China News Service, July 22, "At present, in terms of China's foreign trade and foreign-funded enterprises, we have 500,000 foreign trade enterprises and 420,000 foreign-funded enterprises. From the data we have, in the first half of this year, The number of enterprises with actual import and export performance is 443,000. Although there is an increase of 22,000 over the same period last year, it is mainly due to the increase in the number of private small and micro enterprises. The scale of foreign trade enterprises’ imports and exports has been correspondingly reduced. The scale dropped by 8%." Dang Yingjie, head of the National Port Management Office of the General Administration of Customs, said on the 22nd.
Data map: Container terminal operating area. Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Liqiang
Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Implementation Opinions on Further Optimizing the Business Environment and Better Serving Market Entities" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Opinions"). The State Council Information Office held a regular briefing on the State Council’s policies on the 22nd to introduce the "Implementation Opinions".
At the meeting, Dang Yingjie pointed out that in the face of the sudden impact of the epidemic and the complicated external environment, the customs will conduct in-depth investigations on enterprises, continue to play the role of customs 12360 service hotline, "China Customs Credit Management" WeChat platform and customs enterprise coordinator to understand enterprises Provide targeted assistance for the needs and practical difficulties faced by enterprises, vigorously support the development of difficult industries and small and medium-sized enterprises, and give full play to the aura and vitality of small and medium-sized enterprises. Within the permitted scope, we will do our best to provide enterprises with assistance in tax payment, credit management, customs clearance, etc., and take active measures within the scope of responsibility to solve problems for enterprises and protect the main players in the foreign trade and foreign market.
"Optimizing the operating environment of foreign trade and foreign-funded enterprises is an important content of our "Implementation Opinions" this time. To further improve the efficiency of import and export customs clearance is also a common demand of foreign trade enterprises." Dang Yingjie said that the customs will unswervingly promote comprehensive and deepening reforms , Promote the construction of relevant systems at the same time, improve and perfect the legal system, and form a scientific, reasonable and systematic customs supervision system. Under the premise of respecting the independent choice of enterprises, vigorously promote the reform measures such as "advance declaration" of import and export goods and "two-step declaration" of imported goods, and study and promote the "direct delivery by ship" of imported goods and "direct loading of export goods". In the pilot program, continue to reduce the overall customs clearance time of goods and minimize the impact of the epidemic on the overall customs clearance time.
“At the same time, we always take the sense of gain of market players as the standard to measure the success of the reform measures, and continue to improve the actual sense of gain and satisfaction of import and export foreign trade enterprises." Dang Yingjie pointed out that with “advance declaration” and “two steps” Take the reform of "Declaration" as an example. These reform measures are to provide enterprises with a diversified customs clearance service, and enterprises have one more choice. Therefore, companies can adopt a customs clearance model that suits them according to their actual needs, effectively reducing the time and cost of the company's import and export goods at the port of customs clearance.
"We will also work with relevant port authorities to continue to promote the streamlining of regulatory documents for import and export links, simplify the accompanying documents that need to be provided or submitted by enterprises during customs clearance, and implement full-process monitoring and traces of inspection operations, and allow companies where conditions permit Accompanying inspections. According to the Customs Law, it was originally necessary to accompany inspections. At present, in places where conditions permit, enterprises can choose whether to accompany inspections to reduce the burden on enterprises. Continue to promote customs guarantee insurance, self-reporting and self-payment, collective taxation and electronic payment. Optimize the reform of the bulk commodity inspection model and lower the applicable threshold." Dang Yingjie said.
Dang Yingjie pointed out that the AEO system will be further improved, the policy content will be increased, and the number of certified companies will be increased, so that more companies can enjoy more convenience in customs clearance.
"In addition, we will conscientiously implement tax and fee reduction measures, comprehensively review the implementation of various tax and fee reduction measures that have been introduced, and study and think about how to reduce the burden on enterprises within the scope permitted by the policy through innovative management. In conjunction with relevant departments Further promote the standardization and reduction of the cost of compliance in import and export links, reduce the charges for ports, terminals, and inspection and quarantine links, and urge all localities to implement one-stop sunny prices for port charges, and increase the transparency of charges." Dang Yingjie said.