Recently, Huangdao Customs (under Qingdao Customs) cleared the first 20.48-ton shipment of imported lithium-ion battery recycled black powder in Shandong. It meets China's GB/T 45203-2024 standard, with Huangdao Customs implementing efficient supervision to promote compliant import and resource utilization.

2025 marks RCEP's 4th year of implementation. Changshu Customs issued ~18,000 RCEP certificates (6.11b yuan) by Nov. Changshu's textile & apparel exports grew 5.5% YoY to 20.79b yuan. Enterprises like Bosideng gained tariff benefits. Customs optimized services (paperless, intelligent review) to boost policy dividends.

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As Hainan Free Trade Port nears its Dec 18 customs clearance, Zhanjiang Customs implements measures including the Parallel Port logistics model (connecting 3 regions), Smart Commodity Inspection (shorter clearance), and "one core two engines" risk control. It supports Yangpu Port's upgrade and new duty-free policies with domestic goods.

Recently, Yantai, Shandong experienced its first snowfall. Despite cold temperatures, its cross-border e-commerce supervision area in the free trade zone is bustling. Cold weather drives demand for warm supplies; trust in Chinese domestic brands boosts e-commerce exports (740,000 items since Dec, 48% YoY growth). Customs offers convenient measures, enterprises adjust operations to ensure timely delivery.

Since 2015 implementation, ChAFTA boosted China-Australia trade. In July 2025, they signed a memo to launch overall review. Public opinions (on implementation, impact, improvements) are solicited until Feb 28 2026; contact Xun Changlu.

Fujian's alcoholic beverages and drinks exports hit 1.01 billion yuan (Jan-Oct 2025), with beer making up 60% (3rd national scale). Asia is the top market (92.8%), private enterprises lead (87.3%). Xiamen Customs supports via innovation guidance and fast clearance.

Recently, Zibo Customs conducted preliminary factory inspections on newly established processing and trade enterprises in its jurisdiction, focusing on promoting and interpreting related policies, providing targeted business guidance and solutions to help enterprises utilize relevant preferential policies.

Xu Xiuyuan, a new recruit at Cixi Customs under Ningbo Customs, works in statistics. With solid practice and learning, he submitted 16 statistical info articles, led a youth research project on Cixi's imports selected for 2024 General Administration of Customs' youth plan, and contributed to regional economic development via data analysis.

Two Ningbo enterprises (Beiya Electric and Yimei Sunlight) enhance beauty appliances competitiveness via innovation (patents, tech upgrades), with growing exports (Yuyao's first 10 months: 350M yuan for electric scissors, 160M for beauty equipment). Yuyao Customs supports via IP protection and FTA tariff guidance.

Ningbo Customs responds to Mr. Liu's query on importing honey: key points include admission checks (relevant catalogs), overseas enterprise registration, importer/agent filing, and required declaration documents (health cert, test report, contracts, etc.).

Longkou Customs adopts the "separate transportation and centralized inspection" mode for liquid bulk chemical exports, enhancing clearance efficiency, reducing enterprise costs, supervising 819,000 tons of exports so far, and expected to save over 20 million yuan annually.

Since this year, China's domestic and foreign trade integration has accelerated with policy support, enterprises exploring both domestic and international markets, and future plans to enhance integration capabilities, boosting economic resilience.

Recently, China's Ministry of Commerce, PBOC and State Administration for Financial Regulation issued a notice on strengthening commerce-finance coordination to boost consumption, including 11 measures in 3 aspects, with features of goal/problem orientation, systematic thinking and local adaptation, aiming to support livelihood and expand consumption.

The CPC Central Committee and State Council prioritize boosting consumption. Three departments jointly issued a notice with 11 policy measures to support key consumption areas, and will promote implementation to benefit people's livelihoods and expand consumption.

The article focuses on the sinking market's consumption potential. The Central Economic Work Conference made arrangements to boost domestic demand via it. The sinking market has faster consumption growth than urban areas, showing diversified upgrading. Future paths: deepen new urbanization, optimize consumption environment, enhance endogenous drivers to unleash potential for high-quality development.

The 2025 "the Belt and Road" Customs Food Safety Cooperation Conference was held in Shanghai yesterday. It passed the Shanghai Declaration, launched the "Silk Road Food Safety" platform, 11 countries signed the mechanism's articles of association (18 member countries total). Sun Meijun, Wu Wei, Zhao Zenglian attended/hosted.

From Jan-Nov 2025, Chongqing's duty-free shop sales exceeded 100M yuan (46.87% YoY growth). Optimized policies (domestic goods entry, online booking+port pickup) and hardware upgrades (AR mirrors, multilingual services) boost convenience. Merchants benefit from tax refunds, driving category expansion.

Lefang Food, an Anhui time-honored fried food enterprise, uses domestic raw materials (Xinjiang/Inner Mongolia sunflower seeds) and gets support from Hefei Customs (Xuancheng) to expand exports. It entered Philippine market this year, with Xuancheng's food exports up 23.4% to 490 million yuan in Jan-Oct.

Zhanjiang Customs promotes the "parallel port" logistics model via legal supply, integrating with national strategies (Hainan FTP, Western Land-Sea New Corridor, GBA). It reduces costs, boosts regional economic development, with over 100 enterprises, 57 voyages (13600 TEUs) as of Nov 24, and significant policy effects.