According to the report from the National Port Administration Office, the overall customs clearance time for imports at Yunnan Province's ports in 2020 is 14.02 hours, 27.8 hours less than the national average import customs clearance time, and 87.56% less than 2017, ranking the fourth province in the country with the shortest overall customs clearance time; The overall customs clearance time for port exports is 0.12 hours, 2.07 hours less than the national average export customs clearance time, which is 89.4% lower than in 2017, and ranks first in the country with the shortest provinces.
In 2020, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Commerce (Provincial Port Office) will actively cooperate with Kunming Customs, Yunnan Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, Provincial Development and Reform Commission and other units to resolutely implement the decisions of the Party Central Committee, the State Council, the Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial Government on epidemic prevention and control Make arrangements and make overall plans for epidemic prevention and control and port economic development.
On the basis of ensuring the safety of epidemic prevention and control at ports, strengthen joint prevention and control, increase port site staff, implement customs clearance "green channels" for epidemic prevention and control supplies and fresh agricultural products, and quickly clear customs. Promote 24-hour appointment and paperless customs clearance for fresh and live products to improve customs clearance efficiency. Responding to the potential congestion risks that may be caused by the continuous strengthening of port epidemic prevention and control measures and the superimposition of the peak period of concentrated fresh agricultural products from neighboring countries, and leading the formulation of the "Province port epidemic prevention and control period agricultural import and export peak customs clearance security work plan."
To guide and standardize port charges and cross-border transportation agency driving charges, promptly supervise and rectify problems found in a limited time. Integrate and streamline the accompanying documents, reduce repetitive tasks and document submission links, promote the digitization of documents, and continue to promote the reduction of complexity and the reengineering of the customs clearance process. Conscientiously implement the requirements of the "Notice of the General Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province on Establishing a "Red and Black List" System for Business Environment", take the lead in customs, border inspections and other port departments to fully implement the policy of optimizing the business environment, and compare the "Red and Black List" "Self-examination and self-correction, serious rectification, and continuous reduction of the province's overall customs clearance time, and continuous optimization of the port business environment.
(Source: Yunnan Daily)
