Moving towards' new 'and achieving' excellence ', foreign trade at Zhuhai Highway Port via Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge increased by 55.4% year-on-year in the first quarter

Photo by Lin Changfeng from the Exit Freight Channel of Zhuhai Highway Port on the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge

On the Lingdingyang, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge is bustling with traffic, with cross-border trucks loaded with fresh agricultural products and high-tech products shuttling back and forth. Cross border e-commerce packages continue to be sent to Hong Kong, Macao, and the world through this route. According to the statistics of Gongbei Customs, in the first quarter of this year, the total import and export value of Zhuhai Highway Port via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge reached 96.17 billion yuan, up 55.4% year on year. The position of the Bridge Port as the core channel of foreign trade on the west bank of the the Pearl River has become increasingly prominent.

Acceleration on the 'Land Expressway'

At the exit freight site of Daqiao Port, cross-border trucks loaded with goods are clearing customs in an orderly manner. Behind this busy scene is the upgrading and expansion of the trade 'circle of friends'. According to statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the total value of imports and exports to ASEAN through the Daqiao Port was 26.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 203.1%; Among them, the export growth of hot selling products in the ASEAN market, such as high-tech products, plastic products, and clothing, has been significant.

Optical module products are one of our core products, and currently almost every day containers are shipped to ASEAN countries via the bridge, "said Jiang Bo, Minister of Supply Chain at Guangdong Hisense Broadband Co., Ltd. The iteration of optical module products is fast, the market demand is urgent, the cross-border transportation of the bridge is convenient, and the logistics timeliness is guaranteed. We are more relaxed in dealing with 'special and urgent' orders

Customs accurately meets the needs of enterprises, promotes convenient measures such as appointment clearance, priority document review, and "early declaration", paves the way for enterprises to "go global", and promotes the continuous enhancement of the foreign trade hub function and radiation effect of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge.

China's' Smart 'Manufacturing Zero Delay Going Global

The surging traffic contains market breadth, while the product structure reflects the warmth of people's livelihood. At Daqiao Port, a "big block" product that combines high-tech content and people's livelihood sentiment - Modular Integrated Building (MiC) product, is becoming a new highlight of port clearance.

Modular Integrated Building (MiC) technology is an innovative technology independently developed by China Construction Hailong Technology Co., Ltd. The structure, decoration, and equipment are all standardized and integrated prefabricated production in the factory, and we have achieved building houses like making cars, "said Xu Liang, the person in charge of the Zhuhai base of China Construction Hailong Technology Co., Ltd." Customs helped us solve the problem of customs clearance for oversized goods. In the first quarter of this year, our company's exports at the Daqiao Port increased by more than 27 times

The customs strongly supports technological innovation in enterprises, relying on mechanisms such as the "Customs Director's Policy Door to Door" and customs enterprise dialogue, to provide targeted policy guidance, guide enterprises to apply in a standardized manner, promote direct and fast access to preferential policies for enterprises, help enterprises reduce costs and increase efficiency, and expand international markets. From traditional goods to high-end manufacturing, Daqiao Port vividly demonstrates the transformation of Chinese products towards "smart manufacturing".

'Fresh Channel' Increases Livelihood and Welfare

The routes are becoming wider and the product categories are becoming more diverse. At present, the comprehensive designated supervision site of Daqiao Port has been in use for over a year, and the imported fresh food production areas cover Canada, New Zealand, and multiple Southeast Asian countries, with more than 20 fresh food categories expanded. Over the past year, a total of 339.3 tons of frozen aquatic products, edible aquatic animals, and fruits worth over 20 million yuan have been imported.

Relying on the "airport cargo collection+bridge express+Zhuhai distribution" model, overseas fresh products can be loaded from overseas to be placed in mainland supermarkets as quickly as "24-hour direct delivery". In March of this year, a truck carrying fresh grapes cleared customs quickly and was delivered to consumers on the same day. Fresh products have extremely high requirements for freshness, and the speed of customs clearance directly determines product quality and operating costs, "said Liang Lin, the on-site operation manager of Guangdong Shenyu Logistics Co., Ltd. Compared with previous cross-border transportation routes, the passage time through Daqiao Port is shorter and customs clearance is more convenient, effectively reducing the operating costs of enterprises. In the future, we will focus on optimizing cross-border logistics routes and promoting more high-quality overseas fresh produce to enter the mainland market through the Daqiao Port

Behind this efficiency is the all-weather guarantee of customs. The customs has opened up a dedicated 'cold chain fast track' for fresh goods, and has formed a professional qualification team to rotate 24 hours a day. They can communicate and understand the flight dynamics, specific information of goods, and transportation plans of enterprises in advance. Even late night arrivals can ensure inspection is completed in the shortest possible time, locking in the 'freshness', "said Liu Shu, Deputy Director of Customs of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge.

The import and export structure continues to optimize, and the momentum of foreign trade is accelerating. The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge is becoming a "super interface" connecting the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area with the world through its convenient transportation network, promoting foreign trade to move towards a "new" direction with "smooth flow of goods". Next, the customs will continue to improve regulatory efficiency and service level, deeply implement the deployment of the special action plan for cross-border trade facilitation, and promote the emergence of stronger momentum in the new economic and trade channel of the bridge.