APEC stacks' paper gold 'to boost Shenzhen's foreign trade

With the continuous release of policy dividends from free trade agreements such as RCEP, the "paper gold" of certificates of origin is injecting strong momentum for Shenzhen enterprises to explore the APEC market.

Shenzhen Tongchan Lixing Technology Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tongchan Lixing") specializes in high-end cosmetics packaging and has high requirements for delivery time. For us, delivery time is the lifeline! "Said Chen Xubo, the company's customs manager. In response to the pain points of enterprises, Shenzhen Customs actively promotes the policy of approved exporters - after approval, enterprises can independently issue RCEP origin declarations, which are equivalent in effect to certificates of origin. Under the guidance of the RCEP Service Center, Tongchan Lixing was successfully approved as an "approved exporter" in the Shenzhen Customs District.

Now we can independently issue statements at any time, and the pace of production and delivery is completely controlled by ourselves, greatly enhancing flexibility, "said Chen Xubo. From January to June this year, the company independently issued 37 declarations of origin for exports to APEC members, involving a total value of 9.9561 million yuan. The cross-border trade has achieved significant cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

Shenzhen Customs has jointly established two levels of RCEP service centers in Shenzhen and Huizhou, forming a collaborative and interconnected pattern. Carry out targeted promotion of key industries through activities such as "Free Trade Agreement Enters Industry Enterprises", and hold the "Shenzhen RCEP Service Month" to interpret rules of origin in different fields. Since the beginning of this year, 5 rounds of special policy lectures have been carried out, benefiting 414 enterprises, and 12 one-on-one home tutoring sessions have been conducted in industrial parks and key enterprises.

Yashi Optical Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. has been deeply involved in the eyewear industry for 50 years and is a technological pioneer in the field of smart wearables. Under the policy promotion and guidance of Shenzhen Customs, we have enjoyed the convenience of intelligent verification and self-service printing of certificates of origin, achieving "7 × 24 hours" instant reporting and review of certificates, and being able to apply for certificates of origin and non preferential certificates of origin under the China Korea and China Australia Free Trade Agreements without leaving our homes. Since the beginning of this year, the company has applied to export 246 certificates of origin to APEC members such as South Korea and Australia, involving a total value of 64.15 million yuan.

From January to June this year, Shenzhen Customs issued a total of 181300 certificates of origin for goods exported from Shenzhen to APEC member economies, with a total visa amount exceeding 48.3 billion yuan. (Gan Mengzhu/Text)