China News Service, Taiyuan, February 7 (Reporter Yang Jing) The reporter learned from Taiyuan Customs on the 7th that since the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), Taiyuan Customs has issued a total of 2,932 RCEP certificates of origin, with a visa amount of 10.6 billion. Among them, in 2023, the import and export volume of Shanxi Province's enterprises to RCEP trading partners will increase by 10.8%.
January 1, 2024 is the second anniversary of RCEP coming into effect. In the past two years, the partnership between RCEP member countries has continued to expand. From the initial "cooperation" of 10 countries to the "joint hands" of 13 countries today, regional economic connectivity has shown strong vitality and vitality, bringing more choices to enterprises and consumers in participating countries. and opportunities.
Provide considerate service step by step
Shanxi Dajin Activated Carbon Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the major companies exporting activated carbon products in Taiyuan City. Its products are mainly sold to Japan, Europe and other countries and regions. In the month when the policy came into effect, the company learned about the RCEP preferential policies at the Jinyang Customs policy briefing and immediately inquired whether activated carbon could enjoy the relevant policies.
Jinyang Customs arranges dedicated personnel to explain RCEP rules of origin and tariff reduction policies to enterprises in detail, and provide step-by-step guidance on the application process. With the help of the customs, the company's activated carbon worth about 400,000 yuan was successfully sold from Shanxi to Japan, with a tariff reduction of nearly 11,730 yuan.
“In the past, the company’s products sold to Japan used non-preferential certificates of origin and were unable to enjoy tariff preferences. The entry into force of RCEP not only helped us reduce product costs and enjoy policy dividends, but also gave us more opportunities to expand new export business. Improve the scale and efficiency of exports," said Yan Guangyu, general manager of the company. In the past two years, the company has applied for more than 100 RCEP certificates of origin and enjoyed Japanese tariff concessions of approximately 1.6136 million yuan.
Service professional town enterprise export
Fenjiu and mature vinegar are Shanxi specialty products with profound cultural heritage and excellent craftsmanship quality, demonstrating Shanxi's unique brewing skills and food culture. Since RCEP came into effect, leading enterprises in Shanxi Province, Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Distillery Co., Ltd. and Shanxi Shuita Vinegar Industry Co., Ltd., have seized development opportunities and actively expanded their market share. Products exported through RCEP certificates have been exported to Southeast Asian markets.
However, when they first applied for the RCEP certificate, the two companies faced difficulties such as "the origin standards of the declared products." After Jinyang Customs learned about the company's difficulties, it sent experts to help the company understand the RCEP rules of origin, help the company determine the applicable RCEP standards of origin for Fenjiu and mature vinegar, determine whether it contains non-original ingredients, determine the applicable standards of origin, and conduct written review of product information. Verification will ultimately help Shanxi specialty products enjoy discounts smoothly.
Optimize the certificate application process
"After the implementation of the new policy, there is no longer a need to go through cumbersome filing procedures. We can quickly complete the certificate application, avoiding problems such as export goods being stranded in ports abroad, and bringing tangible benefits to enterprises." Shanxi Fuji New Energy Materials Technology said Zhou Zhengchong, deputy general manager of the company.
Starting from November 1, 2023, the General Administration of Customs decided to cancel the registration matters for enterprises in the origin of export goods. The company is the first company in Shanxi Province to apply for an RCEP certificate of origin after canceling registration. Jinyang Customs has established a barrier-free service channel for enterprises and opened a special service hotline for RCEP to provide enterprises with policy consultation, business guidance and other services; it has optimized the application and issuance of certificates throughout the process, actively promoted self-service printing of certificates of origin, and superimposed "intelligent review" model to promote "secondary visa review" for origin visas.
In addition, Taiyuan Customs has gone deep into the import and export enterprises in its jurisdiction, provided services and policies, proactively implemented the "Taiyuan Customs Service (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) Implementation of Ten Measures to Promote Shanxi's Open Economic Development", and focused on various rules of RCEP trade facilitation , guide enterprises to use RCEP import and export policies to reduce trade barriers, improve trade efficiency, and enjoy policy dividends such as tariff reductions and exemptions, and trade facilitation.
At the same time, it provides policy consultation, training and guidance services, publicizes policies in various forms, answers questions for enterprises, helps them become familiar with RCEP rules of origin and agreed tax rates, and facilitates enterprises to expand overseas markets.
In the next step, Taiyuan Customs will continue to promote the "data sharing + intelligent review + self-service printing" model, strengthen the tracking and analysis of the implementation effects of various preferential trade agreements such as RCEP, implement classified policies, conduct precise research and judgment, and guide enterprises to make full use of the agreement policies, and provide Shanxi's foreign trade development has injected strong impetus. (over)