Total import and export volume in Qianhai reached 25.11 billion yuan (US$3.59 billion) in the first two months of this year, up 88.5 percent from the same period last year, according to official figures from Shenzhen Customs.
The robust growth was reported in January and February when the COVID-19 outbreak was at its peak in China thanks to a series of innovative policies that Shenzhen Customs has adopted to facilitate foreign trade.
Shenzhen Customs opened an online service window on its WeChat public account (“szcustoms”) amid the city’s epidemic prevention and control efforts. Enterprises can complete customs clearance via the online service window without physically going to the customs service hall.
Shenzhen Customs has integrated the transportation advantages of Hong Kong International Airport and China-Europe freight trains in neighboring Dongguan City and the Yantian deep-water port to facilitate imports and exports.
The customs has also launched a green channel for the customs clearance of medical supplies and anti-epidemic gear, integrating the far-reaching air network of the Hong Kong airport and Qianhaiwan Free Trade Port. The channel allows medical supplies cargo from around the world be shipped directly to Qianhai without going through Hong Hong Customs clearance upon arriving at the Hong Kong airport, shortening the logistical timeframe for importing anti-epidemic goods.
The customs authority has also been working on building the Qianhaiwan port into a center for the information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain and electronic components distribution in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The efforts are paying off with more than 80 ICT enterprises having settled in the port area. The enterprises imported ICT goods totaling a market value of 11.96 billion yuan in January and February, up 126.8 percent year on year.
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