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　　SinceJuly1,2017,thenationalcustomsclearanceintegrationreformhasbeenformallycarriedoutnationwide,anumberofspecificreformmeasuresandlawsandregulationshavebeenintroduced.In2018alone,thereweremanybigmoves.OnApril20,China'sinspectionandquarantineauthoritiesformallycarriedoutrelevantinspectionandquarantineworkinthenameoftheCustoms,namelytheso-called"mergerofcustomsandquarantine".OnNovember28,theGeneralAdministrationofCustomsalsoissuedannouncementsNo.177(announcementonpublishingtheEnterpriseStandardsforCustomsCertification)andNo.178(announcementonmattersrelatedtotheimplementationoftheMeasuresfortheAdministrationofCustomsEnterpriseCreditofthePeople'sRepublicofChina).ItfurtherclarifiesthedirectionforenterprisestopassthecustomsAEO(CertifiedOperator)certificationandimprovethecustomscreditrating.

 

　　Asanecessarydocumentforimportandexportcommodities,thechangeoftheformandcontentofcustomsdeclarationdirectlyaffectsthecomplianceandconveniencelevelofenterprises.TianGeng,seniormanagerofDeloitte'sChinaCustomsandGlobalTradeConsulting,toldChinaTradeNews,"Themergerofcustomsinspectionhasbroughtgreatconveniencetoenterprises.Theoriginaldeclarationandinspectionreporttotaled229items,andnowthedataitemsofgoodsdeclarationhavebeenreducedto105items.Inaddition,thecustomscombstheparametercodesinvolvedintheoriginalcustomsdeclarationandinspectionitems,andreferstointernationalstandardstorealizethestandardizationoftheexistingparametercodes.TheCustomsalsointegratedtheaccompanyingdocumentsandrelateddocumentssubmittedrepeatedlyintheoriginalcustomsdeclarationandinspectionprocess,formingaunifiedstandardforthesubmissionofaccompanyingdocuments.

 

　　TianGengsaidthattheannouncementsNo.177andNo.178oftheGeneralAdministrationofCustomsin2018aretheimportantsupportingregulationsoftheGeneralAdministrationofCustomsNo.237,namely,theneweditionoftheMeasuresforCreditManagementofCustomsEnterprises.Thekeycontentsofthetwoannouncementsinclude:first,furtherencouragingvoluntarydisclosureandchangingthethresholdofnegativecreditrecordbehaviorof"fineunder50,000yuan"as"fineunder500,000yuan".。Thishasincreasedtheincentivemechanismforenterprisestodiscloseviolationsontheirowninitiative,andfurtherembodiedthepolicyconceptofCustomstoencourageenterprisestoabidebythelawandkeeptheirpromise,andtodiscloseproblemsontheirowninitiativeandreportthemtruthfully.Secondly,integratingtheregulationsofinspectionandquarantinemanagement,thenewstandardwillbringallenterprisesregisteredorfiledininspectionandquarantineintothecreditmanagementofcustomsenterprises,andachievefullcoverageofthemanagementofinspectionandquarantineenterprises.Thirdly,updateandrefinethecertificationstandard.Thenewversionofthestandardformulatesdifferentiatedcertificationstandardsfordifferenttypesofenterprises.Theoriginalunifiedcertificationstandardmodelischangedto"1(generalstandard)+N(singlestandard)",whichisclosertotherealityofenterprisecertificationinChina.

 

　　TianGengbelievesthat"henceforth,asthegoldenpassportforenterprisestoparticipateininternationaltrade,itwillbemoredifficultforenterprisestoobtainormaintainAEOcertificationqualificationasawhole.Forexample,someofthestandarditemshavebeenupgradedtopassthestandard,andenterprisesnolongeracceptthatsomeoftheitemsthatdonotfullymeetthestandardcanbeimprovedwithintheprescribedtimelimitthroughstandardizationandreachingthestandardagain,thatistosay,one-timereachingthestandardisneeded."

 

　　TianGengpointedoutthat"throughthereformmeasuresandregulationsoftheChineseCustomsinthepastyear,itcanbepredictedthatthetrendoftheimplementationofforeigntradesupervisionbytheChineseCustomsinthefuturewillbemorestandardized,intellectualizedandinformationized."

 

　　Inthisregard,Tianfanghasplannedthebestgrowthplanfortheenterprisetradecompliancemanagement,andsuggestedthattheenterprisegrowintothe"bestmodel"assoonaspossible.Thebestmodelshouldinclude:dailyoperationasthebenchmarkandbenchmarkoftheindustry,rationalstrategicapplicationoftradepolicy,comprehensivecompliancetomakeenterprisesmorecompetitive,effectiveintegrationtoimproveefficiency,strongsupporttokeybusinessdepartments,adoptionoftechnology-sophisticatedGTM(InternationalTradeManagement)system,andsuppliers,third-partylogisticscompaniesandgovernmentsortheirgeneration.Themanagementorganizationrealizescompleteelectronicdataexchangeandhasstrongearlywarninganddisposalabilityforspecialcases.

 

　　TianGengbelievesthatenterprisesshouldpaymoreattentiontothewaysandmeanstoimprovethelevelofforeigntrademanagement,includingupgradingandtransformationofinformationsystem,auditinginternaloperationprocedures,arrangingcustomsandtradesafetytraining,makingrationalplanningforsupplychainarrangements,andcarryingoutspecialcomplianceverificationforexportcontrol.Amongthem,enterprisesshouldenhancetheirawarenessoftheoveralllevelthroughinformationconstruction.Andpracticeisparticularlycritical.