaging of Nanjing Customs, the imported goods declaration form and the accompanying documents and description provided by the party concerned, the business license and dangerous goods; goods supplied by Company A Chemical Business License; chemical safety data sheet provided by Company A, GHS label preparation report, copy of business license, power of attorney and copy of authorized agent ID card provided by party ; and the interrogation file of party employees, etc. as proof.
In summary, the above-mentioned violations of the declaration of hazardous chemicals imported by the parties violated the provisions of Article 11 of the “Law on Inspection of Import and Export Commodities of the People's Republic of China" and constitute a violation of the "Law on Inspection of"import and export products of the People's Republic of China". Considering the violation of Article 16 of the Law Implementation Regulations, since the relevant party sincerely declared the name of the goods and other items when declaring import, and have timely completed relevant customs procedures such as inspection and identification, and paid sufficient security, in accordance with the "Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China » 》Article 32(1), Article 32 of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China and Article 46(1) of the Implementing Regulations of the Law on the Import and Export Commodity Inspection of the People's Republic of China, it is decided that the following administrative sanctions will be imposed on the parties concerned: reduced penalties and fine of 20,000 RMB <./p>