Tide News: The first in the province, Ningbo Customs issues a China ASEAN Free Trade Area mobility certificate

Customs officers from Ningbo Free Trade Zone conducted research on enterprises and provided policy guidance on origin. Photo by Yu Xiangpeng

Tide News reporter Li Hua, correspondent Jia Jia, and Yang Xiaolan
　　
On March 7th, the customs of the bonded zone under Ningbo Customs successfully issued the first China ASEAN Free Trade Zone mobile certificate for Ningbo Zhejin Steel Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang Province. This certificate not only directly saves the company over 200000 US dollars in tariff costs, but also significantly enhances the company's ability to enjoy customs clearance benefits for goods within the ASEAN region.
The China ASEAN Free Trade Area Movement Certificate is a type of certificate of origin used to confirm that goods originating from ASEAN member countries, when transported through China's customs to other member countries of the China ASEAN Free Trade Area, are always under customs supervision and have not undergone any other processing or handling except for loading, unloading, and handling. Based on this proof, the goods can enjoy corresponding free trade agreement tariff preferences in the final importing country, effectively reducing customs clearance costs and enhancing the competitiveness of the products in the ASEAN market.
It is understood that this certificate involves a batch of coking coal imported from Indonesia and sold to the Vietnamese market after transit in the bonded zone. Without this proof, the high customs clearance costs of importing countries will squeeze profits, and our pricing advantage will be greatly reduced. Now that we have the flow proof, customers can directly enjoy tariff reductions, and our price competitiveness has significantly increased. Our trade operations are also more flexible, and we have more confidence in development, "said Lin Xufeng, manager of Ningbo Zhejiang Gold.
To ensure the smooth issuance of the certificate, the customs in the bonded zone actively provides targeted guidance on origin policies for enterprises, comprehensively interpreting policy points, application processes, and precautions, and guiding enterprises to standardize and improve their declaration materials. At the same time, a green channel will be opened, and urgent review and release will be conducted on weekends to ensure efficient service and fast landing.
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Responsible Editor: Zhou Songhua
March 9, 2026 Tide News (Customs Department, Bonded Zone Customs)