US CBP and China Sign MOU to Enhance Supply Chain Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Supply Chain Security and Facilitation. The CBP-China Customs Memorandum of Understanding will serve as a key component of a cooperative security and trade relationship between the two nation’s customs agencies.

US CBP Commissioner David Aguilar

“This memorandum will create a cooperative mechanism for CBP and the General Administration of Customs to collaborate on supply chain security standards and enhance CBP’s implementation of a layered enforcement strategy,” said Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar, who signed the MOU on behalf of CBP.

China General Administration of Customs, Minister Sheng Guangzu

Minister Sheng Guangzu, head of the General Administration of Customs, signed on behalf of the People’s Republic of China.

The MOU was signed during the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which took place in Beijing May 24 – 25. The Strategic and Economic Dialogue is an ongoing mechanism for addressing the challenges and opportunities that the U.S. and China share on a wide range of bilateral, regional, and global areas of immediate and long-term strategic and economic interest.

Jointly led by the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury, and the Chinese Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance, leadership of both countries have committed to delivering concrete, meaningful, and sustained progress over time on long-term strategic and economic objectives through the S&ED.