Hengqin Customs seized a Guangdong Macau dual license plate car at Hengqin Port on Dec 29 last year, finding 6 bottles of foreign liquors (Hennessy XO etc.) hidden above the engine. It reminded that hiding taxable goods for entry/exit is smuggling, with criminal liability if serious.

Recently, Wan Chai Customs (subsidiary of Gongbei Customs) seized 40 bags (1.1 tons) of fake concealed natural charcoal via cross-border e-commerce (declared as scarf but actual charcoal, identified as original charcoal). Charcoal is in 2004 Prohibited Export Catalogue, now handed to anti-smuggling dept.

As of Jan 9, 2026, cumulative registrations of "two cars heading north" exceed 200,000. Gongbei Customs optimizes procedures for smooth registration. Hong Kong/Macao residents enjoy daily cross-border travel, with Macau car owners like Mr. Li using the service for weekend activities.

Since RCEP's 4-year implementation, Dalian Customs has issued 87,000 RCEP certificates, supervised over 30 billion yuan in RCEP goods, helped enterprises gain ~200 million yuan tax cuts, and supported enterprises via training, self-service printing, etc., with examples like Yingkou Shangran Clothing and Dalian Liaowu'er Electric.

Kunshan International Airport Pre Cargo Station (China's first filing-system aviation pre cargo terminal) covers over 100 countries/regions. By 2025, its import-export value will hit 16.175 billion yuan, boosting logistics efficiency by over 60% and cutting costs by over 30%. In December 2025, the first Jiangsu domestic trade goods were sent to Guangzhou via it, supporting foreign/domestic trade for high-quality development.

Wenzhou Airport officially opened the Wenzhou-Jakarta international cargo route (its first new freight route this year), carrying Southeast Asian aquatic products. Wenzhou Customs ensured efficient clearance, expanding Wenzhou's international logistics radiation and boosting Belt and Road economic and trade exchanges.

On January 15th, cross-border e-commerce and bonded goods from multiple Chinese cities were directly transported to countries like Kazakhstan via international road transport under the Convention. Customs optimized its implementation, launched pilots, improved clearance convenience, and aimed to serve the Belt and Road Initiative.

On Jan 13-14, the National E-commerce Work Conference was held in Beijing. It summarized 14th Five-Year Plan e-commerce achievements (digital consumption over 23.8t yuan, top online retail market for 13 years, 36 Silk Road e-commerce partners) and deployed 2026 key work (four aspects) for the 15th Five-Year Plan's start year. Vice Minister Sheng Qiuping spoke, and relevant representatives attended.

On Jan 14, 2026, China’s customs released 2025 foreign trade data: total imports/exports hit a record 45.47 trillion yuan (3.8% growth), retaining world’s largest goods trader title. Highlights include Belt and Road trade growth, surging high-tech exports, private enterprises as main driver, US-China trade mutual benefit, and resilience amid global challenges.

Yiwu, known as the "world supermarket", attracts global foreign-funded entities with open policies and convenient services. Foreign entrepreneurs from Nepal, Pakistan, Türkiye, Syria share their success stories of starting businesses here, which now has over 10,000 foreign-funded businesses from 160+ countries and regions.

A batch of Linxia Mountain Ginseng (over 2 million yuan, with "one ginseng, one code" traceability mark) was successfully exported to Macau via Tonghua Customs, being China's first export using its exclusive tax number added this year. This marks a new stage for the industry's globalization, with customs providing green channel support to solve past identity recognition issues and enhance competitiveness.

By 2025, enterprises under Shunyi Customs exported 306 batches of alcoholic products (47.01 million yuan) to 19 countries/regions. Beijing Red Star Co., Ltd. (with intangible cultural heritage Erguotou) expanded overseas, and Beijing Customs provided one-on-one support, 7×24 appointment inspection, etc. to facilitate export.