Recently, the reporter learned that Shenzhen Customs, in accordance with the unified deployment of the General Administration of Customs, has carried out a special action to promote cross-border trade facilitation for the fourth consecutive year, focusing on platform wisdom construction, foreign trade industry upgrading, unblocking cross-border logistics channels, and optimizing corporate services. In four aspects, 15 facilitation measures have been introduced to fully consolidate and reduce the overall customs clearance time, and continuously improve the cross-border trade facilitation level.
According to customs statistics, in May this year, the overall customs clearance time for imports and exports in Shenzhen customs area was 7.04 hours and 0.67 hours respectively, which was 72.93 and 94.37 percent lower than that in 2017. In the national business environment evaluation reported by the National Development and Reform Commission, Shenzhen has been rated as a benchmark city in the field of cross-border trade for two consecutive years. In the results of the business environment evaluation of Guangdong Province, Shenzhen ranked first in the "cross-border trade" index. A series of measures have enabled Shenzhen's foreign trade structure to continue to optimize and make steady progress. In the first five months of this year, Shenzhen's imports and exports totaled 1.36 trillion billion yuan, an increase of 3.4 percent over the same period last year (the same below). Among them, exports of 850.42 billion billion yuan, an increase of 14.6.
Smart Platform Technology Empowerment
In June, the international cargo terminal of Shenzhen Airport was very hot. The released outbound goods were transported to the airport apron in an orderly manner on the tally platform for installation and export. The imported goods were accurately transferred to different storage areas according to different types and storage requirements. The seemingly complicated and busy customs clearance site is in good order, with close connection between nodes and zero delay in customs clearance. The complex business flow and data flow can be closely connected and accurately matched through the Shenzhen aviation logistics public information platform. Different customs clearance subjects can complete the handling of customs clearance services such as node inquiry and inspection reservation through the information platform, and can view the customs clearance information such as cargo inspection progress and logistics dynamics in real time.
"This allows us not to carry paper materials back and forth through the front desks of customs, freight stations, security checks and other businesses. As long as the waybill binding is completed, we can quickly and clearly check the whole process status of the goods' customs clearance + logistics 'on the platform. In particular, this reservation inspection function allows us to see the inspection progress in real time, arrange manpower in advance, and perform cargo inspection and business data analysis after the inspection. It can be said that this platform is powerful, simple to operate, convenient and practical, and it is a real scientific and technological achievement that facilitates enterprises!" Shenzhen Meibang Express Industrial Co., Ltd. Deputy General Manager Ouyang Yue introduction.
According to customs statistics, from January to May, Shenzhen Aviation Logistics Public Information Platform accepted 372 sub-enterprises' cumulative 4745 ticket reservation inspection forms and 2945 ticket turnover card board out of the park applications, transmitting about 2.87 million logistics data, greatly reducing enterprise errands and paper data circulation, and improving work efficiency.
It is reported that Shenzhen Customs will continue to strengthen scientific and technological empowerment, actively expand and upgrade Shenzhen aviation logistics public information platform, "land link" small program and other "smart" platforms, comprehensively promote "customs clearance + logistics" deep integration, and strive to improve cargo customs clearance efficiency.
Industrial upgrading to reduce the burden of powerful
Recently, Meimei Chuangyi Medical Technology Co., Ltd. in Longgang District of Shenzhen has a batch of production equipment and bonded raw materials that need to be transferred to the Huizhou subsidiary of the group company. "It is a big expense to transfer and allocate bonded materials between Shenzhen and Hui. Apart from the cost alone, the timeliness problem is even more a headache for us at the peak of production capacity." The company's vice president Chi Qifeng this is quite anxious.
After the received the enterprise reflection, Shenzhen Customs door-to-door service, for the enterprise to bring a solution to the problem. By guiding the two companies to jointly participate in the regulatory reform of processing trade of enterprise groups, preferential measures such as free circulation of bonded materials, free formalities for outward processing, and common use of warehouse sites, and superimposing AEO advanced certification of customs and double certification of group processing trade enterprises, products enjoy convenience in customs clearance inspection, bonded goods circulation and other aspects, further reducing customs clearance time and cost.
"after we participated in the regulatory reform of processing trade enterprise groups, we have realized the sharing and sharing of production factors such as materials, equipment and warehouses among the member enterprises of the group, effectively improving the resource utilization rate of the group." Chi Qifeng was full of praise for the customs policy. According to reports, as of May, 88 enterprises from 23 enterprise groups in Shenzhen Guan District have participated in the reform, and the industrial chain covers 10 provinces and 20 cities.
Precise service with temperature
On June 29,, Shenzhen Customs, together with the Municipal Port Office and the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, successfully held another "Shenzhen Port Business Environment Forum". In the form of live online broadcast, the forum explained in detail the import and export requirements of lithium batteries, customs policies for entry and exit special articles, standard declaration and practical operation procedures of cross-border e-commerce. During the process of publicizing the policies, the audience and customs business experts discussed and interacted in real time. Participants gave very enthusiastic feedback on the live broadcast activities. Some viewers left messages. Through this explanation, they deeply understood the relevant policies and practical operation procedures of cross-border e-border e-commerce, also mastered the import and export requirements of lithium batteries, for the future to carry out related business to provide more inspiration and reference.
It is understood that the "Shenzhen Port Business Environment Forum" this year has been successfully held 4 sessions, in the form of live broadcast with "policy dry goods" to help enterprises make good use of preferential enterprise policies and measures, and continuously improve their sense of gain and satisfaction.
In addition, Shenzhen Customs also gives full play to the role of various channels such as the customs 12360 service hotline, the international trade "single window" 95198 service hotline, the China Customs credit management WeChat platform, and the "I Shen Guan" enterprise appeal response platform to collect, Handle and feedback the questions and suggestions raised by enterprises, and vigorously promote the "problem clearing" of enterprises ". From January to May, the customs 12360 hotline received 45000 inquiries, with a connection rate of 99.2. Through the 95198 service platform, 37000 enterprise inquiries were answered through multiple channels. The 95198 hotline connection rate reached 98.98, and the direct consultation processing rate reached 97.43.
Next, Shenzhen Customs will take the special action to promote cross-border trade facilitation as an opportunity to increase customs clearance convenience, reduce logistics costs, stimulate enterprise vitality, optimize customs services and other fields, and make every effort to create a market-oriented, legalized, and international first-class business environment.
Source: Direct cross-border