Customs implements precise policies to help 'domestic beauty products' go global
Wan Chai Customs officers inspect and supervise exported cosmetics. Photo by Kong Feiyang
The "Beautiful Economy" is entering its peak export season. Today, reporters learned from Gongbei Customs that in the first two months of this year, Gongbei Customs supervised the export of 3965 tons of cosmetics, a year-on-year increase of 71%, with a value of 160 million yuan.
On the morning of March 9th, the Hongwan Port Terminal in Zhuhai was bustling with activity. A batch of 181000 shampoos produced by Zhuhai Free Trade Zone Meijia Biotechnology Co., Ltd. were shipped and exported under the supervision of Wan Chai Customs, adding a touch of domestic "beauty" to the overseas beauty market.
China is a major producer and exporter of cosmetics. Relying on its location advantage in the important node of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and adjacent to Macau, the cosmetics industry in Gongbei Customs District has carried out extensive exchanges and cooperation with Macau's advantageous industries such as biotechnology and traditional Chinese medicine engineering, and its development momentum is hot.
Our company focuses on new demands in overseas markets and empowers the research and development of beauty products with biotechnology. With the support of customs, our products are exported to multiple countries and regions, and the international order volume for shipment is considerable, with a significant year-on-year increase in export value, "said Chen Shiquan, the customs officer of Zhuhai Free Trade Zone Meijia Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
In order to help beauty enterprises in the jurisdiction accelerate their exports, Gongbei Customs takes the construction of a smart customs and the "Smart Customs Strong Country" action as the starting point, dynamically collects and analyzes the regulations and standards of cosmetics in major trading countries and regions, provides targeted declaration guidance and door-to-door policy delivery services for key enterprises, and accurately guides enterprises to respond to foreign technical trade measures; Relying on the intelligent logistics information supervision platform, we will implement "package style" services such as appointment inspection, priority testing, and door-to-door certificate delivery, guiding enterprises to use convenient modes such as "direct loading upon arrival" and "combination port" to further compress customs clearance time.
In response to the peak export of domestic beauty products after International Women's Day, we have optimized our manpower deployment, opened a dedicated customs clearance consultation window, guided enterprises to make good use of convenient measures such as' advance declaration 'and' appointment clearance ', and promoted the sales of beauty products in overseas markets, "said Qin Zhen, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Business Department of Wan Chai Customs.