Macao residents can quickly clear customs through the New Home Convenient Channel at Hengqin Port
The Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone has implemented a separate management policy, and policy dividends continue to be released
Macao residents: Life in the "Twin Cities" of Qin and Macao is becoming more and more convenient
Photo report from Yangcheng Evening News reporter Li Xu and correspondent Yang Jing: Starting from 0:00 on March 1, the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone has officially implemented the "first-line" release of goods, "second-line" control, and highly convenient personnel entry and exit. In accordance with the front-line management policy, Hengqin's "first-line" and "second-line" operations have been operating smoothly and orderly over the past month, and policy dividends have continued to be released.
Since the implementation of separate line management, as of 0:00 on April 1, there have been 1.759 million inbound and outbound passengers through the "first-line" Hengqin Port, a year-on-year increase of 35%. Among them, about 140,000 people passed the customs efficiently through the "New Home" convenient channel at Hengqin Port; about 2,500 Macao residents were reviewed and applied for the preferential policy of "allowing Macao residents to bring relevant animal and plant products into the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone" and registered in total Carrying nearly 800 batches of related animal and plant products. The four "second-line" highway passages (Hengqin Bridge, Hengqin Tunnel, Shenzhen Tunnel, and Shishimen Tunnel) have inspected and released a total of 1.4669 million vehicles.
"I have lived in Hengqin for more than a year. I commute between Qingdao and Macao every day. Today I brought avocados to my home in Hengqin. After the new policy was implemented on March 1, life in the 'Twin Cities' has become more and more convenient." Macao resident Ouyang Yan Xiao said.
The customs shares the X-ray machine with the security inspection in the exit hall of Hengqin Port and implements the "one machine, two screens, one inspection" model. Passenger luggage can be cleared through customs after passing through the machine once; a "'New Home'" convenient channel is set up in the entry hall of Hengqin Port "It is more convenient for eligible Category 4 residents of Macao to bring more than 300 animal and plant products in 7 categories to pass through customs.
Hengqin Dah Chong Hong Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. is the first Australian-funded enterprise to enjoy the goods bonded policy through simplified declaration after the customs closure. "The international trade 'single window' cargo declaration system has been optimized and upgraded for Hengqin, making it more convenient and efficient. The declaration uses the 'sub-simplified' mode, which only requires 32 columns to be entered; some items are also fixedly protected to avoid manual errors. situation occurs, improve the accuracy of declaration documents." Huang Qiuxia, a corporate customs declarer, said.
It is understood that the customs implements simplified declarations for duty-free and bonded goods entering and exiting through Hengqin Port. Among them, "minimalist" declarations are applicable to those that do not involve certificates or inspections. The number of reporting columns has been reduced from the traditional 49 to 28, and the specific declaration items have been condensed. 60%; for "subsimplified" declarations involving certificates and inspections, the number of reporting columns has been reduced from the traditional 49 to 32, and the specific declaration items have been reduced by 34%.
In addition, after the implementation of the separate line management policy, the bond-free policy for goods entering Hengqin from Macao through the "first-line" Hengqin Port has been further expanded, and the tax-free import entities have been expanded to include enterprises, social groups, and private non-enterprise units. 6 categories, the list of non-duty-free goods has been significantly reduced. Duty-free and bonded goods enter the mainland from the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone through the "second line" and go through customs procedures in accordance with the relevant regulations on imported goods; among them, imported materials produced by enterprises in the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone are processed in Hengqin Goods with a value added of 30% or more are exempt from import duties when entering the mainland from Hengqin.
Author: Li Xu, Yang Jing