As of May 1, customs in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Nanning, Haikou and other cities of the Pan-Pearl River Delta will be included in Guangdong’s integrated customs clearance reform. The 11 customs in the four provinces of the Pan-Pearl River Delta will work as one customs, which will greatly facilitate the import and export business of enterprises.

 

The integrated customs clearance effort this time complies with the country’s development strategy, said He Li, deputy director of Guangdong Sub-Administration of China Customs. The reform will not only strengthen the inter-province cooperation of the four provinces in the Pan-Pearl River Delta but also reinforce the unified supervision and collaboration to the four provinces, and flow of market elements among them. It will also boost the further development of economic and trade relations with the countries and regions along the 21^st Maritime Silk Road.

 

According to He Li, with the expansion of integrated customs clearance coverage, customs in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan will implement unified standards in supervision, work flow and services, and achieve “region-wide consistent action, numerous customs work as one.” It is estimated that more than 170,000 import and export enterprises will benefit from the reform.

 

Source: Nanfang Daily, April 29, 2015