Article 57. Terms used in this Law are defined as follows:

The term " inward and outward means of transport " means various types of vessels, vehicles, aircraft and pack-animals which enter or leave the territory carrying persons, goods or articles.

The term " transit, transshipment and through goods " means goods which come from a place outside the territory and pass through the territory enroute to a place outside the territory. Among them, " transit goods " are those which pass through the territory by land, " transshipment goods " are those which do not pass through the territory by land but are loaded on a different means of transport at a place with a customs establishment, and " through goods " are those which are carried into and out of the territory by the same vessel or aircraft.

The term " goods under customs control " means import and export goods and transit goods, transshipment goods and through goods listed under Article 17 of this Law, temporarily imported and exported goods, bonded goods and other inward and outward goods for which customs formalities have not been completed.

The term " bonded goods " means goods which have entered the territory by approval of the Customs as items for which no formalities have been performed in the way of duty payment and which will be reshipped out of the territory after being stored, processed or assembled in the territory.

The term " customs surveillance zone " means any seaport, railway or highway station, airport, border pass or international postal matter exchange station where there is a customs establishment, any other place where customs control is exercised, and any place without a customs establishment which has been approved by the State Council as a point of entry into and exit from the territory.

Article 58. The Customs shall reward units or individuals for meritorious service in providing information or assistance which leads to the discovery and seizure of offenders against this Law. It shall keep the identities of such units or individuals strictly confidential.

Article 59. The State Council shall draw up rules governing control over the means of transport, goods and articles going between the Special Economic Zones and other specially designated areas and other parts of the territory.

Article 60. The General Customs Administration shall, pursuant to this Law, formulate rules of implementation to be reported to the State Council for approval before they come into force.

Article 61. This Law shall go into effect as of July 1, 1987. The Provisional Customs Law of the People's Republic of China promulgated by the Central People's Government on April 18, 1951, shall be annulled therefrom.

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