Hengqin officially closes customs operations today
The "first-line" goods from Macao enter Hengqin duty-free, and the "second-line" personal items carried into the mainland are tax-free up to NT$8,000.
At 0:00 today, the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "Cooperation Zone") officially implemented separate line management and closed customs operations. From then on, the "first line" of goods was liberalized and the "second line" was controlled, making the entry and exit of personnel highly convenient.
From now on, mainland goods entering Hengqin will be regarded as exports, and value-added tax and consumption tax refunds will be implemented in accordance with regulations. Macao goods entering the cooperation zone through the "first line" will be tax-free, and passengers entering the mainland from the "second line" will be tax-free for items not exceeding 8,000 yuan.
Text/Guangzhou Daily all-media reporters Chen Zhijia and Xie Yingjun
Reporter experience
Items related to random inspections on the island need to be declared
Before the customs closure, the reporter conducted an on-site visit to the camp to experience the sampling inspection arrangement on the island. The location was the customs supervision operation site of the "second-line" channel west of the Hengqin Bridge - the Hengqin Bridge is a "second-line" channel open 24 hours a day, except for All except large trucks (engineering vehicles) can pass.
The reporter experienced taking a bus out of the island. He first walked through the lobby of the island, and then boarded a bus. When the vehicle entered the "second line" passage through Qinhai East Road, it encountered a random inspection. All passengers got off the bus and walked out with their luggage. From the island hall to the "Daqiao Second Line Channel North" station, take the bus out of the island again.
What should I do if I bring items that need to be declared to customs?
Guo Keye, section chief of Hengqin Customs, said passengers can walk into the outbound travel inspection hall to declare.
If you miss the train due to random inspection, you can transfer for free and conveniently at the "Daqiao Second Line Channel North" station.
If you are driving by yourself, the vehicle can go straight through Huandao East Road or turn right on Qinhai East Road to enter the "second line" channel of Hengqin Bridge. Vehicles that have not been randomly inspected can go directly onto the bridge and leave the island. Vehicles that have been randomly inspected need to follow the on-site instructions and enter the passenger car inspection site for acceptance. After inspection, leave the island.
If you are taking a taxi or online car-hailing service, turn right from Qinhai East Road and enter the inspection site through the dedicated channel at gates 11 and 12. Vehicles that have not been randomly inspected can go directly onto the bridge and leave the island.
Urban rail: enable one-time baggage inspection in the Guangzhou-Railway joint operation area
What should I pay attention to when taking the urban rail?
At the Zhuhai-Jinjiang Intercity Hengqin Station, the original entrance of the station has been adjusted to the "Guan-Railway Joint Operation Area", and customs staff will be on duty from now on.
According to reports, after the cooperation zone is closed and operational, passengers in the "Guanzhou-Railway Joint Operation Area" will undergo railway safety inspections and customs supervision inspections at the same time, achieving dual uses of one machine and one inspection of luggage.
At the same time, the station has also been renovated recently. Five self-service ticket vending machines have been moved to the waiting room. The ticket checking function of the entrance gate has been simultaneously upgraded to real-name verification and ticket checking functions. Passengers will uniformly change to check at the ticket gate. There is no need to scan your ID at the security checkpoint.
Ferry: If your flight is delayed due to cooperating with customs inspection, you can change your flight for free
Today's morning boat at Hengqin Passenger Terminal sets sail at 9:15 a.m. The boarding process is "security inspection (second line inspection) - ticket inspection - boarding". At the boarding gate, you need to cooperate with the customs and on-site staff at the terminal to check the carry-on Items will be inspected and inspected before boarding the ship.
The reporter learned that if the original flight of a passenger is delayed due to customs inspection due to personal cargo, he can change his ticket to a nearby flight to board the ship for free or go through the refund procedure for free.
As for buying tickets, you can register your personal real-name information through official website ticketing platforms such as "Hengqin Passenger Terminal" and "Hengqin Passenger Terminal Ferry Ticket Pass" for real-name ticket purchase, or purchase and collect tickets at the terminal ticket window or self-service ticket vending machine.
You must bring a valid personal ID to board the ship, which is the ID card used when purchasing the ticket, the QR code of the electronic ticket or the paper ticket.
Gongbei Customs: Simplified enterprise declaration items
It is reported that processing value-added policy is one of the hot spots that enterprises pay most attention to.
The customs has innovatively implemented simplified declaration and filing management for some "front-line" incoming and outgoing duty-free and bonded goods. It has launched two declaration methods: "minimalist" and "sub-simplified" for different types of goods. The fields for filling in the declarations have been reduced from the traditional 49 to 28. 32 items, the items declared by enterprises have been greatly simplified.
After Hengqin is closed, there will be one "first-line" port and seven "second-line" customs operation sites, covering multiple lines of business such as travel inspection, freight, customs clearance, and inspection (verification).
Gongbei Customs has a long-term plan and proactively explores the implementation of intelligent plan review of the passenger car H986 (top-illuminated type) at Hengqin Port. It innovatively establishes a "one vehicle, one file" filing database and adopts the method of "big data + intelligent plan review". , embedding functions such as multi-category detection to improve the accuracy and speed of intelligent review.
At present, Hengqin Port uses intelligent passenger car map review to account for nearly 50% of the cases seized, and the inspection efficiency has increased by 30%. During this customs closure operation, Gongbei Customs vigorously promoted its application to the central control vehicle inspection of the "second-tier" channel. It will effectively improve the efficiency of vehicle inspection and release.
Hengqin Port: Macao residents can bring fruits, vegetables and cooked meat into the cooperation zone
Starting today, the "New Home Convenient Channel" has been opened at Hengqin Port, making it more convenient for Macao residents to cross the "front line".
Huang Ning, Section Chief of Hengqin Customs, said that the "New Home Convenient Channel" has the same functions as the current regular channels. It is specially prepared for Macao residents and can further facilitate the passage of Macao residents.
He also said that if the luggage items carried by passengers entering the country for the first time within 15 days are for personal use, within a reasonable quantity, and comply with relevant management regulations, the customs will release them duty-free unless national laws and administrative regulations clearly stipulate that they are not exempt from tax exemption.
At the same time, the cooperation zone allows Macao residents who study, work, start a business, and live in the zone to bring relevant animal and plant products into the cooperation zone, including fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, cooked meat, packaged animal-derived milk and dairy products, cooked Eggs and their products, fresh fruits and vegetables, edible fungi and various fresh cut flower combinations, etc.
Hengqin smart port public service platform launched
Yesterday, the Hengqin Smart Port Public Service Platform website was officially launched.
At the same time, on the Macau side of the Hengqin Port Entry and Exit Hall, the Enterprise and Talent Service Center of the Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone has offline consultation desks to provide business consulting services on the public service platform.
According to reports, the public server platform has three application versions, including the web version, the "Qin'ao Port Pass" WeChat applet and the upcoming APP.
The homepage of the public service platform website has three functional modules: dynamic information, business processing, and policies and regulations, and provides a variety of convenient services such as online consultation, hotlines, and service suggestions.
It is reported that at present, the personal service function module provides "first-line" services for declaration of the list of eligible persons for Macao residents, registration of animal and plant products carried by Macao residents, and "second-line" passage declaration services; while the enterprise service function module provides one-code customs clearance for imported Macao-made food Traceability applications, "first-line" services for duty-free import entity declarations, and "second-tier" services for channel passage declarations, tax-free goods declarations, and processing value-added accounting declarations.
Focus Q&A
What is the cooperation zone closed operation?
Simply put, the closed customs operation of the Cooperation Zone means that goods entering the Cooperation Zone from Macao through the "front line" can be tax-free or bonded, and items for personal use and in reasonable quantities can be exempted from tax. Among them, tax-free (bonded) goods are within the zone Free movement between eligible entities, and entry from the cooperation zone to other mainland areas via the "second line" are regarded as imports, and customs procedures must be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations on imported goods.
Prohibited and restricted goods and items will still be handled in accordance with current laws and regulations.
Under what circumstances can I enjoy the 8,000 yuan tax exemption when I bring items to the mainland via the "second line"?
According to the current tax policy arrangements, there are no tax-free items for sale in the cooperation zone. All items legally purchased in the cooperation zone are tax-paid items and are not included in the 8,000 yuan tax-free quota.
The reason why duty-free items appear in the normal supervision of the "second line" is actually a problem of the transfer of inbound duty-free items from the "first line" to the "second line" for supervision.
If a visitor (mainland resident, Hong Kong and Macao resident) enters and exits the zone for the first time within 15 days, he or she can bring tax-free items for personal use up to 8,000 yuan (inclusive), and tax will be paid if the amount exceeds 8,000 yuan.
On the other hand, if a passenger enters and exits the area multiple times within 15 days, the customs will only inspect and release the items necessary for the journey. Any duty-free items exceeding those necessary for the journey will be taxed by the customs.
What are the benefits of closing borders to businesses?
There are so many benefits.
For example, tax-free (bonded) goods are applicable to a wide range of entities, which is beneficial to various business entities in the cooperation zone when importing tax-free (bonded) goods; the scope of tax-free (bonded) goods is no longer limited to “use related to production”, which is beneficial to businesses with machinery, Business entities that need to import equipment and other goods for their own use; the scope of "front-line" bonded goods has been expanded to all categories, directly benefiting business entities with needs for "temporary entry and return" of goods; simplified declarations will be implemented for some "front-line" import and export tax-free (bonded) goods. It is conducive to trade between Macao and Macao; goods containing imported materials and parts with a processing value added of 30% and above can be exempted from import tariffs when entering the mainland through the "second line", which directly benefits Macao brand industries and manufacturing entities such as technology research and development, traditional Chinese medicine and so on. .
What preferential treatment does an enterprise have in terms of import and export taxes?
There are also many preferential policies. For example, relevant goods from the mainland entering the cooperation zone through the "second line" are regarded as exports, and value-added tax and consumption tax refunds will be implemented in accordance with regulations.
For another example, goods containing imported materials produced by enterprises in the cooperation zone and whose value-added processing in the cooperation zone reaches or exceeds 30% will be exempted from import tariffs when entering the mainland through the "second line", and import value-added tax and consumption tax will be levied in accordance with regulations.
In addition, enterprises registered in the cooperation zone and with independent legal person status, administrative agencies, public institutions, and statutory bodies in the cooperation zone, as well as social groups and private non-enterprise units registered in the cooperation zone, import machines and equipment for their own use (not Including transportation equipment such as aircraft, automobiles, ships and yachts), molds and spare parts and infrastructure materials used to repair the above goods (excluding interior decoration and decoration materials), are exempt from import duties, import value-added tax and consumption tax.
(Guangzhou Daily)