General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 78 of 2026 (Announcement on Regulating the Export Declaration of UAVs and Related Items) was released on June 9, 2026, setting new requirements for the export declaration of UAVs and related items.
The following is an explanation of the relevant content.
1. Scope of goods
UAVs and related items referred to in this announcement refer to unmanned aircraft, unmanned airships and related equipment and components, civil anti-unmanned aircraft systems, etc.
According to the “Dual-use Items Export Control List”, the products involved in this announcement mainly fall into the following categories:
- 7A103.b: Autopilot for “unmanned aircraft”
- 9A012.a: Able to control flight beyond the “natural visual range” of the “operator”
“Unmanned aircraft” or “unmanned airship” that operate and have specific endurance and flight capabilities - 9A012.b: Specific engines used for “unmanned aircraft” or “unmanned airship”
- 9A012.c: Special-purpose engines that meet certain technical specifications
“Loads” of “unmanned aircraft” or “unmanned airships” controlled by Item 9A012.a - 9A012.d: Specifically designed to convert manned aircraft or manned airships into “unmanned aircraft” or “unmanned airships” controlled by Item 9A012.a
“Equipment or parts - 9A012.e: Radio communication equipment specially used for “unmanned aircraft” or “unmanned airship” controlled by item 9A012.a and having specific characteristics
- 9A501.a: “Range/range” is greater than or equal to 300
km of “unmanned aircraft” - 9A501.b: An “unmanned aircraft” with specific characteristics and capable of autonomous flight control and navigation
- 9A501.c: An “unmanned aircraft” with specific characteristics and the ability of an operator to control flight from beyond visual range
- 0A903.a: The interference range is greater than 5
km of civil anti-unmanned aircraft electronic jamming equipment - 0A903.b: A high-power laser specially used for anti-unmanned aircraft systems with an output power greater than 1.5 kW
2. Declaration requirements
Export operators shall truthfully declare to the customs in accordance with the law and be responsible for the authenticity, completeness and standardization of the declared information.
On the basis of filling in in accordance with the “Regulations on Filling out Customs Declaration Forms for Import and Export Goods of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China”, the goods involved in this announcement should also be filled in according to the following requirements:
(1) Strengthen the identification of export items.
If it is an item subject to export control, it should be noted in the “Remarks” column of the “Customs Export Goods Declaration Form of the People’s Republic of China” that “it is an item subject to export control” and the corresponding dual-use item export control code should be listed.
If it is not a controlled item, but its characteristics and other indicators are close; or if its purpose does not meet the control requirements, but its characteristics and other indicators are consistent, it should be marked “not an export controlled item” in the “Remarks” column of the “Customs Declaration Form”, “People’s Republic of China Outbound Category C Express Shipment Declaration Form”, and “People’s Republic of China Customs Cross-Border E-commerce Retail Export Declaration List”.
(2) According to the declaration elements of prohibited and restricted controls, the corresponding content should be filled in the “Restricted and Prohibited Control Identification Code” and “Restricted and Prohibited Control Declaration Elements” columns of the “Customs Declaration Form” according to the “standard declaration category” to which the goods belong.
Fill in the item name and description accurately in the “Others” column of the “Specifications and Models” of the “Category C Express Customs Declaration Form” and “Cross-border E-commerce Declaration List”.
For the “Cross-border E-commerce Declaration List”, the simplified declaration mode is not allowed and a complete tax number must be declared.
(3) The full Chinese or English name of the overseas consignee should be filled in the “Overseas Consignee and Consignor” of the “Customs Declaration Form”, the “Consignee” of the “Category C Express Customs Declaration Form”, and the “Remarks” column of the “Cross-border E-commerce Declaration List”.
In the “Production and Sales Unit” column of the “Cross-border E-commerce Declaration List”, the information of the domestic manufacturer or sales unit of the product should be filled in, and the name of the e-commerce platform or agency company must not be filled in as a substitute.
(4) The “Customs Declaration Form” should be accompanied by contracts, invoices, technical information and other relevant documents.
The documents accompanying the “Category C Express Customs Declaration Form” can be submitted in paper or CD-ROM format.
The “Cross-border E-commerce Declaration Checklist” does not need to be accompanied by the above information.
(5) The above-mentioned information should be true, complete and accurate, and consistent with the contract, invoice, technical information and other accompanying documents and logistics information.
The customs will expedite customs clearance of compliant goods with complete declaration elements; if there is any doubt about the authenticity of the declared information, the customs will question it in accordance with the law, and the export goods will not be released during the questioning period.
This announcement will take effect from June 30, 2026, and companies will be given a three-week adaptation period.
It is recommended that relevant companies immediately comprehensively sort out the technical parameters of the products involved and promptly supplement the accompanying documents and materials to avoid order cancellations, inspections, and questions due to lack of preparation when the announcement officially comes into effect.
