CCTV News Client: Pilot Launch of New Customs Multimodal Transport Policy for Smooth Shipping of Goods in One Order

On January 27th, the first batch of import and export goods in China to adopt the new customs supervision mode of sea rail intermodal transport and water water intermodal transport were subject to customs multimodal transport supervision procedures at ports or stations in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hainan, Chongqing, Guangxi and other places, achieving the two-way connection of the new mode of sea rail intermodal transport and water water intermodal transport.
The General Administration of Customs recently issued a notice to launch a pilot program for the supervision of sea rail intermodal transportation and water water intermodal transportation for import and export goods, based on the original export rail intermodal transportation pilot program. On that day, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Nanchang, Qingdao, Jinan, Haikou, Chongqing, Nanning and other customs took the lead in carrying out pilot projects.
The person in charge of the Port Supervision Department of the General Administration of Customs introduced that the customs have integrated the "one order system" and "one box system" into the new mode of multimodal transport supervision, connecting the logistics channels between coastal ports, border ports and inland hinterland, realizing the coordinated development of "port+railway+inland river", allowing inland areas to share the advantages of port and port opening, and promoting the formation of a new pattern of coordinated opening between coastal and inland areas. Under this mode, enterprises only need to transmit a multimodal transport application form to the customs through the "single window" of international trade to achieve "one declaration, one order connection", simplifying the declaration content, supporting enterprises' flexible switching operations and other logistics needs. It has the characteristics of more concise declaration data, more convenient customs clearance procedures, and more flexible logistics operations. The new model piloted this time is an important measure for the high-level opening up of customs services and the promotion of high-quality development. It is conducive to reducing the logistics costs of the whole society, smoothing the domestic and international dual circulation, and providing precise empowerment for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, Western Land Sea New Channel, Yangtze River Golden Waterway, and world-class port clusters.