A few days ago, news came out from the General Administration of Customs that starting from May 1st, the General Administration of Customs will expand the scope of enterprises applicable to the “territorial declaration, territorial release” customs clearance model from Class AA enterprises to Class A enterprises. The number of enterprises will expand from 2,948 to 33,540.
Starting from November 1, 2013, the customs began to implement the “territorial declaration, territorial release” model for the goods of Class AA enterprises with the highest credit rating, that is, import and export enterprises can declare to the local customs and handle goods directly at the local customs. In terms of release procedures, inland enterprises, as the biggest beneficiaries, do not have to go back and forth between local customs and port customs to handle customs procedures in manpower, time and cost. Since the implementation of the reform, significant results and good social effects have been achieved in simplifying procedures, improving efficiency, and reducing costs. The average import and export customs clearance time of enterprises that apply the import customs clearance model of “territorial declaration, territorial release” is significantly lower than the average import and export customs clearance time of similar enterprises across the country. The diversion effect on port goods has gradually emerged, effectively boosting the volume of freight under the supervision of inland customs. rise.
Zhang Guangzhi, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs, said that based on careful evaluation, the General Administration of Customs believes that the “territorial declaration, territorial release” customs clearance model is “replicable and promoteable” and has determined to further expand the scope of application of this customs clearance model to allow More import and export companies benefit.
