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On September 24, 2021, Shenzhen Customs issued a policy interpretation on the second batch of measures to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment in 2021. The details are as follows:

Interpretation of Shenzhen Customs' second batch of measures to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment in 2021

In order to facilitate cross-border trading enterprises to further grasp and make full use of the second batch of measures to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment issued by our customs, we now interpret the content of the relevant measures with a view to faster and better implementation of the measures. details as follows:

1. Promote the incremental development of cross-border e-commerce business. Optimize the overseas warehouse filing process, and the Shenzhen Post and Customs will centrally accept filing applications to support cross-border e-commerce companies to expand overseas warehouse business.

[Policy Interpretation] In order to further promote the development of cross-border e-commerce business, provide convenient services to cross-border e-commerce enterprises, concentrate overseas warehouse filing business to Shenzhen Post Office and Customs, realize the standardization and standardization of filing procedures, and provide enterprises with filing and customs clearance "One-stop service. At the same time, establish an online communication channel between customs and enterprises, so that "more data will run away, and enterprises will run less away" and reduce the burden on enterprises.

2. Innovative tariff guarantee insurance "co-insurance" model. Establish a new guarantee mechanism of "enterprise application-bank deposit pledge-insurance company underwriting-customs acceptance" to ease the financial pressure of enterprises.

[Policy Interpretation] In order to further facilitate import and export enterprises to obtain insurance company guarantees and ease the financial pressure of enterprises, on the basis of ensuring tax security, the "insurance + pledge" tariff guarantee insurance "co-insurance" model has been introduced. After the insurance company's credit evaluation, the enterprise provides a certain percentage of guarantee deposit pledge to the treaty bank, the bank conducts special fund supervision, and the insurance company increases the guarantee limit to issue a tariff guarantee insurance policy.

3. Promote the "pre-determination" service of intellectual property rights. For the import and export goods of the production-type advanced certification enterprise, you can apply for the "pre-confirmation right" to the customs at the place of entry and exit before the actual import and export, and the on-site customs will handle it accordingly.

[Policy Interpretation] The Shenzhen Customs Area's production-oriented advanced certification enterprises import and export legal goods that cannot be directly authorized by the relevant right holders at the ports of the customs area. They can apply for the "pre-determination right" to the customs before the actual import and export of the goods, and Provide basic information such as the name, quantity, specifications, model, time of import and export of imported and exported goods, photos or samples of the goods, and evidentiary materials to prove the legal origin of the goods. The customs will quickly verify the intellectual property status of related goods in the import and export process to facilitate the customs clearance of legal goods.

4. Simplify the export "change ship" operation. For seaborne export declarations that change the actual means of transportation, after the enterprise completes the manifest reconfiguration, the system automatically modifies the name, voyage, and bill of lading number of the transportation means of the declaration, reducing the processing steps for the enterprise.

[Policy Interpretation] At present, the customs declaration form modification and withdrawal system has been launched with the automatic reconfiguration function. If an exporting enterprise needs to change the actual means of transport, after completing the manifest reconfiguration in the "single window" of international trade, the name of the means of transport, voyage number, bill of lading number and other data on the customs declaration form will be automatically modified accordingly, and the enterprise does not need to apply for revision of the declaration form again.

5. Optimize the customs clearance mode for imported frozen products. Improve the efficiency of machine inspection, support qualified third-party agencies to carry out preventive disinfection business at the port link, increase the number of disinfection operations, and improve the efficiency of customs clearance for imported frozen products.

[Policy Interpretation] In order to improve the customs clearance efficiency of imported cold chain food at Shenzhen Port, we strongly support qualified third-party agencies to station at various import ports to carry out preventive disinfection business, and improve the efficiency of disinfection operations by optimizing disinfection operation time and increasing operation frequency. At the same time, Further improve the inspection efficiency of imported frozen products and shorten the time for customs clearance of imported cold chain food.

6. Optimize bulk grain import operations. For imported sorghum that meets the requirements and passed the on-site quarantine, there is no need to wait for the inspection results, and it is allowed to be lifted and shipped to designated processing plants or designated storage warehouses with conditions. Grain stranded in the port is allowed to be unloaded directly to the barge, and lifted off immediately after passing the inspection and quarantine.

[Policy Interpretation] Grain companies that are stranded in Hong Kong can apply to Shekou Customs for "conditional lift-off" and "ship for warehouse". After Shekou Customs accepts the assessment, they can allow the enterprise to unload the grain to the barge, which can be lifted off immediately after passing the inspection and quarantine. Imported sorghum without a centrally controlled safety risk monitoring instruction is allowed to be transported to designated processing plants or designated storage warehouses with conditions after passing the on-site quarantine.

7. Optimize the inspection and drawer mode of incoming panels. Further reduce the number of wall cabinet inspections, improve the efficiency of panel inspection and release, and facilitate customs clearance of inbound panels.

[Policy Interpretation] According to the company's credit status, combined with product risks, scientifically and dynamically reduce the number of wall cabinet inspections, improve the efficiency of panel inspection and release, and facilitate customs clearance of inbound panels.

8. Speed up the safe customs clearance of special items. For special entry-exit items such as experimental cells, biological reagents, and new coronavirus vaccines that are declared to contain highly pathogenic pathogenic microorganisms or need to be transported in the cold chain, provide guidance for the entire process of customs clearance, implement appointment inspections, priority inspections, and quick inspections and releases.

[Policy Interpretation] In order to support the development of Shenzhen’s biomedical industry, on the basis of strict biosafety control, for the declared entry and exit special items containing highly pathogenic pathogenic microorganisms, the company proactively contact the on-site inspection department after the goods arrive, and conduct on-site inspection The department implements priority inspection on entry and exit special items containing highly pathogenic pathogenic microorganisms; for cold chain transport of entry and exit special items, according to the application of the enterprise, the on-site inspection department implements priority inspection by Taiwan, and provides guidance for the entire process of customs clearance. For biological materials that need to be stored and transported in the cold chain, such as the new crown vaccine, companies can apply to the customs at the exit port to make an appointment for inspection in advance according to the production and business plan.

9. Intensify the promotion of the "Haitietong" project. Relying on the Pingyan Railway, we will promote the "field-port linkage" between Sinotrans Pinghu Logistics Center and Yantian Port, and support the customs clearance and inspection procedures for goods imported and exported through Yantian Port at Sinotrans Pinghu Logistics Center.

[Policy Interpretation] In order to build a modern freight logistics system and support the Shenzhen hub port to expand sea-rail combined transportation, the “Bay Area Sea-Rail Link” project has been launched to promote the development of sea-rail combined transportation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. After the export goods are assembled in the Pinghu Logistics Center of Sinotrans, the export declaration form is declared in advance and the customs clearance inspection procedures are completed at Sungang Customs. The Pingyan Railway is used to transfer to the Yantian Port. The terminal company will follow the customs operation requirements and the terminal production operations. Plan to go through the cargo loading procedures.

10. Expand the field of ERP supervision application. Further expand the scope of ERP system docking to general trade supply chain enterprises and general trade manufacturing enterprises, and implement online supervision to reduce the impact of on-site supervision on the production and operation of enterprises.

[Policy Interpretation] In order to promote the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, deepen the "Internet + Customs" reform, and comprehensively deepen the promotion of the "Internet + Online Audit" supervision model, the customs credit rating is above the general certification (or below the general certification but approved by the customs) In addition, general trade supply chains and general trade manufacturing enterprises that have applied the ERP system for management can apply to the customs of their respective territories. For specific guidelines, please refer to the "Announcement of Shenzhen Customs on Comprehensively Deepening and Promoting the Supervisory Model of "Internet + Online Audit"."