Policy Summary
This announcement releases the 2025 commodity classification decisions by the General Administration of Customs (GACC), which include new rulings and a list of previous decisions that are now invalid. These technical standards are effective immediately from the release date to ensure uniform classification for import/export declaration.
Official Chinese Text
海关总署公告2025年第259号（关于发布2025年商品归类决定的公告）
公告〔2025〕259号
为便于进出口货物的收发货人及其代理人正确申报商品归类事项，保证商品归类的统一，根据《中华人民共和国海关进出口货物商品归类管理规定》（海关总署令第252号公布）有关规定，海关总署制定了2025年商品归类决定（见附件1），同时对部分商品归类决定予以失效（见附件2），现予以公布。
本公告自发布之日起执行。
特此公告。
附件：
海关总署
2025年12月30日
For Reference Only - English Translation
Critical Notice: The English text below is machine-translated and is provided solely as an aid to understanding the original document. It may contain inaccuracies, ambiguities, or errors and must not be relied upon for any legal, compliance, or commercial decision-making.
Announcement of the General Administration of Customs No. 259 of 2025
(Announcement on Issuing the 2025 Commodity Classification Decisions)
Announcement [2025] No. 259
To facilitate consignors and consignees of import and export goods and their agents in correctly declaring commodity classification matters and to ensure the uniformity of commodity classification, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Customs Commodity Classification of Import and Export Goods (promulgated by GACC Order No. 252), the General Administration of Customs has formulated the 2025 Commodity Classification Decisions (see Attachment 1) and simultaneously invalidated some commodity classification decisions (see Attachment 2), which are now published.
This announcement shall be implemented from the date of its release.
Attachments:
2025 Commodity Classification Decisions.docx
Invalidated Commodity Classification Decisions.xlsx
General Administration of Customs
December 30, 2025
Official Document & Source
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Source: General Administration of Customs of the People‘s Republic of China (GACC) / Announcement No. 2025-259 / Release Date: 2025-12-30 / Original Link: http://gdfs.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/6918870/index.html
Note: The key attachments to this announcement (2025 Commodity Classification Decisions and Invalidated Commodity Classification Decisions) are available as downloadable files via the original link above and are crucial for determining the tariff codes and rates for specific goods.
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Legal Validity: The “Official Chinese Text” section on this page is the only version with legal effect. Any decisions must be based on the official PDF document and its attachments you download above.
Professional Advice: Commodity classification is a highly specialized and complex area of customs technology, directly impacting tariff costs and compliance risks. We strongly advise you to provide the official documents to your professional customs consultant or legal service team for final confirmation of commodity codes.
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