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According to customs data, during the Spring Festival, Shanghai Ruifu Trade Co., Ltd. declared a batch of imports of more than 700000 yuan of cherries in accordance with the customs clearance integration mode, and the country of origin of imports was Chile. With the certificate of origin of the China-Chile Free Trade Agreement provided by the enterprise, the import tariff rate applicable to the goods at the time of customs clearance was reduced from 10% to 0, enjoying a tariff reduction of more than 70000 yuan.

Zhang Borui, the manager of Wuhan Zhongshi International Logistics Co., Ltd., a customs agent, said: "When customs clearance, enterprises can enjoy a 10% tariff concession by virtue of the preferential certificate of origin. Not only the tax cost is low, but also the customs clearance speed is fast, which greatly reduces the detention time of fresh agricultural products, reduces the customs clearance cost of enterprises, and the mopeds arrive at the table of the people at the first time." This is only Wuhan Customs to optimize the business environment A microcosm of the development of foreign trade.

"At present, China has signed 21 free trade agreements with more than 20 countries and regions. According to customs data, in the past 10 years, Japan, South Korea, Australia and other major trading partners have been included in China's free trade 'circle of friends'. The scale of enterprises enjoying the free trade agreements has been expanding, and the tariff concessions under the free trade agreements have become an important engine for export growth." The head of Wuhan Customs Tariff Office introduced.

Tariff concessions are the most important institutional opening achievements of free trade agreements such as RCEP in the field of goods trade. The certificate of origin is an important certificate for enterprises to enjoy tariff concessions under RCEP. According to customs data, in 2022, Wuhan Customs inspected and released 40.368 billion yuan of import and export preferential goods under the Free Trade Agreement, an increase of 13.57% year on year. Customs data showed that in terms of imports, the value of preferential goods was 9.756 billion yuan, and tariff concessions were 598 million yuan, up 35.58% and 27.41% respectively year on year. The top three free trade agreements were China-ASEAN, China-Korea, and RCEP; According to customs data, in terms of exports, 48200 certificates of origin of the FTA were issued, and the value of the goods was 30.612 billion yuan, up 2.93% and 7.99% year on year, respectively. The top three were China-ASEAN, China-Korea, and China-Chile FTA.