Customs continues to assist enterprises in enjoying benefits on the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the China Australia Free Trade Agreement
Recently, 3996 liters of imported Australian wine were released by Huangdao Customs under Qingdao Customs and immediately entered the domestic market for sale.
The soil and climate in Australia are very suitable for grape growth, and with advanced winemaking technology, it can produce high-quality red wine in various styles, which is deeply loved by domestic consumers, "said Yang Zhanyun, General Manager of Qingdao Zhongheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd." Relying on the China Australia Free Trade Agreement, Australian wine has achieved zero tariff imports, and domestic retail prices have significantly decreased. Demand continues to grow, and the company imported 452800 liters of Australian wine in the first 11 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 20%
On December 15, 2015, the China Australia Free Trade Agreement officially came into effect. According to the China Australia Free Trade Agreement, in the field of goods, both sides will immediately achieve zero tariffs on products that account for 85.4% of their export trade volume upon the agreement's entry into force. Australia will ultimately achieve zero tariffs on 100% of its tariff items and trade volume, while China will achieve zero tariffs on 96.8% and 97% of its tariff items and trade volume, respectively.
On December 15th, the China Australia Free Trade Agreement officially came into effect for ten years. The benefits of measures such as tariff reductions and trade and investment facilitation involved in the agreement continue to be released, which not only promotes the sustained growth of goods trade, but also brings new development opportunities for import and export enterprises.
Qingdao Jindelai Glass Co., Ltd. is a foreign trade enterprise specializing in the export of glass products, and is also one of the enterprises with the largest number of China Australia certificates of origin visas under the jurisdiction of Huangdao Customs.
Recently, company salesperson Liu Lichao printed two copies of the Certificate of Origin for the China Australia Free Trade Agreement in the office. With the certificate, this batch of laminated glass exported to Australia can enjoy zero tariff treatment during customs clearance.
Nowadays, self-service printing is too convenient. You don't have to go to the customs site. You can print at the company during the day, and the system automatically archives at night. Customers can check the certificate, greatly improving the efficiency of customs clearance at the port of entry. "Liu Lichao said," In the first 11 months of this year, the company applied for 276 China Australia certificates, and the value of exported goods was 26.16 million yuan, an increase of 9.5% and 5.4% year-on-year, respectively
In order to fully unleash the policy dividends of the China Australia Free Trade Agreement, Huangdao Customs has leveraged the "package linkage system" of customs leaders and the normalized communication and coordination mechanism between customs and enterprises to carry out policy promotion through multiple channels such as lectures and enterprise symposiums. At the same time, we will actively promote the operation of information technology application systems for origin management, achieve intelligent verification of origin certificates, significantly improve the efficiency of certificate verification, and help enterprises enjoy benefits.
The China Australia Free Trade Agreement has reduced the tariff costs for cross-border trade between the two countries' enterprises, greatly promoting the efficient flow of goods and raw materials between the two sides, "said Li Hong, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Business Department of Huangdao Customs. In the first 11 months of this year, Qingdao Customs has signed a total of 35656 China Australia Free Trade Agreement certificates of origin for export enterprises in its jurisdiction, helping them enjoy a value of over 10.23 billion yuan in goods. (Song Wei, Chi Xiaojing/text)