The average annual growth rate of foreign trade in China (Yunnan) pilot Free Trade Zone exceeded 11% in the past six years

At Hekou highway port in the morning, the traffic flow was like a weave and the order was in order. A cold chain truck loaded with Yunnan vegetables, fruits and flowers starts from Honghe comprehensive free trade zone in Yunnan in turn through the Sino Vietnamese cross-border land transport mode and drives to Vietnam's old streets, Hanoi and other places.

"Sino Vietnam cross border land transport mode reform" is a regulatory innovation initiative launched by Honghe District of China (Yunnan) pilot free trade zone (hereinafter referred to as Yunnan pilot Free Trade Zone). This mode relies on the port operation area of Honghe comprehensive bonded area to explore and carry out the local inspection+customs transfer business of export goods, guide enterprises to complete the export declaration, inspection and other procedures in advance at the customs of the place of departure, improve the logistics operation efficiency by giving full play to the advantages of the "free trade zone+comprehensive bonded area" platform, greatly reduce the waiting time and cargo damage risk during transportation and at the port of exit, help export agricultural products "collaborative mutual recognition and direct access throughout the whole process", and further stimulate the export vitality of Yunnan Plateau characteristic agricultural products.

At the same time, inbound trucks loaded with agricultural products such as watermelon from Vietnam and grapefruit from Thailand are rapidly completing customs clearance through the new mode of "direct arrival" and timely reaching markets all over the country relying on the domestic logistics network.

"Through 'direct arrival', the single ticket goods can be directly delivered out of the site without inspection requirements to achieve zero waiting for customs clearance, saving the time of waiting for the release notice in the freight yard in the past. This batch of watermelons produced in Vietnam can be transported to Kunming within 17 hours after shipment." said Shan ruoliang, head of renzhihe import and export trade Co., Ltd.

Regulatory re optimization, customs clearance re acceleration, plateau characteristic products and high-quality agricultural and food products in Southeast Asia through the pilot free trade zone and other platforms to achieve "excellent import and export", and institutional innovation has pressed the "accelerator" for port economic development. Hekou customs statistics show that in the first three quarters of this year, Hekou highway Port imported and exported 3.152 million tons of goods, an increase of 7.3% year on year.

This year marks the sixth anniversary of the construction of the Yunnan pilot free trade zone. Over the past six years, Kunming customs has adhered to the high-level opening-up as the guide and institutional innovation as the core. It has launched a number of replicable and replicable reform and innovation initiatives in Kunming, Honghe and Dehong areas of the Yunnan pilot Free Trade Zone, and has launched a total of 8 innovation initiatives in the customs supervision of the pilot Free Trade Zone, which have been filed by the General Administration of customs, promoting the Yunnan pilot free trade zone to become an important engine for Yunnan to expand its opening-up.

In the economic development zone of Kunming comprehensive free trade zone, Yunnan Dongfang flight training Co., Ltd. has trained more than 50000 flight cadets relying on policy dividends, saving more than 50million yuan in taxes and fees; In the airport area of Kunming comprehensive free trade zone, cross-border e-commerce goods can complete railway security inspection and customs supervision through the "one-stop" operation of the China Laos railway trackless station, and can be exported to Laos, Thailand and other countries faster by taking the China Laos railway; The first RCEP ICBC service station in Yunnan was set up in Kunming. Small and micro enterprises enjoy independent services such as declaration, modification and printing of certificates of origin at "zero cost"; Support the implementation of the first bonded maintenance project outside the district in Yunnan Province... A series of reform and innovation measures, so that the policy dividend can be truly transformed into the actual effect of enterprise development, and promote the efficient circulation of regional factors and the sustainable development of economy and trade.

According to the data of Kunming customs, since its establishment in August 2019, the total import and export volume of Yunnan pilot free trade zone has reached 365.66 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of more than 11%, accounting for 21.9% of Yunnan's foreign trade in the same period. At present, there are 8672 enterprises registered by the customs in the pilot Free Trade Zone, accounting for 24.8% of the existing enterprises registered by Kunming customs.

Six years of trials and hardships, six years of forge ahead. Based on the new starting point, Kunming customs will, in combination with the new characteristics of Yunnan's foreign trade, deeply implement the promotion strategy of the pilot Free Trade Zone, explore and launch more innovative measures, strive to build a regional comprehensive opening hub, continuously improve the level of trade facilitation, and create a more attractive and competitive port business environment for Yunnan to expand its high-level opening-up. (wangzili, xiongyueling, Qiu Yuxuan/text)