Foreign Trade Updates
On March 21st, Jiuzhou Customs under Gongbei Customs seized a passenger carrying 311000 HKD illegally at Jiuzhou Port. It also reminds passengers of HKD carry limits within 15 days and procedures for exceeding limits.
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As Qingming Festival nears, Gongbei Customs facilitates efficient clearance of fresh flowers for Macau via green channels, with 12 trucks (118170 cut flowers) exported from March 30 to April 4 this year.
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Recently, Gongbei Customs' Zhakou Customs seized 740g suspected coral products from passenger Tang on March 1. Identified as skeletal products of Caryophyllales (CITES Appendix II, China's second-class protected wildlife). Customs reminds illegal carrying of endangered species/products is prohibited, with criminal liability for serious cases.
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On April 4, Gaolan Customs supervised the first water-water multimodal transport cargo in Gongbei Customs District, marking the pilot project's landing. This mode enables "one declaration, one ticket connection, one box to end" for Zhuhai Manufacturing via Hainan FTP, supported by cross-customs cooperation and green channel, boosting cargo circulation efficiency.
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Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge Customs seized 667g of endangered agarwood (Aquilaria genus, CITES Appendix II, China's second-class protected) from a green channel passenger who lacked legal docs. Customs reminds illegal trade is prohibited, with criminal liability for serious cases.
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On March 11th, Hengqin Customs under Gongbei Customs seized 8kg of silver particles in two passenger smuggling cases. Hiding taxable items to evade customs supervision is smuggling, which may lead to criminal liability if serious.
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On March 16th, Qingmao Customs seized a passenger carrying HKD 219000 (≈CNY194000) violating cash regulations. The passenger had multiple exits in 15 days. Customs reminded outbound passengers of cash limits (5000 USD eq for first exit, lower for multiple exits) and to apply for a permit if exceeding.
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Beijing, April 8th (Reporter Xu Weina) – China's service industry enters a new stage of quality leap from quantity accumulation, per Xiao Hongwei. It acts as economic stabilizer/booster, with urgent upgrading needed. Suggestions include productive/life services, tech integration, institutional protection. Future: "China Services" and "Made in China" empower each other.
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CGTN Fuzhou reported on April 9 that the Fujian Branch of SAFE expanded the cross-border trade high-level opening-up pilot from Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou to the whole province, increasing measures from 5 to 8 to assist Fujian's foreign trade development. Previously, the pilot in the three cities involved 34 banks, 1260 enterprises, 497,000 transactions worth $103.25 billion.
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Data from Mengla Customs shows that since the opening of the China Laos Railway, import and export value has exceeded 80 billion yuan, with expanded goods categories and wide radiation. Kunming Customs launched measures to facilitate cross-border trade. In Q1 2026, its import and export hit a record high, with surging new three types exports, becoming a two-way trade channel for Belt and Road cooperation.
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On March 29, 2026, Dalian "Meizao" cherries entered the European market (Amsterdam). Dalian Customs used "5G+visual remote inspection" and built an agricultural product export channel, cutting transport time to 29h. In Q1 2026, Dalian exported 100.52 tons of cherries (up 19.6% YoY) worth 12.59 million yuan (up 80.9% YoY).
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On April 1st, Xiangshan-manufactured large gantry cranes by Ningbo Lihua were shipped directly to Indonesian ports from a nearby dock, achieving "factory gate to national gate" leap. The innovative cranes use eccentric design, with customs' "one enterprise one policy" support cutting logistics costs. The company is Ningbo's only large port machinery maker with hundreds of millions yuan in orders.
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On April 2nd, Doumen Customs inspected live fish for export to Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia. Leveraging RCEP and Belt & Road, it optimized supervision for fresh delivery. Gongbei Customs supervised over 7000 tons to HK/Macau (3.4% YoY growth) and 1600 tons to Southeast Asia in Q1.
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Shenzhen duty-free shops launched online booking & airport pickup service (first transaction on Apr 1). Huanggang Customs optimized supervision with real-time verification & simplified review. Q1 duty-free docs 858 (up 17.1%), value 1.21B yuan (up 32.8% YoY).
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On March 31st, Hengli Shipbuilding (Dalian) delivered the 114000-ton oil tanker "P114K-4" under Dalian Changxing Island Customs supervision, marking Dalian's first 100000+ ton product oil tanker export. In Q1, Dalian's Changxing Island exported 14 new ships (5.263b yuan), up 6x and 10.2x YoY. Customs adopted facilitation measures for efficient clearance.
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China's first special administrative regulation on industrial chain and supply chain security fills legislative gaps, strengthens risk warning/emergency management, addresses internal/external risks, promotes core tech breakthroughs, and enhances industrial resilience, responding to global challenges.
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The Ministry of Commerce and six other departments issued "Guiding Opinions on Better Serving the Real Economy and Promoting High-quality E-commerce Development" with 16 measures in 5 aspects to boost e-commerce's high-quality development and serve the real economy.
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In the first two months, China's total service import and export reached 1143.07 billion yuan, with exports up 4.7% year-on-year. Knowledge intensive services accounted for 42.5% of the total (up 0.3pp), and travel was the largest sector with exports growing 22.5%.
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The State Administration of Foreign Exchange revised China's balance of payments since 2019, improving transport and cross-border e-commerce trade statistics for accuracy. Adjustments stabilize current account surplus, aiding macro decision-making.
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Faced with complex international trade situation, China stabilizes foreign trade via CCPIT enhancing "Thousand Group Overseas" initiative, supporting enterprises in overseas exhibitions and market expansion. Jan-Feb foreign trade grew 18.3% YoY; outward investment is steady, with global enterprises optimistic about China's opportunities. Policies release dividends to safeguard enterprises' stable development.
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