Legal basis
"Chinese People's Republic of China" Article 9 of the foreign trade operators engaged in the import and export of goods or import and export of technology shall be to the competent department of the State Council department in charge of foreign trade or its entrusted institutions for the record registration; however, the laws, administrative regulations and the competent department of the State Council department in charge of foreign trade, except for the provisions do not require record registration. Provisions do not require registration except for the record. The specific measures for record registration shall be prescribed by the competent department for foreign trade under the State Council. Foreign trade operators are not in accordance with the provisions of the record for registration, the Customs will not handle the import and export of goods for customs clearance procedures. Article XI of the State can be part of the import and export of goods to implement state trade management. The implementation of state trade management of goods import and export business can only be authorized by the enterprise; however, the State allows a portion of the number of state trade management of goods import and export business by non-authorized enterprises, except. The implementation of state trade management of goods and authorized enterprises directory, by the State Council department in charge of foreign trade in conjunction with other relevant departments of the State Council to determine, adjust and publish. Violation of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article, the unauthorized import and export of goods subject to state trade management, the Customs shall not release.