RULES OF THE BEIJING CUSTOMS CONCERNIG THE SUPERVISIN AND CONTROL OF THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY THE DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND THEIR MEMBERS IN CHINA

Article 1 　These Rules are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China on the Import and Export of Articles by the Diplomatic Missions and Their Members in China.
Article 2　 The Diplomatic Missions (hereinafter referred to as the Missions ) or their members shall inform the Beijing Customs in note before their import, export or transfer of motor vehicles for official or private use and send a copy of the note to the protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. The Missions or their members concerned shall fill out in triplicate the Declaration Form of Articles for Official or Private Use Imported or Exported by the Diplomatic and Consular Missions (hereinafter referred to as the "Declaration Form" ) or the Application Form for the Transfer of Ownership of Articles for Official or Private Use of the Diplomatic and Consular Missions (hereinafter referred to as the "Application Form"). Each copy of the form shall bear the seal of the mission concerned and the signature of the diplomat of the mission which are both on record at the Beijing Customs. While importing, Exporting or transferring ownership of motor vehicles for private use, the members of the Missions concerned shall submit to the Customs for examination their identity cards issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
Article 3 　The Beijing Customs shall complete the examination and approval procedures within 10 working days (Excluding Sundays and legal holidays. The same below.) upon the receipt of the written application. With the examination and approval by the Customs, the members of the Missions concerned shall go through the formalities including delivery of vehicle, canceling or changing license plates, or completing other procedures upon presentation of documents of approval of the Beijing Customs.
Article 4　 After obtaining permission to import motor vehicles for official or private use, the Missions or their members shall, within 10working days of the delivery of the vehicles, carry the second copy of the Declaration Form and drive the vehicles concerned to the Beijing Customs or places designated by it. The Customs shall issue the Notice for Obtaining License Plates for Imported Vehicles (hereinafter referred to as Import Notice) after checking the vehicles concerned. The members of the mission concerned shall obtain the license plates at the Vehicle Control Division of the Beijing Public Security Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the Vehicle Control Division ) within 10 working days of obtaining the Import Notice.
Article 5　 At the termination of the tenure of office, the members of the Missions shall go through the re-export ( or transfer ) procedures for their private vehicles prior to or simultaneously with the re-export of their personal effects.
Article 6 　For the re-export of motor vehicles by the Missions for their members, the vehicles concerned shall be driven to the Beijing Customs or places designated by it and, together with the Note issued by the mission concerned on the re-export of vehicles, within a guaranteed period and licenses of vehicles, submitted to the Customs for examination and approval.
The Beijing Customs shall issue the Notice on Canceling License Plates of Exported Vehicles (hereinafter referred to as Export Notice ) after approval. The members of the Missions concerned shall cancel the license plates at the Vehicle Control Division within 10 working days of receiving the Export Notice, return the Export Notice endorsed by the Vehicle Control Division to the Beijing Customs and go through the procedures for the re-export of vehicles. The Missions and their members concerned shall still be responsible for the said motor vehicles before their consignment for shipping.
Article 7 　When Missions or their members transfer their motor vehicles, the recipients shall only be other foreign agencies in China, non-residents or signaled Chinese commercial departments ( in case of Beijing, the purchase department of the Friendship Corporation ) that have the right to import motor vehicles.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of Regulations of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China on Supervision and Control of Luggage of Entry and Exit Passengers, "non-residents" in this Article refers to persons who return to their regular places of permanent residence outside China after residing in China.
Article 8 　Motor vehicles may be transferred only when they have a period of usage over two years by the selling party while still in service life of not having reached the stage to be scrapped as prescribed by competent departments of the People's Republic of China.
No motor vehicles of the Missions or their members for official or private use that expire the service life or reach the stage to be scrapped as prescribed by the competent departments of the People's Republic of China are permitted to be transferred. But these vehicles may be re-export or subject to disposal by the designated vehicle disassembling factory under the supervision of the Customs.
Article 9 　When the Missions or their members transfer motor vehicles to other Missions or their members, or to other foreign agencies in China or non-residents, the selling parties shall drive the motor vehicles to Beijing Customs or places designated by Beijing Customs and submit the vehicles, Application Forms, Drivers licenses and other necessary documents to the Customs for examination and approval. Upon obtaining the approval, the Missions or their members shall complete the procedures of changing license plates of the vehicles at the Vehicle Control Division within 10 working days of the approval by the Customs. Prior to the completion of the procedures, the selling parties shall still be responsible for their motor vehicles and shall not be permitted to import new vehicles.
Article 10　 For transfers of their motor vehicles to the purchase department of the Friendship Corporation, the Missions or their members may go to the said department with the Application Forms to Negotiate the price.
Having decided to transfer their motor vehicle to the purchase department of the Friendship Corporation, the Missions or their members shall drive their vehicles to Beijing Customs or places designated by Beijing Customs and submit them with two copies of the Application Forms endorsed by the said department, purchase forms and drivers license to the Customs for examination and approval. The Customs shall issue and Export Notice upon approval. Members of the Missions shall, within 10 working days of the receipt of the Export Notice, complete procedures of canceling the license plates of the vehicles at Vehicle Control Division and other Customs formalities.
Article 11 　In case of the failure by the Missions or their members to complete all procedures of applying for, canceling and altering license plates of the vehicles of re-export the vehicles within the time frame as provided by the present Rules, the Customs shall postpone the examination and approval of the import and export of other articles by the parties concerned.
Article 12　 The import, export and transfer of motor vehicles for official or private use by other foreign agencies or their members in China who enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China On Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities shall be dealt with in reference to the relevant provisions of the present Rules.
Article 13 　The present Rules shall take effect as of 1 February 1991.