8/21/2021

The Port Administration Department of the State Office of GACC issued a notice on August 20, 2021, further deepening the reform of cross-border trade facilitation and optimizing the business environment at ports – No. 85 [2021]. This notice laid out specific requirements for the facilitation of cross-border trade.

GACC evaluated this document in-depth in conjunction with the above-mentioned related departments. These measures mainly include 27 specific contents in five aspects and put forward new requirements for refining policy. The highlights of the main contents are summarized as follows:

Headline: Notice by the General Administration of Customs, the National Development and     

Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of 

Commerce, the National Health Commission, the State Taxation Administration, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration on Further Deepening the Reform to facilitate Cross-border Trade and optimizing the Business environment at Ports.

1. DEEPENING REFORM AND INNOVATION AND FURTHER OPTIMIZE THE ENTIRE CHAIN AND PROCESS OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE.
2. CLARIFY AND STANDARDIZE FEES AND FURTHER REDUCE IMPORT AND EXPORT COSTS.
3. STRENGTHEN TECHNOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE CAPABILITIES OF PORTS.
4. EFFICIENTLY BENEFIT ENTERPRISES AND PEOPLE AND FURTHER IMPROVE THE OVERALL SERVICE ENVIRONMENT FOR CROSS-BORDER TRADE.
5. PROMOTE SMART SHARING AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN CROSS-BORDER

Reference: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/zfxxgk/zfxxgkml34/3833843/index.html