Guangzhou Customs is under the direct leadership of the General Administration of Customs, and is responsible for the operation, management, supervision and monitoring of customs work at designated ports and related areas. Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs is a bureau-level organization directly led by the General Administration of Customs. Entrusted by the General Administration of Customs, it undertakes the duties of supervision, inspection and auditing. Contact units are customs directly under Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Guiyang 14. So from this perspective, the two are equal, not subordinate.
Guangzhou Customs is directly under the official department level, and the administrative level of the main leaders (that is, the Commissioner and Party Secretary) is the official department level. Although the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs is an agency of the General Administration of Customs, the main leaders (namely, the director and the secretary of the Party Committee) are well matched, and the members of the Party Committee of the General Administration of Customs are concurrently appointed, and the administrative level is deputy ministerial level. Therefore, the main leaders of Guangdong Branch of General Administration of Customs are higher than Guangzhou Customs.
In addition, the Guangdong branch of the General Administration of Customs has greater leadership power, and it needs to assist the General Administration in inspecting and understanding the cadres directly under the Customs 14, selecting and employing people, and supervising and inspecting the work of building a clean and honest government.