Does it have to be the consignors or consignees to declare imports and exports for inspection?
Not any more. Under the previous Law on the Inspection of Imports and Exports, only consignors and consignees could declare imports and exports for inspection. Along with the rapid development of economy over recent years, there are more and more circumstances in which consignors or consignees authorize agents to declare imports or exports for inspection on behalf of them. To justify this situation, the law in its revision provided that "for agents handling the affairs of declaring imports or exports for inspection on behalf of the consignor or consignee, they shall register themselves with the imports and exports inspection agencies concerned; in declaring imports or exports for inspection, they shall present a letter of authorization to the imports and exports inspection agencies."
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