General

In October this year, the "single window" of international trade, the new western land and sea channel platform, was launched; In November, China Mongolia and China Pakistan (Kyrgyzstan) signed the "single window" cooperation framework agreement on international trade... The "single window" of international trade accelerated connectivity, significantly improved the level of cross-border trade facilitation between China and countries along the "the Belt and Road", and Gansu, located in the northwest inland hinterland, also benefited from this.

"The whole process of international trade is completed online through a 'single window', from the declaration of export to the port shipment, which truly realizes' second release '." Xu Youxiang, a "senior foreign trader" in Gansu, said that he had witnessed the development of foreign trade in Gansu since he was engaged in foreign trade in the 1990s. In the past decade, with the online operation of the "single window", the functional structure has been continuously optimized, and we have personally realized that scientific and technological innovation makes customs clearance more convenient and enterprise operating costs lower.

In recent years, Lanzhou Customs has promoted and applied "single window" through field research, on-site teaching, training classes and other forms to guide enterprises to unlock "new skills" such as intelligent customs clearance, logistics collaboration and data sharing.

"When new functions are launched, Lanzhou Customs takes the initiative to do a good job of supporting teaching, tracking and guidance, so that the measures of benefiting enterprises and facilitating enterprises can be implemented, and enhance the sense of enterprise acquisition." Wang Xiaole, head of the Commodity Inspection Section of Lanzhou Customs Comprehensive Business Division I, said that up to now, the application rate of "single window" goods, manifest, means of transport declaration and other major businesses in Lanzhou Customs customs area has reached 100%.

Entering the bonded warehouse of Lanzhou New Area Comprehensive Bonded Zone, cross-border e-commerce face sheets are being printed in an orderly manner, and the goods on the sorting line are orderly passing through the security gate. The customs officers of Jincheng Customs affiliated to Lanzhou Customs closely watch the screen to check the X-ray machine images, and unpack and check the abnormalities found.

"Through the cross-border e-commerce platform, it is more convenient for Gansu's characteristic products to be exported to countries along the" the Belt and Road "." Huang Zhiheng, Deputy Director of Comprehensive Business Division II of Lanzhou Customs, said that the Customs gave priority to supporting Lanzhou and Tianshui to be approved as cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot areas, promoting the continuous expansion of open platform functions, building a variety of cross-border e-commerce business models under customs supervision, and injecting new vitality into Gansu's foreign trade growth.

Recently, Lanzhou Customs organized business training around the "current situation and regulatory requirements of cross-border e-commerce export overseas warehouses and new business forms of foreign trade financial services".

"The customs guides us to file and declare. Jingning Apple exports to Bangladesh, Indonesia and other countries and regions along the" the Belt and Road "through the cross-border e-commerce model. Against the background of declining traditional foreign trade situation, the cross-border e-commerce platform has become a new channel for fresh apples to open up overseas markets." Wang Huaili, the foreign trade manager of Hongliufu Fruit Industry Co., Ltd. in Jingning County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province, said that he watched the smooth delivery of the whole car of apples.

Lanzhou Customs has also established an online and offline interaction mechanism between customs and enterprises, actively connected with local commerce and other relevant departments, timely promoted international market information, export market inspection and quarantine policies, etc. for enterprises, and encouraged and supported enterprises to actively develop export markets. At the same time, we signed cooperation agreements with the customs of Nanjing, Urumqi and other places to jointly support smooth trade exchanges.

A few days ago, 18 tons of pumpkin seeds produced in Qingcheng County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province were successfully exported to Uruguay, marking the continued expansion of the "the Belt and Road" market for the export of Gansu seed products.

In recent years, Gansu and the countries along the "the Belt and Road" have continued to expand trade scale and strengthen industrial cooperation in energy commodities, basic raw materials, bulk agricultural products, etc. According to statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, Gansu's import and export of international trade to countries along the "the Belt and Road" reached 23.57 billion yuan, up 25.5% year on year, accounting for nearly 50% of the province's total foreign trade value