In Xinjiang Sino-Japanese border crossing, the traffic flow is like weaving, the siren wails, the cross-border vehicles loaded with all kinds of goods are in an endless stream; Horgos port, colorful containers are neatly arranged in the operation area, the gantry crane operation is busy; the customs inspection is in good order, and a car of export commodities passes through the Jimunai port smoothly.
The picture shows the scene of the conference (Photo by Mao Weihua)
According to the data that the reporter learned from Urumqi Customs at the press conference held by the Press Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on January 23, 2024, the statistics of Urumqi Customs showed that the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in the Xinjiang region reached 357.33 billion yuan in 2023, an increase of 45.9% year-on-year. The growth rate ranked No. 2 in the country, higher than the overall national growth rate of 45.7 percentage points, and at the same time higher than the overall growth rate of 47 percentage points in the western region. In Shaanxi, Heilongjiang, Yunnan, Hainan and other provinces and regions with similar trade scale, Xinjiang is the only province and region to realize more than 20% growth rate in foreign trade, ranking the first place. in the month of December, the total value of Xinjiang's foreign trade import and export reached 37.43 billion yuan, an increase of 36.4% for 26 consecutive months to achieve double-digit growth in monthly import and export and above.
Xinjiang is located at the frontier of China's opening up to the west. For a long time, Urumqi Customs has fully utilized its geographical advantages and innovative achievements to continuously broaden the field of opening up to the outside world and enhance the overall level of opening up to the outside world. The pace of opening up to the outside world at a high level has never stopped, and continues to promote the development of the Xinjiang region.
Urumqi Customs, as one of the important functional departments and important participating units in serving the development of the open economy of the autonomous region, has closely contacted and cooperated with the autonomous regional government and relevant departments, strengthened the docking and communication with the General Administration of Customs, further exerted the superimposed effect of the advantages of the systematic innovation of the FTZ and the advantages of Xinjiang's location, formed more replicable and popularized systematic innovations, and closely focused on the construction of the Smart Customs and the It will closely focus on the construction of smart customs and the deployment of the "Smart Customs" action, and do its best to promote the opening up of Xinjiang to the outside world in a wider range, a wider field and a deeper level. In terms of gradually consolidating the foundation of trade facilitation, the first step is to determine the working mechanism of the trade facilitation working group led by Urumqi Customs, and to formulate supporting regulatory programs in terms of innovating the customs supervision system, promoting the synergistic development of "port + hinterland", assisting in upgrading and upgrading of industries, supporting the landing of new trade forms, and fostering the rule of law-based business environment. The Pilot Free Trade Zone is the first of its kind in the world.
The overall program of the Pilot Free Trade Zone involves the tasks of Urumqi Customs, including taking the lead in promoting the rapid customs clearance of agricultural and sideline products at border ports, expanding imports of high-quality agricultural products and food products from neighboring countries, such as Central Asian countries, and implementing the "port + unloading place" joint supervision model of 37 important minerals, including "port + hinterland" joint supervision model. 37 tasks, such as the implementation of the "port + discharge place" joint supervision model of important mineral products. Up to now, the work has been fully launched, in the "comprehensive reform of the integrated protection zone, 'port + unloading place' regulatory model reform, the implementation of imported resource commodities credit third-party inspection and testing results" and some other key areas have made initial progress and results.
In 2023, Urumqi Customs successively implemented the 7-day 12-hour working system at Alashankou and Baktu ports in China-Harbin; piloted the 7-day 14-hour working system at Irkeshtan and Turgut ports in China-Jili; piloted the 5-day 12-hour working system at Karasu port in China-Tajikistan; piloted the 7-day 24-hour working system at Khorgos port in China-Harbin, which comprehensively guaranteed the safety of China-Harbin, China-Jili, China-Jili, and China-Jili ports, and provided a comprehensive guarantee for the safety and security of China-Harbin, China-Jili, and China-Jili ports. This has fully guaranteed the fast customs clearance of imported and exported goods at China-Harbin, China-Jilin and China-Turkey ports.
Looking north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, Urumqi Customs has taken the construction of smart customs as a handhold, and firstly introduced the mode of "highway port + territorial through" in Alashankou Port, which effectively reduces the operational links of the port and greatly shortens the stay time of vehicles in the port, and makes the operation of the port more convenient and efficient; in Hongqilap Port, Urumqi Customs has enriched the function of expanding Hongqilap Port and cooperated with the local government to do a good job of the customs clearance. In Hongqilap Port, Urumqi Customs enriched and expanded the functions of Hongqilap Port, cooperated with the local government to do a good job in the national "14th Five-Year Plan" planning major projects "Hongqilap Port upgrading and renovation project" preliminary preparations, research and put forward the construction of the port planning and management recommendations. It has formulated regulatory programs for frozen seafood, fruits and other specialty commodities, and accelerated the expansion of the import and export of high-quality agricultural products from China and Pakistan. It has also completed the upgrading of the Border Mutual Market, done a good job in the pilot work of processing imported goods on the spot, and promoted the import of 27 kinds of agricultural and sideline products such as mango juice and tea.
Urumqi Customs is the largest Customs directly under the supervision of the national regulatory area, Customs international cooperation in promoting cross-border communication and exchanges, international economic and trade exchanges play an important role in service. 2023, Urumqi Customs actively serve the overall situation of foreign affairs, with a focus on high-quality co-construction of the "One Belt, One Road", deepening the multi-bilateral international cooperation between Customs and achieved a series of pragmatic results. A series of practical results have been achieved.
Urumqi Customs give full play to the advantages of border customs international cooperation, newly opened Alashankou, Durata, Jimunai port three Kazakhstan-China road port agricultural and sideline products fast customs clearance "green channel", and promote the realization of China's border with the Central Asian countries road ports 8 agricultural and sideline products fast clearance "green channel" full coverage, was included in the "Green Channel" of the Central Asian countries, and was included in the "Green Channel" of the Central Asian countries. "full coverage, was included in the diplomatic achievements of the head of state; at the same time, Urumqi Customs deep involvement in the "go out, please come in" series of foreign affairs activities, sent to participate in the autonomous region, the General Administration of the level of the important foreign affairs activities 34 times, organized and carried out with the foreign side of the talks at all levels of the meeting 61 times, and actively send out the voice of the Customs, Contribute customs wisdom.
In the field of inspection and quarantine exchanges and cooperation, Urumqi Customs actively promote the construction of "China - Central Asia Regional Biosecurity Cooperation Management Platform", increase the collection of overseas food regulations and standards, and do a good job in importing animal and plant origin food access to technical reserves, collect food safety technology, regulations and standards 93. It has collected 93 food safety technical regulations and standards. Under the guidance of the General Administration of Customs, during the China-Central Asia Summit and the Third Belt and Road Summit Forum on International Cooperation, we actively promoted the access of 12 kinds of agricultural products from four countries, including corn meal from Kazakhstan, to China. As of 2023, 96 kinds of agricultural and food products have been approved by the five Central Asian countries, and the trade structure of agricultural products has been optimized.
The border inspection authorities across the border have optimized service organization, strengthened dynamic management, improved inspection efficiency, and implemented "inspect on arrival", "zero delay", "zero wait" in the China-Europe (Central Asia) liner train, important energy resources import ports, and key economic and trade logistics ports of neighboring countries. "Zero wait" and other border inspection facilitation measures, at the same time, Urumqi Customs to take the pre-inspection forecast, fill out the foreigner entry card on board and other initiatives, to do a good job of the airport ports to ensure the smooth flow of work, and actively help the construction of the Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone and the service of high-quality economic and social development of the region, high level of opening up the role of the Customs Department.
The next step, Urumqi Customs will continue to promote the opening up of Xinjiang ports, according to the operation of the ports of the ports to extend the working hours of the implementation of dynamic assessment, timely optimization and adjustment of the proposal, through the multi-port trial extension of the working hours of the Customs Supervision and Operations mode of innovation, and constantly improve the operational efficiency of the ports, go all out to protect the westbound international logistics corridor efficient and smooth.
Urumqi Customs party committee members, deputy director Li Qinghua said, 2024, Xinjiang opening up to the outside world is facing major opportunities, riding on the development of China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone construction of the east wind, all over the region, thinking of change, thinking of progress, thinking of catching up with the confidence of the more and more high, to support the construction of the core area of the various aspects of the favorable elements continue to gather more and more, to promote the development of high-quality, open up to the high level of the new kinetic energy, the new engine continues to emerge. The development potential of foreign trade is being further activated. Urumqi Customs will continue to play its role as the hub of domestic and international double-cycle intersection, deepen reform and innovation, optimize the business environment, enhance the level of cross-border trade facilitation, and contribute to the high-quality development and high-level opening up of Xinjiang!
