The value of goods benefiting from RCEP in Shenzhen's customs district exceeds 33.8 billion yuan

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will celebrate its fourth anniversary in 2026. Shenzhen Customs has transformed the benefits of the agreement from "policy texts" to "development effectiveness" through full chain efforts such as rule empowerment, service quality improvement, and deepening cooperation. Over the past four years, the cumulative value of goods benefiting from the RCEP agreement in Shenzhen's customs area has exceeded 33.8 billion yuan, injecting surging momentum into the high-quality development of the regional economy.

Policy promotion, precise drip irrigation rules, dividends directly reach enterprises

Over the past four years, Shenzhen Customs has anchored the goal of continuously expanding the benefits of RCEP and established a "comprehensive, multi-level, and precise" policy promotion system, allowing the agreement terms to truly benefit industries.

Shenzhen Customs has innovatively launched a three-dimensional service model of "online live streaming+offline discussion+on-site coaching+manual guidance". With the help of the "Internet plus+Customs" platform, 20 rounds of thematic policy presentations were carried out, 53 "one-on-one" door-to-door coaching sessions were carried out in industrial parks and key enterprises, more than 20 FAQs were sorted out, and policy dividend information was accurately pushed through channels such as the Shenzhen RCEP Service Center, so that enterprises could "check and learn at any time".

Yashi Optical Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. has been deeply involved in the eyewear industry for 37 years, with an export value of over 700 million yuan by 2025. Ms. Wang, the person in charge of customs affairs of the company, said: "Under the guidance and promotion of customs, our company has successfully applied for 66 RCEP certificates of origin for exporting smart glasses in 2025, involving a value of 16.75 million yuan, and has enjoyed a cumulative tariff reduction of about 840000 yuan in the importing country. The RCEP certificate is truly the 'paper gold' that enterprises enjoy in importing countries. ”

Innovation, service improvement, efficiency enhancement, and continuous optimization of customs clearance convenience

Over the past four years, Shenzhen Customs has taken technological empowerment as a breakthrough point to promote the reduction of procedures, time, and costs in the application for certificates of origin. By leading the pilot of an intelligent certificate of origin verification system, we have promoted the "24/7 second level review" of RCEP and other free trade agreements' certificates of origin for standardized declaration. At the same time, we have vigorously promoted self-service printing, achieving a self-service printing rate of over 90% for RCEP certificates.

Recalling the days before the RCEP came into effect, Zhang Na, the Minister of Customs of Betray New Materials Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Betray"), deeply felt: "At the beginning, the complex tariff reduction rules and unfamiliar process of obtaining certificates of origin made us have to consider slowing down the pace of going global." The company has over 840 domestic and international authorized patents, such as silicon-based negative electrodes and solid-state battery materials, and has good technology and products, but how to better and faster enter the "national market" has become a difficult problem for the enterprise.

After receiving feedback from the enterprise, Shenzhen Customs quickly provided specialized training and practical guidance to help the enterprise quickly grasp the essentials of RCEP certificate of origin declaration. In 2025, Betray successfully applied for 207 RCEP certificates of origin, involving goods worth up to 370 million yuan, and has enjoyed a cumulative tariff reduction of about 7.3 million yuan in importing countries.

Collaborative construction platform for customs and land integration services covering the entire process

In June 2022, the Shenzhen RCEP Service Center was established. In August 2024, the Huizhou RCEP Service Center was established. Thus, a service pattern of coordinated linkage between two levels of RCEP service centers has been formed within the Shenzhen Customs District. Shenzhen Customs closely assists and shares resources with various joint construction units. The RCEP Service Center focuses on the full process needs of enterprises and provides them with a "one-stop" solution.

Shenzhen Tongchan Lixing Technology Group Co., Ltd. is a high-end cosmetics production enterprise. Mr. Chen, the person in charge of customs affairs of the enterprise, said, "With the help of the Shenzhen RCEP Service Center, we have become one of the first approved exporters in the Shenzhen Customs District. We can independently carry out RCEP origin declaration at any time, which facilitates us to arrange production plans and shipping schedules more flexibly and enhance the international competitiveness of our products. ”In 2025, the enterprise will export goods worth 480 million yuan and have cumulatively reduced tariffs by 401800 yuan in importing countries. (Gan Mengzhu, Guo Junli, Bao Yan, Shang Chenfei/Wen)