Three departments issued several measures to further promote customs clearance facilitation at aviation ports
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The General Administration of Customs, the National Immigration Administration, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a notice on several measures to further promote customs clearance facilitation at aviation ports. The notice proposes to optimize and improve the 7×24 customs clearance guarantee system for major aviation ports that meet the conditions, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Chengdu-Chongqing region. Continue to improve the international aviation logistics network, strengthen resource support such as air rights and time slots, cultivate internationally competitive business entities, improve the accessibility and agglomeration radiation level of international aviation hubs and regional aviation hubs, enhance the international passenger and cargo transportation service guarantee capabilities of aviation ports, and expand and strengthen the "Air Silk Road". Optimize resource allocation, strengthen the inspection force of aviation ports at key freight hubs, increase inspection and inspection equipment, and improve the customs clearance efficiency of special goods with strong timeliness, such as cold chain goods such as fresh food and temperature-controlled medicines, and high-value goods.
The full text of the notice is as follows:
To thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, promote reform and development through opening up, actively create a market-oriented, law-based and internationalized first-class port business environment, further promote the development of international air passenger and cargo transportation, facilitate trade and personnel exchanges, and better serve high-level opening and high-quality development. With the approval of the State Council, the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:
1. Further improve the customs clearance efficiency of import and export goods at air ports
(I) Strengthen the customs clearance service guarantee of major air ports.
Optimize and improve the 7×24 customs clearance guarantee system of major air ports with conditions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Chengdu-Chongqing area. Continue to improve the international aviation logistics network, strengthen resource support such as air rights and time slots, cultivate business entities with international competitiveness, enhance the accessibility and agglomeration radiation level of international and regional aviation hubs, enhance the international passenger and cargo transportation service guarantee capabilities of air ports, and expand and strengthen the "Air Silk Road". Optimize resource allocation, strengthen inspection capabilities at key cargo hubs and aviation ports, add inspection and testing equipment, and improve the customs clearance efficiency of special goods with strong timeliness, such as cold-chain goods such as fresh food and temperature-controlled medicines, and high-value goods. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the National Immigration Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and local people's governments are responsible for their respective duties. The following are all the responsibilities of local people's governments and are no longer listed)
(II) Improve the customs clearance efficiency of special goods.
Speed up the customs clearance speed of special goods such as high-tech equipment and raw materials, specific medicines, medical devices, biological products, emergency aviation materials, and temporary entry goods for major international events and exhibitions, and encourage qualified aviation ports to set up "green channels" for rapid release. In response to the demands of enterprises, targeted exploration and implementation of the "direct loading" of export cargo aprons and the "direct lifting" of import cargo aprons at qualified aviation ports. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(III) Improve the operational efficiency of aviation port terminals.
Optimize and improve the layout of air ports, support qualified air ports to carry out the construction of smart cargo stations, strengthen digital empowerment, and realize intensive management. Accelerate the promotion of the introduction of the development guidelines for air forward cargo stations and related supporting policies. Priority will be given to supporting the establishment of air forward cargo stations in comprehensive bonded areas. Formulate and publicize the time limit standards for on-site apron loading and unloading, warehousing and cargo distribution of air port operating service enterprises. Optimize the operation process to reduce the secondary transfer or repeated security inspection of outbound cargo. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(IV) Support air ports to carry out multimodal transport in depth.
Improve the layout of distribution networks such as expressways and trunk roads, expand the cargo distribution function, support enterprises to promote the development of land, sea, air and rail multimodal transport through transportation modes such as truck flights, promote multimodal transport "one order system" and "one box system" and other service models, strengthen public information exchange and sharing, and better play the radiation and driving role of air ports. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the National Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and the National Railway Group Co., Ltd. are responsible for their respective duties)
(V) Accelerate the development of cross-border e-commerce by air transport.
Support cross-border e-commerce enterprises to sort and export qualified goods from various sources such as overseas returns, domestic goods entering the zone, and overseas imports in the comprehensive bonded area through air transport channels. Optimize the cross-border e-commerce supervision model and support cross-border e-commerce transit exports. (The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs are responsible for their respective duties)
II. Further improve the efficiency of entry and exit personnel at air ports
(VI) Innovate the supervision of international through-flight business.
Support airlines to expand through-flight business at international hub airports, expand the coverage of through-flights, and support direct check-in services for transit baggage. Actively promote telecommunication quarantine of international flights, and declare entry and exit flights through electronic systems. Except for special circumstances such as risk control and abnormal declaration, boarding inspections will no longer be performed. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the National Immigration Administration, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(VII) Improve the convenience of customs clearance for entry and exit personnel.
At qualified aviation ports, steadily promote the implementation of convenient measures for 24-hour direct transit passengers and direct round-trip crew members to be exempted from border inspection procedures. Further optimize policies such as connecting transit for foreign passengers, port visas, mutual visa exemptions, transit visa exemptions, unilateral visa exemptions, and regional entry visa exemptions. Support the promotion of the "full entrustment" model, where airlines accept passenger authorization and cooperate with customs for unpacking and inspection, and further improve the customs clearance experience for passengers. (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the National Immigration Administration, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(VIII) Speed up the handling of inbound passenger luggage.
Upgrade and transform relevant information systems to support the transmission of information on checked baggage items between enterprises and customs. Optimize the machine inspection process for inbound passenger luggage, support aviation ports to implement the model of advance machine inspection for inbound luggage, and gradually expand the scale of advance machine inspection applications and the coverage of baggage sorting lines. Customs with the necessary conditions are encouraged to explore and carry out the "double pre-inspection" pilot for inbound hand luggage and checked luggage to improve the customs clearance efficiency of luggage items. Improve the level of risk classification and grading supervision of passenger luggage. Support the construction of special pre-inspection areas for transit luggage and waiting areas for transit passengers, and improve the service guarantee process. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
III. Further strengthen the hub capacity building of key aviation ports
(IX) Support the construction of international aviation hubs.
Strengthen the intercontinental connection capacity and global radiation capacity of international aviation hub airports, create a comprehensive portal complex international aviation hub, and further enhance the development level of hub-type aviation ports. Increase the number of routes to international aviation hubs such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou and the professional air cargo hub in Ezhou, encourage airlines to increase the deployment of all-cargo aircraft capacity, increase the number of regular international all-cargo aircraft routes, and expand international air cargo capacity. Further enhance the connection capacity of international and domestic route networks and flight schedules. Support qualified regional aviation hubs to carry out all-cargo aircraft business. In combination with the economic development and air transport needs of various regions, at airports that meet the security conditions, support international flights that connect domestic sections to carry out the "one ticket to the end" business. (The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the National Immigration Administration, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(10) Expand and strengthen international cargo transit business.
Support qualified aviation ports and airlines to use their main base airports to develop international cargo transit business, improve international cargo transit efficiency, and enhance transit service quality. Fully promote international express transit consolidation business. Domestic and international transit business implements electronic release. Issue cross-border e-commerce transit operation rules to simplify the operation process. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(11) Promote the optimization of air cargo security system.
Drawing on international practices, support international aviation hub ports to explore and carry out pilot projects on air cargo control agents and known consignors, implement differentiated security inspection measures based on classification and classification, and promote the realization of air cargo credit management and security "gateway forward". Study and improve the air consignment policy for special cargo such as live cargo. (The Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
Fourth, further improve the public service level of aviation ports
(XII) Improve the modernization level of facilities and service efficiency.
Support the development of airport economy and industrial clusters in the location of aviation hubs, and enhance the agglomeration, radiation and driving capacity of aviation hubs. In light of local conditions, strengthen the supervision of the upgrading and transformation of intelligent equipment and equipment, and build special cargo handling facilities such as cold chain as appropriate. Support customs and local institutions of higher learning, scientific research institutes and other institutions to jointly apply for the construction of testing laboratories that meet the types of imported and exported goods at ports, improve the efficiency of sampling and inspection, and enhance the capacity and level of cargo handling. (The General Administration of Customs is responsible)
(XIII) Expand the use of public information platforms for aviation logistics.
Deepen the construction of "smart customs, smart borders, and smart connectivity", develop and build public information platforms for aviation logistics based on the "single window" for international trade, strengthen the promotion and application, optimize and expand functions, promote information integration of the entire chain of aviation logistics, and promote information exchange among various business entities. Carry out data sharing, break down data barriers, and realize the exchange of relevant data and information docking such as cargo entry and exit. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(XIV) Strengthen the sharing and use of information on air passenger and cargo transportation management.
On the premise of ensuring data security, promote the sharing and use of information (data) by relevant management departments in the areas of airlines and flight-related operating licenses, inbound and outbound aircraft trajectories, inbound and outbound aircraft take-off and landing times, inbound and outbound passengers and their luggage, import and export goods, cargo manifests, import and export enterprises, and import and export mail and express parcels. (The Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the National Immigration Administration, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
V. Further standardize and reduce the comprehensive logistics costs of air ports
(XV) Strengthen the management of the list of charges at air ports.
Implement the main responsibility of local management, improve and perfect the publicity system of the list of charges at air ports and update it dynamically, promptly announce the charges for aviation public services, and improve the transparency of charges. Strengthen industry self-discipline and supervision of air port charges, and investigate and punish illegal and irregular charging behaviors in accordance with the law. (The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
(XVI) Collaboratively regulate and reduce the fees charged by aviation port operating service enterprises.
Guide and encourage airports, airlines, warehousing, quarantine processing enterprises and other operating entities to further clean up, merge, and cancel charging items, reasonably reduce related operating service fees, effectively reduce the comprehensive logistics costs of aviation ports, and achieve cost reduction, quality improvement and efficiency increase. (The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China are responsible for their respective duties)
The General Administration of Customs, the National Immigration Administration, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China will play a leading and coordinating role, coordinate development and safety, and further promote the facilitation of international air passenger and cargo transportation on the basis of strengthening risk prevention and control and ensuring aviation safety. They will improve the mechanism of the National Aviation Simplification Committee, establish a simplified procedure mechanism for international hub airports, and strengthen the evaluation of the effectiveness of policy implementation to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties. All relevant units should implement the division of responsibilities, strengthen cooperation and coordination, and actively create a good policy environment. All local people's governments must earnestly fulfill their main responsibilities, strengthen work coordination, give full play to the role of local government port-related mechanisms, refine goals and tasks and implement them in place, do a good job in funding guarantees, air port service guarantees, communication and liaison with air port operators, and continue to promote the facilitation of customs clearance at air ports.