By 2025, the China Korea Free Trade Agreement marks its 10th anniversary. Rizhao enterprises (sports goods, auto parts) benefit from zero tariff/reduction. Rizhao Customs offers precise services, enhancing Sino-Korea trade resilience.

Recently, Rongcheng Customs under Qingdao Customs intercepted 12 brown rats during boarding quarantine of an imported offshore fishing vessel. Brown rats spread serious infectious diseases threatening human health, and the vessel will undergo sanitary treatment per Chinese law.

On International Customs Day, Huangdao Customs (affiliated to Qingdao Customs) invited over 20 foreign trade enterprise representatives from Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone (Qingdao area) to visit the China Customs Intellectual Property Protection Exhibition Center (Qingdao), introducing IP customs protection via manuals, infringing goods displays, case studies, and an on-site IP filing system experience, with positive feedback from enterprises.

On the 43rd International Customs Day (January 26), Yantai Customs held a "Customs into Campus" activity at Huian Primary School, teaching children food safety knowledge through various methods to help them become their own "food safety guardians".

Huangdao Customs (subsidiary of Qingdao Customs) seized 5 prohibited cultural relic coins (Song, Qing, Republic of China) from a crew member leaving the country. Per China's Cultural Relics Protection Law, such relics need an export permit; smuggling faces legal consequences.

On January 27th, Qingdao Port handled the first batch of import goods via China's new sea rail multimodal transport mode. The General Administration of Customs launched a pilot supervision program, enabling "one declaration, one inspection" to cut costs (≈200 yuan/shipment) and customs clearance time by 50%. Qingdao Port, a key hub, aims to enhance radiation to inland areas and the Belt and Road.

Zhengzhou Airport Customs implements seamless smart clearance for inbound/outbound passengers. 2025 data: 6000 flights (up 10.35%), tax refunds up 8.23x. Preparations for Spring Festival peak, 17 international routes planned, supporting Henan's opening-up.

Henan's 2025 foreign trade hit 935.67 billion yuan (14.1% YoY growth, 10.3pp above national average). It featured optimized structure (high-tech exports up 9.4%), growing private enterprises, characteristic industries (violins, chemical fibers), and expanded markets (200+ countries/regions).

Bengbu Customs resolved Bengbu Guoxian Technology's processing trade manual discrepancy via active disclosure (2025 GAC Announcement 194), exempting fines and preserving its customs credit rating, highlighting the policy's benefits for enterprise compliance.

Shanghai Customs implemented innovative measures to optimize port business environment, enhancing customs clearance efficiency (e.g., 4-hour new energy vehicle clearance) and driving foreign trade growth. It supported enterprises via AEO certification, RCEP benefits, promoted new energy vehicles and high-end manufacturing exports, and strengthened law enforcement to advance high-quality foreign trade development.

Shanghai Port is China's largest import port for agricultural and food products. Shanghai Customs uses smart supervision, green channels, and balanced safety-efficiency measures to ensure safe, fast clearance, supporting Spring Festival 2026 dining tables.

Ningbo Airport Customs’ "fresh food clearance fast lane" accelerates imports of global delicacies (e.g., Chilean cherries, Bengali green crabs). 2025 fresh imports reached 2727.5 tons (60.3% growth) and 340M yuan (42.1% growth). Customs provides pre-declaration guidance, green channels, and route support for efficient, fresh clearance.

In Ningbo's Yuyao, enterprises seize global ice and snow sports trends, expand overseas via innovation. 2025 export of related products hit 57.66m yuan (up 93.7% YoY). Feile (over 70% overseas sales) and Xueying (own brand heated backpacks) lead. Yuyao Customs offers efficient clearance to support exports.

The restart of Ningbo-Los Angeles intercontinental all-cargo flight (operated by Connair, 2 flights/week) on Jan 28, 2026 from Ningbo Airport carries cross-border e-commerce goods, easing space shortage, cutting delivery time, and aiding local enterprises' US market exploration.

Ningbo Customs data shows Ningbo's cross-border e-commerce special supervision area's export value reached 5.99 billion yuan last year, up 24.7% year-on-year ranking first nationwide. Its export model has advantages like quick tax refund, and customs' innovative supervision models improved efficiency, benefiting enterprises expecting export growth.

Ningbo Customs conveys the National Customs Work Conference spirit, aligns with "Five Modernizations" goals, "Four More Emphases" method and "6+3" key work. In 2026, it focuses on five aspects—political construction, border guarding, development promotion, reform innovation, strict governance—to strive for excellence.

Recently, Ningbo Lishe International Airport Terminal 2's exit duty-free shop has strong passenger flow. In 2025, Ningbo Airport Customs supervised 1.0711 million inbound/outbound passengers (6-year high), the duty-free shop's sales reached 6.94 million yuan (94.27% YoY growth). Customs achieved paperless processing for duty-free goods, ensuring sufficient supply of popular items.

In 2025, China's imports and exports to Central and Eastern European countries reached 1.09 trillion yuan (up 7.5% YoY), maintaining 10-year continuous growth to a new high. Key products include metal ores, copper materials (imports) and mechanical/electrical, labor-intensive products (exports); Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary are top partners.

On January 28, 2026, a batch of Rongchang braised geese (a 360-year-old Chongqing specialty) worth over 90,000 yuan was successfully shipped to Hong Kong for the first time. Yongchuan Customs assisted by establishing quality systems, providing training, and guiding enterprises to meet dual standards, enabling the export.

First batch of Laotian bananas arrives at Chongqing Guoyuan Port via Western Land Sea New Corridor using rail intermodal original box method. The 85.5-ton bananas from Laos are transported via China-Laos Railway, supervised by Chongqing Customs. This method reduces logistics costs by ~16%, ensures quality, and extends clearance to inland hubs, enriching local fruit supplies.