14 customs measures to serve and guarantee the China-CEEC Expo

 

 

On the 19th, reporter was learned from Ningbo Customs that it has now released the "Ningbo Customs Facilitation Measures for Supporting the 4th China-CEEC Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair", making every effort to ensure the smooth running of this expo. As the only national-level exhibition in China dedicated to CEECs, the 4th China-CEEC Expo will be held at the Ningbo International Conference Center from May 22nd to 25th. It is expected that around 400 exhibitors from CEECs will participate.

 

 

Customs officers inspect relevant exhibited goods. Photo provided by the correspondent

 

 

"Based on the current pre-examination situation, 15 batches of exhibits from countries such as Romania and Poland, valued at approximately 80,000 yuan, have completed pre-examination and filing. They will subsequently enter the country through ports such as Ningbo Zhoushan Port and Ningbo Lishe International Airport," Chen Bo, the director of Yinzhou Customs under Ningbo Customs, introduced. The customs has precisely addressed the issue of enterprises' access to exhibits by initiating the pre-examination mechanism for inbound exhibits in advance and optimizing the review and filing process.

 

The exhibition area of this expo covers 20,000 square meters. It will welcome over 400 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions. More than 8,000 kinds of characteristic products from CEECs will be showcased. The exhibition area, the number of exhibitors and the number of exhibited products have all reached new highs. The exhibition area, the number of exhibitors and the number of exhibited products have all reached new highs. The convenience measures released by Ningbo Customs this time covering three major areas­: service guarantee, policy support and technological empowerment. A total of 14 specific measures have been introduced, such as setting up a "Special Window for Customs Clearance Services of the China-CEEC Expo", a "one-stop" service counter at the exhibition site and a dedicated channel for inbound and outbound personnel to achieve "immediate processing" for exhibits. Optimize the access approval process, implement "immediate approval upon submission" for access approval of animal and plant quarantine, food and cosmetics, etc., and simplify the exhibition procedures for prepackaged food and cosmetics. Relying on the "single window" for international trade to achieve full-process electronic supervision, applying the customs information system to enhance the efficiency of filing and customs clearance, and creating a new "digital and intelligent" supervision model.

 

 

Ningbo Customs has set up a special window for customs clearance services of goods from CEECs. Photo provided by the correspondent

 

 

To enhance the exhibition experience, Ningbo Customs has set up dedicated channels for the Expo at its main business sites, providing round-the-clock reserved customs clearance services. Set up a "Customs Consultation Counter" at the International Conference Center and station an expert team to provide comprehensive on-site customs supervision services and policy interpretation services. Meanwhile, through 12360 hotline, the platform for contacting enterprises and special pages on the official website, Ningbo Customs will interpret key information such as access policies and technical standards in real time, and achieve full coverage of "online + offline" services.

We will continually deepen the "three smart" cooperation with the customs of CEECs, promote the establishment of standardized mutual recognition channels, continuously expand the spillover effects of the expo, and help Ningbo build the "first gateway" for CEE goods to enter the Chinese market. A relevant official from Ningbo Customs said.

It is reported that Ningbo Customs has been continuously promoting the construction of "Smart Customs", exploring application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things to implement full-process traceability management of exhibits, and innovating diversified post-exhibition handling models such as "exhibits transfer in cross-border e-commerce" and "exhibits transfer into special supervision of the Customs", further expanding the spillover effect of the expo. Under the innovative customs supervision model, this expo will inject new impetus into deepening economic and trade cooperation between China and CEECs and promote more high-quality goods to enter the Chinese market.

 

 

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