The State Council Calls For Greater Efforts To Open Up To The Outside World.

In June 12th, the State Council held a executive meeting, decided to further facilitate customs clearance, continuously optimize the port business environment, and make greater efforts to open to the outside world and promote the diversified development of import and export.

The meeting pointed out that, in accordance with the deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, relevant departments have actively promoted customs clearance and achieved remarkable results. As of May this year, the overall clearance time of import and export has been achieved earlier than half of 2017, and the cost of customs clearance has been significantly reduced. Next, we must continue to simplify the integrated customs clearance process, implement the import declaration and complete declaration of the "two step declaration" customs clearance mode, and substantially reduce the clearance time. By the end of the year, the "single window" of international trade has reached 100% of the main business applications. The two is to further simplify the regulatory documents for import and export links. By the end of the year, all regulatory documents other than security and confidentiality should be declared online and handled online one year ahead of schedule. Three, we must promptly announce the operating time limit standards of port operation and service enterprises and improve the efficiency of port operations. We should strengthen the list management of port charges, implement the measures to reduce fees, fulfill commitments, strengthen responsibilities, and investigate and prosecute monopolistic charges according to law.

The meeting pointed out that taking enterprises as the main body and expanding diversified international markets will help promote stable quality and stable operation of foreign trade. We should actively promote the signing of high standard free trade agreements and regional trade agreements with more countries. We will expand the comprehensive pilot area for cross-border e-commerce.