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According to Tianjin import and export data, in January 2023, Tianjin Customs issued 410 RCEP certificates of origin for Tianjin export enterprises, with the value of certified goods of 168 million yuan, up 75% and 114% respectively from the same period last year.

"Now that we have the RCEP certificate of origin, our products exported to Indonesia are more competitive in the market." Duan Tingting, the foreign trade manager of Tianjin Santena International Trade Co., Ltd., said that not long ago, they applied to Tianjin Customs for the first RCEP certificate of origin for export to Indonesia for a batch of storage baskets.

On January 2, the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) came into force for Indonesia, which means that China's export goods can enjoy a lower rate of the RCEP agreement than the MFN tax rate in Indonesia. The competitiveness of China's export goods in the Indonesian market will be further enhanced, and export enterprises can obtain more trade opportunities from it. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

"In the past, we have been handling China-ASEAN certificate of origin for our products, and the tariff rate is 5% at the time of customs clearance in Indonesia. Now we can enjoy 'zero' customs clearance by applying for the RCEP certificate of origin, and only this batch of goods can pay less than 2500 yuan of tariff. Our products are more competitive," said Duan Tingting, the foreign trade manager of Tianjin Santena International Trade Co., Ltd., who said that since this year, enterprises have exported 12 batches of receiving baskets, The value of the goods is 2.5 million yuan, and Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

In order to further promote the implementation of RCEP tariff preferential policies in Tianjin, Tianjin Customs actively combed the trade data of enterprises in the customs area exporting to RCEP member countries, compared the tariff rates of goods in Indonesia under different preferential trade agreements, and guided enterprises to choose the most appropriate preferential trade agreement certificate of origin. At the same time, "one enterprise and one policy" was adopted to accurately assist the target enterprises in the customs area, guide the application personnel of enterprises to apply for the RCEP certificate using the "single window" of China's international trade, guide enterprises to adopt visa facilitation measures such as self-service printing, and help enterprises obtain the RCEP certificate of origin with the fastest speed, the shortest time, and the highest quality. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

With the implementation of tariff concession arrangements in the second year by the member countries of the RCEP, the tariff of the RCEP agreement will be further reduced, and the range of tariff preferences that import and export enterprises can enjoy will also be further expanded.

Sanyang Wool Products (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. is an enterprise operating cosmetic appliances in Jinghai District, Tianjin, which mainly produces cosmetic brushes, nylon staple and other products.

"With the reduction of the RCEP tariff year by year, we can enjoy more and more preferential treatment. For example, the tariff of cosmetic brushes in the importing country decreased from 6.6% to 6% last year, and this year it decreased to 5.4%." said Fang Yinzhi, the company's business manager.

In order to help enterprises fully enjoy the benefits, Tianjin Customs takes the RCEP promotion service as an important starting point to promote the stability and quality of foreign trade. It sends policies to enterprises through telephone connection, WeChat grid group, "one-to-one" guidance and assistance, and other ways to solve the problems of enterprises in the application of the RCEP certificate, and actively guides enterprises in the customs area to make full use of the convenience measures such as intelligent document review, self-service printing, and nearby certificate collection, to help enterprises apply for the certificate of origin without hindrance Zero delay, guide enterprises to make full use of the dividend of RCEP tariff policy, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.