Gongbei Port continues to experience a surge in tax-free economy during the Spring Festival holiday, with a peak in customer flow
Customs officers at the gate conduct on-site supervision of duty-free goods. Photo by Zhu Weijun
During the Spring Festival holiday of the Year of the Horse, cross-border travel in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has become increasingly popular, and the duty-free consumption market continues to be active. According to customs statistics, from February 19th (the third day of the first lunar month) to 21st (the fifth day of the first lunar month), the inbound and outbound passenger flow at Gongbei Port continued to rise, with a total passenger flow of over 970000 and an average daily passenger flow of nearly 324000.
In the travel inspection hall, the sound of passengers talking, the rolling sound of suitcases, and the announcement of clearance reminders interweave into a whole. This year, the highlights of Macau's New Year activities are diverse, from flower floats and fireworks to market and temple fairs, from traditional customs to young creativity, attracting a large number of mainland tourists to embark on cross-border journeys. Ms. Li from Zhongshan is one of them. "I have been to Macau for a long time and the Spring Festival activities are very exciting. It happens that my child is on winter vacation and I will take my whole family to Macau to experience the festive atmosphere
Faced with the challenge of sustained high passenger flow, Gongbei Customs' gate customs are deeply promoting the construction of smart travel inspection, optimizing and upgrading regulatory equipment, and building a more intelligent regulatory system to ensure that passengers pass through customs without feeling anything. A series of intelligent equipment, including automatic remote sensing temperature measurement with infrared thermometer, all-round scanning and analysis with "three view" X-ray machine, and integrated display of multidimensional data with KVM system, work together to safeguard the surging crowd. During the Spring Festival holiday, the flow of people surged and the peak hours continued for a long time. Our goal is very clear, which is to ensure that every passenger can travel smoothly and return home safely while guarding the bottom line of national security, "said Abdulsalam Abduldukremu, a customs officer from the Travel Inspection Department of Zhakou Customs.
The overwhelming flow of people has greatly stimulated consumer vitality, and the duty-free shops at the port are bustling with customers, attracting many tourists to stop here. A dazzling array of products are displayed on the shelves, not only tobacco, alcohol, bags, and cosmetics, but also Spring Festival couplets and zodiac trendy toys with a strong New Year's flavor that particularly attract attention. I bought imported chocolate and a Year of the Horse doll for my child, and brought health products for the elderly, all of which are essential for the Chinese New Year. "Mr. Chen, a tourist, showed off his shopping bag and said with a smile," I also picked out a set of skincare products for my wife, which are tax-free and have holiday discounts, very affordable
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, we have launched a plethora of new products for the Year of the Horse, including various categories such as gold and trendy toys, to meet everyone's diverse needs for New Year goods, "said Huang Dongdan, Deputy Store Manager of Zhuhai Duty Free Gongbei Duty Free Store
In order to ensure efficient and smooth supply of duty-free goods, the customs at the gate have innovated the supervision mode, strengthened the application of the "duty-free shop and duty-free goods supervision application" system, and used "cloud supervision" to enhance the dynamic supervision of the entire process of duty-free goods filing, warehousing, and sales, ensuring that the logistics transfer is compliant and efficient. We proactively communicated with enterprises before the holiday to understand their sales plans, guided them to use convenient measures such as' two-step declaration 'to accelerate customs clearance and circulation, improve the efficiency of product listing, and ensure sufficient stock, "said Li Bin, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Business Department of the Customs at the gate.
Under the precise supervision and efficient service of customs, the operation of enterprise supply chain is stable, the connection of holiday supply is orderly, the shopping experience of passengers is significantly improved, and the sales of duty-free shops at Gongbei Port have achieved significant growth. From February 15th to 21st, the customs at the gate supervised the sale of 150000 duty-free items and 120000 shoppers; Assisted tax-free enterprises in achieving sales of 42.68 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.53%. (Written by Guo Shanshan)