China Customs IP Recordal Eligibility Checker

Counterfeit goods crossing the Chinese border? Pick your IP type, right status and business situation to see whether you should file an IP recordal with the General Administration of Customs (GAC), apply for case-by-case detention, or wait — and what materials the customs need.

1. What IP right do you want to record? 2. Right status 3. Do you have genuine import / export business involving these goods? 4. Do you already know of specific counterfeit shipments at the border? 5. Are you a Chinese resident / entity, or a foreign right holder?

Based on the Regulation on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (State Council) and the General Administration of Customs Implementing Measures. A recordal lasts 10 years and is renewable; it does not guarantee every suspect shipment will be detained — customs still examine and the right holder must respond within statutory deadlines. This checker is general information, not legal advice.

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Recordal validity
Official fee	Free to record; GAC charges no annual recordal fee. A detention bond is only needed on a case-by-case basis if you request customs to detain a specific suspected shipment.
Typical processing
Required materials