I. Qualification Requirements
1. Registration Code
The competent customs authority implements a registration management system for manufacturers exporting fireworks and firecrackers. The registration code mark shall comply with the Regulations on the Preparation of Registration Code Marks for Export Fireworks Manufacturers.
2. Pre-shipment Application
Export manufacturers must obtain a customs registration code before declaration and submit inspection applications before shipment to comply with customs inspection and supervision requirements.
3. Key Considerations
The first six digits of the code must be permanently printed on the upper right corner of the transport packaging. Batch numbers and production years shall be legibly marked by the exporter.
II. Export Procedures
1. Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection and Implementation Regulations
Commodities listed in the catalog shall be inspected in accordance with mandatory national technical standards;
Manufacturers producing packaging containers for export hazardous goods must apply to the Commodity Inspection Authorities for container performance certification. Enterprises producing dangerous goods for export must apply to the commodity inspection agency for usage certification of packaging containers. Dangerous goods packaged in containers that have not passed certification shall not be permitted for export.
2. Regulations on Safety Management of Fireworks and Firecrackers
The State implements a licensing system for the production, distribution, and transportation of fireworks and firecrackers, as well as the organization of fireworks display events and other large-scale pyrotechnic activities. No entity or individual may produce, distribute, or transport fireworks and firecrackers, or organize fireworks display events without proper authorization.
The work safety regulatory authorities shall oversee the work safety management of fireworks and firecrackers; public security departments shall administer public safety regulations; quality supervision authorities shall monitor product quality and conduct import-export inspections.
3. Management Measures for Inspection of Export Fireworks and Firecrackers
Manufacturers producing export-grade fireworks and firecrackers shall manufacture and store these products in compliance with the UN Model Regulations on Dangerous Goods and applicable Chinese legislative requirements governing export operations.
Quality inspections for exported pyrotechnic products must strictly adhere to international standards. Where importing nations or trade agreements specify requirements exceeding China's national regulations, those higher standards shall take precedence in the inspection protocol. For instance, GB 10631-2013 "Safety and Quality Specifications for Fireworks" outlines core safety and quality parameters encompassing: product labeling, packaging integrity, visual inspection criteria, component specifications, structural composition, safety parameters, and ignition performance standards.
III. Export Procedures
1. Submit export declarations via China's International Trade Single Window platform.
2. Regional Customs authorities conduct comprehensive inspections of products, including packaging, labeling, and safety markings.
3. Upon successful completion of all inspection parameters, the shipment will be deemed compliant. Customs shall then generate an electronic ledger and issue a Usage Appraisal Certificate for Transport Packaging of Export Dangerous Goods. Any single non-compliance finding will result in the entire shipment being classified as rejected merchandise. If rectifiable through technical remediation, the product shall be resubmitted for inspection after corrective actions.
4. The customs at the port of departure shall clear export goods based on the electronic ledger issued by the originating customs authority and the Inspection Result Report for Transport Packaging of Export Dangerous Goods.
IV. Official Customs Notice
1. As explosive substances under international transport regulations, fireworks and firecrackers require strict compliance with statutory packaging and transportation requirements, differing significantly from general cargo.
2. Import/export enterprises must accurately declare transport hazard classifications. Underreporting risk levels (particularly high-risk categorizations) for export fireworks constitutes regulatory non-compliance, creating critical safety hazards due to inadequate protective measures and endangering public safety.
3. Customs authorities will rigorously enforce penalties against illicit exports of hazardous materials, including pyrotechnic products.
Disclaimer：The above content is translated from Chinese version of Shijiazhuang Customs 12360. The Shijiazhuang Customs 12360 version shall prevail.