Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News: Seizing the Time to Expand Market Strength, Confidence in Customs Helps Shenzhen's Foreign Trade Import and Export Continue to Rank First among Mainland Cities

On January 26th, Shenzhen Customs held the 2026 Customs District Work Conference. The reporter learned from the meeting that in 2025, Shenzhen Customs will uphold integrity, innovate, pursue excellence, actively serve the economic development of Shenzhen and the whole province, enhance the level of customs innovation supervision, and achieve new results in promoting the construction of a modern and strong customs.
Strengthening control and keeping the bottom line firmly, the actual regulatory efficiency has been comprehensively enhanced. The foundation of Shenzhen Customs' supervision is continuously strengthened, with the highest number of summary control seizures, high-quality seizures, inspection and transfer of clues and criminal cases, and the number of batches of infringing goods seized by the national customs; The annual tax revenue ranked second in the national customs, reaching a historical high.
The inspection and quarantine defense line is tightly woven. More than 900 species of invasive species and over 2200 species of quarantine pests were intercepted; More than 1000 batches of unqualified food and cosmetics were detected; More than 360 cases of false reporting of dangerous goods were discovered, and over 1000 tons of solid waste were intercepted and verified.
The crackdown on smuggling has yielded fruitful results. More than 35000 administrative violations, smuggling activities, and criminal cases were investigated and handled, with over 20 major tax related criminal cases exceeding 100 million yuan; We have cracked down heavily on malignant smuggling involving politics, guns, drugs, etc., and seized over 1100 kilograms of various drugs and psychotropic substances, more than doubling the amount.
Concentrate efforts, solve problems and tackle challenges, and implement key reform projects with effective results. Shenzhen Customs has fully implemented the "dual intelligence" deployment, and the "Smart Customs Business Operation Monitoring Platform" has been launched in the national customs and has been rated as one of the top ten of the year by the General Administration of Customs; Two cases, including intelligent inspection robots, have been released on the Global Smart Customs Online Cooperation Platform. Solidly promote the "two platforms and one center". The non trade intelligent control platform has been put into practical use at 14 ports, intelligently detecting and issuing more than 80 criminal cases; Deep reconstruction of ERP intelligent networking supervision platform, incorporating innovative experience into the revised Kyoto Convention guidelines; The integrated control system that integrates automatic warning, distribution, and disposal is more complete. Continuously deepen technological empowerment. The application of AI "smart customs officers" in 18 business scenarios has resulted in significant savings in manpower and increased efficiency for RPA robots.
Shenzhen Customs assists enterprises in seizing time, expanding markets, and boosting confidence, supporting Shenzhen's foreign trade to overcome multiple pressures and achieve an annual import and export of 4.55 trillion yuan, accounting for one tenth of the national total, continuing to maintain its position as the top city in mainland China.
Promote policies that directly benefit KuaiXiang. Implement 18 measures to stabilize foreign trade and 29 measures to facilitate cross-border trade implemented by the General Administration of Customs, establish 40 propaganda teams to deliver targeted policies to 1200 key enterprises, and invite more than 70 private entrepreneurs to enter Shenzhen Customs for a "Customs Enterprise Dialogue"; Five national level technology and trade evaluation bases target the development of the service industry, helping 180 billion yuan worth of products break through barriers and go global; Implement AEO enterprise group certification and cultivate 66 new AEO enterprises.
Continuously optimize the business environment. The continuous deepening of intelligent logistics reform in airports has helped to push the historical breakthrough of airport cargo and mail throughput to over one million tons; The combination of two warehouses has landed smoothly, serving to create a bonded fuel refueling center that radiates globally; The "one-stop" email processing platform has received widespread praise and has been included in the State Council's "Efficient Handling of One Thing" key project and promoted nationwide.
The construction of the Shenzhen Customs Service Major Platform has achieved outstanding results. Implementing 11 measures to support Shenzhen's comprehensive reform pilot, promoting a significant increase in the export value of overseas warehouses; Refining 40 measures of the "New 18 Measures in Qianhai", pioneering the "frontline direct and intelligent supervision" model, 2 reforms selected as the top 10 landmark institutional innovations for the 10th anniversary of Qianhai, and the performance of Qianhai Comprehensive Bonded Zone ranked among the top three in the country for the first time; Establishing a 'Hetao Service Station' to ensure convenient access for 27 enterprises and 900 batches of scientific research equipment, supporting the enrollment of new students at Hetao College, and steadily expanding the beneficiaries of the 'Hetao 10 Projects'; Zhongkai B Insurance has passed the acceptance inspection, providing platform support for the development of Huizhou's open economy. The highlights of promoting the integrated development of Shenzhen and Hong Kong are diverse. Assist in the establishment of the first duty-free shop in Shenzhen and expand the tax refund points for departure to six ports by sea, land, and air; Realize the two-way circulation of "one order, two reports", implement the car express plan, and implement the new policy of pet quarantine in Hong Kong; Fully guarantee the successful hosting of cross-border events for the 15th National Games and the smooth implementation of Huanggang freight diversion; Activate emergency mechanisms as soon as possible to ensure the rapid clearance of rescue supplies for the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.
In 2026, Shenzhen Customs will firmly establish a sense of the overall situation, focus on improving its regulatory and anti smuggling capabilities, building a strong inspection and quarantine defense line, vigorously promote the construction of "dual intelligence", help improve the quality and efficiency of foreign trade, promote higher-level opening up to the outside world, vigorously cultivate the customs culture in Shenzhen, and fully fulfill its responsibilities and missions of guarding the country and promoting development.