The General Administration of Customs issued 16 key measures on 12 January to support the accelerated rise of the central region in the new era.

　　Specific measures include expanding ‘rail-sea intermodal transport’, ‘air-land intermodal transport’, ‘air-air transit’ business, optimising the railway fast-track, transit liner consolidation, consolidation and dispersal supervision mode; expanding the function of ‘Single Window’ for international trade according to local conditions; supporting the development of ‘cross-border e-commerce + industrial zone’ mode in central China. Expand the function of international trade ‘single window’ according to local conditions, support the central region to vigorously develop ‘cross-border e-commerce + industrial zone’ mode, and promote the enhancement of the level of cross-border trade facilitation; explore the extension of high-tech goods, such as vacuum packaging and other high-tech goods fabrication and inspection modes to railway ports, and support the expansion and strengthening of advanced Supporting the central region to build a demonstration zone to undertake the transfer of processing trade industries by relying on the policy advantages of comprehensive bonded zones, expanding the regulatory pilots of ‘cross-border lock’ and ‘direct supply of vegetables’, and accelerating the cultivation of green and low-carbon industrial chain master enterprises, ‘Speciality, speciality and new’ enterprises through the Customs “certified operator” (AEO) certification; improve the central customs supervision data sharing and risk prevention and control model sharing working mechanism, shaping the regional security development environment.

　　According to reports, the next step, the General Administration of Customs will guide the Central Region Customs to give full play to the role of coordinated working mechanism, the implementation of the 16 key measures, the introduction of supporting measures, closely linked to the ‘three bases and a hub’ strategic positioning, the formation of a multi-level and all-round synergistic pattern of development, in order to better promote the high-quality development of the central region continue to contribute to the power. Contribute to the high-quality development of the central region.

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