Intelligent authentication empowers efficient customs clearance of imported cotton
Recently, in the warehouse of Qingdao Shengmeier Fiber Technology Co., Ltd. in the West Coast Comprehensive Bonded Zone of Qingdao, as cotton bales were picked up one by one, the intelligent weighing machine automatically printed weighing code sheets and attached them to the cotton bales. The all-round camera on the equipment recorded the entire weighing process and simultaneously uploaded it to the customs supervision end of the cotton intelligent weighing system. After the customs officers complete the weight inspection of the cotton based on the weighing record, these cotton are immediately transported to the yarn production line.
Huangdao Port is the largest cotton import port in China, accounting for about 70% of the country's total cotton imports. The Qingdao West Coast Comprehensive Bonded Zone is adjacent to the port, and with its unique location advantages and bonded policies, it has become an important import cotton transit and distribution base in the north, attracting numerous production-oriented and trade warehousing enterprises to gather and develop here.
During cotton processing, there is a mixing process that requires thorough mixing of cotton from different origins in proportion. The quality and weight accuracy of cotton are extremely high, and weighing each package is the key to ensuring production quality. However, the traditional 'person pulling shoulder to carry' weighing each package is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is also prone to data errors. Su Houqi, the person in charge of Qingdao Shengmeier Fiber Technology Co., Ltd., said that as a production enterprise deeply engaged in textile raw material processing, the low efficiency and high error of manual weighing have always been the 'heart problems' of the enterprise.
For trade and warehousing enterprises like Qingdao Zhongtou Logistics Co., Ltd., the pain points of the traditional weighing model are mainly reflected in turnover efficiency. We undertake a large amount of cotton whole box warehousing and transit business every year. Under the traditional weighing mode, the process of unloading, weighing, and palletizing goods is cumbersome, which seriously affects customs clearance and delivery efficiency, "said Sun Chunmei, the company's person in charge.
The pain point of enterprises is the target of customs reform. In response to the differentiated needs of production-oriented and trade warehousing enterprises, Huangdao Customs under Qingdao Customs adheres to a problem oriented approach, takes the construction of a smart customs as the starting point, innovates the supervision mode of imported cotton, and builds cotton whole box weighing platforms and small pound package by package intelligent weighing platforms in the comprehensive protection zone, achieving "classified policy implementation and precise empowerment".
The whole container weighing platform adopts machine handling and system automatic reading of weight data, solving the problems of manual recording errors and difficult data verification in traditional modes. The weighing time of a single container has been compressed from 60 minutes to 6 minutes, "said Wang Guangqiang, Deputy Director of the Enterprise Management Department of Huangdao Customs
Su Houqi couldn't hide her joy at the improvement in quality and efficiency brought about by the reform, as each batch of intelligent weighing can save 1 hour of labor costs and 600 yuan of capital costs, and the data accuracy fully meets our production quality control requirements. The whole container weighing platform has also excited Sun Chunmei. "Since the platform was put into use, we have completed the weighing of thousands of containers and tens of thousands of tons of cotton, saving more than 500 yuan in cost per container. The number of goods in and out of the warehouse has increased by 30% year-on-year, and customer satisfaction has greatly improved
While improving efficiency, the customs also always strictly control quality, fulfill inspection and quarantine responsibilities, conduct on-site sampling and laboratory testing according to enterprise applications, efficiently issue quality certificates and weight certificates, and build a solid defense line for imported cotton quality and safety.
Wang Guangqiang stated that in the next step, the customs will deepen the collaborative linkage with the Free Trade Zone Management Committee and enterprises, further expand the application coverage of the intelligent weighing platform, continuously optimize the quality inspection process, shorten the certificate issuance time, and help Qingdao West Coast Comprehensive Bonded Zone build a more competitive cotton import trade ecosystem, serving the stable and efficient operation of the regional industrial chain and supply chain. (Bi Wenbo)