We learned from the General Administration of Customs that the “single window” for international trade will be extended to all coastal shipping ports within the year.
It is understood that in June 2014, the international trade “single window” was launched as a pilot project in Shanghai Yangshan Free Trade Port Zone. Zhang Guangzhi, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs, said that through this reform, the traditional “series” port customs clearance process has been transformed into a one-time, synchronized “parallel” process, which can simplify multiple declarations by enterprises to the greatest extent and promote trade convenience. , improve customs clearance efficiency. He said that at present, 10 coastal provinces and cities including Shanghai and 5 cities with separate state plans, including Shenzhen, have started program demonstration and construction preparation work. Among them, plans in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangdong, Shandong and other places have passed demonstration and construction work has started.
