China Customs issues clearance notice for 9th Asian Winter Games

China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday issued a customs clearance notice for the 9th Asian Winter Games scheduled for February 7-14 next year in Harbin City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

According to the GAC notice, the customs clearance integration regime applies to supplies that are temporarily imported for the Asian Winter Games.

Sports equipment and items for competition that are temporarily imported through freight channels can go through customs clearance procedures only when they are accompanied by the required certification documentation and material list issued by the Organizing Committee for the 9th Harbin Asian Winter Games 2025, the notice says.

For consumables that are directly used for the Asian Winter Games competition, if they cannot be produced in China or if the performance of their substitutes produced in China can not meet the requirement for competition, they shall be exempt from tariffs, import value-added tax and consumption tax, according to the GAC notice.

Personal articles carried by individuals for daily use, excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco, shall enjoy Customs duties exemption in accordance with the relevant legal provisions, says the GAC notice.

For those exceeding the permitted duty-free amount, the Customs shall only levy Customs duties on the excess, the notice says.

The Harbin Taiping International Airport, the Beijing Capital International Airport, the Beijing Daxing International Airport and the Shanghai Pudong International Airport are recommended by the Organizing Committee as inbound and outbound ports for personnels for the Games, according to the notice.

Green channels and exclusive windows will be set up at major ports to facilitate customs procedures for entry and exit of personnels and supplies for the Asian Winter Games, it says.

China Customs issues clearance notice for 9th Asian Winter Games

Nepali Prime Minister's ongoing visit to China marks a new beginning for the two countries, particularly in terms of economic development, said a senior leader of the Nepali Congress Party.

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is paying an official visit to China scheduled for Monday to Thursday, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Arjun Narasingha KC, a veteran Nepali Member of Parliament and senior leader of the Nepali Congress Party, is accompanying the Prime Minister's delegation on the visit to Beijing.

In an exclusive interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) before the visit, he recalled the traditional friendship between the two countries, which, he said, demonstrated that Nepal is China's steadfast friend since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"So we always give due importance to our relations with China. The Nepali Congress always give value to the relations with the Chinese people, at the same time, government-to-government relations, since the beginning, we have all the time the best relations," he said.

He emphasized that as a developing nation, Nepal's priority is to effectively leverage the advanced technologies and capital from its neighboring countries.

"I think it will be a new beginning between the two countries, so I'm very hopeful [for the future]. We are a developing nation so always our priority and trust is to properly capitalize on the new techniques and capital of our neighboring countries," he said.

Nepali PM's visit to China marks new beginning of bilateral ties: senior official