On the first anniversary of the implementation of the Tariff Law, Qingdao Customs has accurately implemented and strengthened its responsibilities to help stabilize and improve the quality of foreign trade

The Customs Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Customs Law") has been in effect for one year since December 1, 2024. Over the past year, Qingdao Customs has resolutely implemented various provisions of the Customs Law, focused on institutional implementation, model optimization, and service quality improvement, comprehensively enhanced its tax collection and management capabilities, effectively stimulated the vitality of foreign trade, and provided strong support for promoting the stable quantity and quality improvement of Shandong's foreign trade.

Building a solid foundation for the rule of law and a more solid foundation for tax collection and management.

Qingdao Customs actively participates in the construction of a four tiered system of "laws+administrative regulations+rules+normative documents", and strives to promote the implementation of supporting systems for the Customs Law. By deepening legal publicity, carrying out precise guidance such as "door-to-door policy delivery by customs officials" and special policy training sessions, we ensure that enterprises "know new laws, understand new laws, and use new laws". The tariff department organized the "Going to the Grassroots and Entering Hundred Enterprises to Solve Difficulties" campaign, promoting the "Tariff Law" on the front line of enterprises and production lines, and providing enterprises with the best tax rate selection and customized import benefit schemes through "one enterprise, one policy". Over the past year, Qingdao Customs has visited nearly 200 enterprises, achieved a preferential rate of over 90% for import free trade agreements, and issued 120000 RCEP export certificates, ranking first in the country; We processed tax reductions and exemptions for goods worth 10.39 billion yuan, and reduced taxes by 1.54 billion yuan.

Innovate tax collection and management models to further enhance tax services.

Qingdao Customs has deepened the implementation of the new tax collection and management model of "self reporting and self payment" determined by the new law, achieving "convenient customs clearance at the front end and precise control at the back end". At the same time, we will strengthen the reform and innovation of "digital+finance", comprehensively release the benefits of self reporting and self payment, two-step declaration, and consolidated taxation policies, and empower enterprises to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Focusing on serving the SCO Demonstration Zone, Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone and other high ground areas of opening up to the outside world, the customs deepen information sharing with relevant local government units and departments, introduce government credit enhancement guarantee subsidies, and launch new guarantee models such as "SCO Bank Pass" and "Free Trade Pass Guarantee Pass". Enterprises can handle guarantees and insurance policies at zero cost without mortgage, deposit or handling fees. Deepening big data cooperation with banks, launching the "tariff e-loan" business, converting corporate tax information into bank credit enhancement vouchers, and accumulating credit enhancement financing of 405 million yuan for 1379 enterprises, injecting financial vitality into enterprises.

Smart empowerment services optimize the business environment.

Qingdao Customs vigorously promotes the construction of "smart tariffs" and jointly develops the "electronic network verification of import value-added tax deduction information" program with the tax department, realizing automatic collision and real-time feedback of customs and tax data, replacing the traditional paper-based verification letter mailing mode. By directly linking and transmitting data, import value-added tax can be checked and refunded immediately, reducing customs refund time by 80%. The person in charge of customs affairs at a well-known household appliance enterprise said, "After the implementation of electronic tax refund networking by the customs, the time for tax refund to be received has been shortened from nearly a week to one day, greatly easing our financial pressure." In addition, the customs strictly implements the protection of taxpayers' rights and interests, opens up channels for resolving tax disputes, and deeply practices the "Fengqiao experience", significantly enhancing taxpayers' sense of gain and satisfaction.

Based on the new starting point of the implementation of the Tariff Law, Qingdao Customs will continue to deepen the implementation of laws, adhere to the rule of law and scientific tax management, continuously optimize tax management and services, and contribute greater strength to creating a market-oriented, rule of law, international first-class business environment and serving the high-quality development of foreign trade. (Ma Xiaowei, Han Wei/text)